Youth Shelter and Housing
Our Atlanta youth shelter offers four types of housing, including:
- Crisis Shelter: Our emergency shelter, for young people ages 18-24, offers safety, food, clothing, showers, and a place to stay for up to 90 days.
- Transitional Housing: Rights of Passage is a 2-year independent living program. Young people get experience living in apartment-style housing with support from case managers.
- Gift of Hope Apartments: On-site apartment building. Offers another path to independent living for our young people.
- Pregnant & Parenting Youth Program: Provides shelter and housing for pregnant youth, young parents, and their children.
Our Shelters are Safe Spaces
Our shelter is a safe space for all youth regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. We welcome all young people with absolute respect and unconditional love 24/7.
Programs and Services
Covenant House is nationally recognized for our innovative approach to providing young people with everything they need in one place — so they can move forward to a brighter future.
- Health Care: We provide health screenings, medical and mental health care for all youth at our shelters. This includes on-site individual and group counseling to help youth heal the wounds that are part of their story.
- Drop-in Center: Our Community Service Center provides drop-in services to non-resident homeless youth aged 16-24. They can get a meal, shower, do laundry, talk with case managers, and learn about programs.
- Street Outreach: Our outreach team provides care packages to unhoused youth on the streets in the Atlanta Metro area. We work to establish trust and introduce them to services available at Covenant House Georgia.
- Education & Workforce Development: Our academic programs help youth complete their high school education, get their GED and prepare for college. We also offer job readiness training, employment assistance and vocational programs to set youth up for success.
- Other services include case management, drug awareness and education, life skills training, migrant/refugee services, transportation assistance, and aftercare/follow-up support.
Our Services Are Always Free
The doors at Covenant House Georgia are always open and our services free of charge. We’re here to respond to youths’ immediate needs and provide the support they need to reach their potential and their goal of independence.
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