Bellevue Presbyterian Church is providing financial support, connection to Host Home families, and pastoral support.
Friends of Youth is a community leader working with homeless youth, and have deep expertise with young adults who experience homelessness. They also have case workers, drug and alcohol addiction counselors and mental health advocates, on staff, who are working to provide recommendations on potential young adults that would be a good match for a Host Home arrangement.
Samaritan Center of Puget Sound has been engaged to interview Host Home families and to provide case management for the selected Host Home families.
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SELECTION AND PLACEMENT PROCESS
Friends of Youth identifies a homeless youth participating in one of their youth services in King County, and selects them to be evaluated for the possibility of matching with a Host Home. Next, they work with Andrew’s House Washington to select an appropriate family to match. Andrew’s house interviews potential host families, arranges for the youth, the family and both Case Workers meet together for a get acquainted time. A second meeting is scheduled over lunch with the youth and the potential host family with a longer opportunity for both parties to ask questions and start to develop a relationship. The third meeting is in the home of the Host Family, possibly over dinner, so the youth can see the room and bathroom facilities. If all these meetings go well, the parties sign documents at the third meeting that covers the arrangements, commitments and house rules, etc. Then the young adult moves into the Host Home.
Friends of Youth identifies a homeless youth participating in one of their youth services in King County, and selects them to be evaluated for the possibility of matching with a Host Home. Next, they work with Andrew’s House Washington to select an appropriate family to match. Andrew’s house interviews potential host families, arranges for the youth, the family and both Case Workers meet together for a get acquainted time. A second meeting is scheduled over lunch with the youth and the potential host family with a longer opportunity for both parties to ask questions and start to develop a relationship. The third meeting is in the home of the Host Family, possibly over dinner, so the youth can see the room and bathroom facilities. If all these meetings go well, the parties sign documents at the third meeting that covers the arrangements, commitments and house rules, etc. Then the young adult moves into the Host Home.
