We know that you may have some questions about Covenant House and we do our best to answer each and every one. Below we've included the questions and answers to our most frequently asked questions. If your question is not answered below, please contact our team at 1-800-388-8888 or info@covenanthouse.org.
Yes! Thanks to the CARES Act a larger portion of your 2020 charitable giving can potentially be deducted from your 2020 tax liability. This means you can give more to help homeless youth and Covenent House while potentially lowering your taxes next year. Please give as generously as you can right now and take advantage of this unique opportunity, provided by Congress, to help address those most affected by COVID-19 and to help stop the spread!
Call 1-800-388-3888 Monday through Friday from 8:30am to 4pm EST or view our locations to find the Covenant House closest to you.
In addition to food, shelter, and clothing, Covenant House offers street outreach, medical care, education and job-readiness programs, workforce development, substance-use treatment and prevention, civil legal aid services, mother/child programs, transitional and supportive apartment-living programs, and life-skills training.
Covenant House reaches over 74,000 youth annually in 31 cities in the United States, Canada, and Latin America. Of those locations, 24 are in the U.S., two are in Canada, and five are in Latin America. To find the Covenant House location closest to you visit our Locations page.
- Our mission and commitment is to serve children and youth facing homelessness and human trafficking with absolute respect and unconditional love. Covenant House’s high-quality programs and services provide young people with a bridge from homelessness to hope.
- For more than four decades, Covenant House has helped more than 1.5 million children and youth transform their lives across North and Central America. Opened as a drop-in center in New York City in 1972, Covenant House is now a movement: the largest charity in the Americas dedicated to helping children and youth find safety, shelter, and opportunity. We reach nearly 74,000 youth in 31 cities across six countries annually.
- Covenant House International, as the central entity, maintains ultimate responsibility for overall strategy, policy, and programming across all our Covenant House sites. Our union, framed by our international reach and impact, positions us to advocate with and for young people. We are a bridge from homelessness to hope, built on a diverse array of programs, our trauma-informed practice models of resilience and positive youth development, and our advocacy for public policies that emphasize justice, safety, and opportunity for children and youth.
- In addition to food, shelter, and clothing, Covenant House offers street outreach, medical care, education and job-readiness programs, workforce development, substance-use treatment and prevention, civil legal aid services, mother/child programs, transitional and supportive apartment-living programs, and life-skills training.
All contributions to Covenant House are tax-deductible upon receipt of payment. You will receive a receipt for your donation for the full amount of your contribution that is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Please call 1-800-388-3888 Monday through Friday from 8:30am to 4pm EST or email info@covenanthouse.org
Covenant House is always seeking new monthly donors to join our community. Our face-to-face fundraising partners accept donations on the spot through tablets. This is a convenient and secure mobile giving method that helps us receive your urgently needed contribution as soon as possible. These tablets can accept both credit card and bank donations and help reduce administrative costs; our representatives never accept cash. Fundraisers can be identified by their bright yelow vest with the Covenant House logo. If you meet one of our representatives, please feel free to say hello and inquire about the device and our programs.
Yes, donors wishing to make stock, noncash gifts or estate gifts should contact info@coventhouse.org or call 1-800-388-3888 Monday through Friday from 8:30am to 4pm EST.
Donations sent to Covenant House are shared across Covenant House locations in 31 cities across 6 countries.
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