Avenue Youth HouseAvenue Youth House is dedicated to unaccompanied homeless youth in Kansas City, Kansas. There are currently 59 unaccompanied homeless youth living in our school district, but there are no youth shelters available in Wyandotte County. We have 18 bedrooms and adequate space to offer transformational, wrap-around support for our youth. We will provide a long-term home for youth through high school graduation and on to career and higher education. We will provide care and guidance through licensed therapists, case workers, mentors, and personal tutors. This is a collaborative effort between many local agencies, specializing in a broad spectrum of holistic care. We will have staff, teachers and mentors to teach them how to manage personal finances, cook well-balanced meals, engage in healthy recreation, develop entrepreneurial skills, and help them apply to colleges and places of employment. These teens do not have a home, and many have never been given the opportunity to dream about what life could look like beyond their current circumstances. With your help, we can give homeless youth the opportunity to thrive.
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I have a place to go if something goes wrong, and no matter what I'm not going to be homeless |
Barefoot Mission - Partner Highlight
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Taylor Penrod (left) and Desiree Monize (right)
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Taylor Penrod is the CEO of Barefoot Mission, an instrumental partner at the Avenue Youth House. Barefoot Mission is helping to design transformational programs for the youth and will be overseeing meaningful volunteer opportunities at the Avenue Youth House.
VolunteerBarefoot Mission hosts an online portal which shows available volunteer opportunities and processes necessary background checks.
After clicking the "Volunteer Opportunities" button, simply click the "Sign Up" tab at the top to begin the process of completing a background check. Once the background check is complete, you will be ready to volunteer with our youth! |
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