Our Services
We Support Youth Experiencing Homelessness and Housing Instability
New Avenues’ services are designed to address the individualized needs and readiness of young people (ages 9-24) experiencing homelessness and housing instability. By recognizing the many barriers and challenges they face—poverty, struggles with addiction and mental health, disconnection from family due to sexual orientation or gender identity, and histories of involvement in sex trafficking, the child welfare system, and the juvenile justice system—we meet youth where they are and help them make positive change in their lives.
Our equity-based, trauma-informed services Focus in two key areas
Prevention
Reaching young people early to stop homelessness before it starts
Intervention
Helping young people exit homelessness who are already experiencing it
To address a wide range of youth needs, we offer everything from meals and counseling to job training and housing. With the support of our case managers, youth move through services at their own pace and follow their own path.
They may come to us through the Drop-In Center for basic needs and then connect to Education to earn a GED. They may access PAVE for employment services and then get connected to Housing. They may enroll in our PDX-Connect program for youth transitioning from foster care and then access LGBTQIA2s+ services from SMYRC. They may get connected to family mediation and reunification services through the Alba Collaborative and support for reconnecting to school. Whatever their needs and goals, we are here for them at every stop along the way.
Our Impact in
2023-24
8,701 case management hours were provided to youth
11,930 meals were served in our Drop-In Center
274 youth were placed in Transitional Housing
250 youth accessed job training and employment services through PAVE and Social Enterprises
In East Multnomah County, our Youth Opportunity Center had 1507 drop-ins from youth experiencing housing instability, and the Alba Collaborative served 151 youth
Our New Day program for youth experiencing sex trafficking or exploitation served 104 youth
5,588 outreach contacts were made in East Multnomah County through East Connect
192 LGBTQIA2s+ youth accessed services from SMYRC
