Housing + Homelessness

Housing + Homelessness

LifeWorks is a fearless advocate for youth and families seeking their path to self-sufficiency.

STREET OUTREACH The Street Outreach Program is the first step in the LifeWorks continuum of housing services. Street Outreach serves runaway, homeless, street-dependent, and at-risk youth and young adults with an array of services focused on reducing the risks of street life. When youth come to LifeWorks Street Outreach, staff members work with each client to identify and address their basic needs. These requests include food, clothing, shelter, hygiene supplies and often just someone to listen to them. Serves youth ages 10 through 23 who are homeless or at risk of being homeless. Meals: 4:30-5:30 Tuesdays at University Baptist Church and Thursdays at St. Austin s Church. Housing + Homelessness Serves homeless, runaway, or displaced youth ages 11 through 17 from Travis County; Serves youth in CPS care and extended foster care, ages 11 through 21. EMERGENCY SHELTER LifeWorks operates a 24-hour walk-in emergency shelter for youth in Travis County. Youth who are victims of abuse, abandonment, violence, or homelessness turn to LifeWorks for shelter and support. Youth stay weeks or months depending on need and are provided comprehensive case management services, with an emphasis on moving toward self-sufficiency. The Emergency Shelter has the capacity to serve 20 youth, and is staffed 24/7 and is licensed by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. LifeWorks has been providing services to runaway, homeless, and abused youth since 1969. The goal of LifeWorks housing services is to provide a continuum of support that will help transition youth from homelessness to permanent housing and independence. TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM LifeWorks Transitional Living Program provides shelter and support to homeless youth who need to complete their education, establish savings, find and maintain employment, and learn independent living skills before moving on to selfsupporting adulthood. Each youth works with a case manager to establish a plan focusing on education, employment, budgeting, housekeeping, community resources and other goals. Youth that are successful in this program stay from three months to a year-and-a-half, depending on their service plan or needs. Serves homeless youth ages 18 through 21 who are willing to participate in case management.

Serves homeless young adults ages 18 through 21 who are pregnant or parenting. YOUNG PARENTS PROGRAM The Young Parents Program is an apartment-based transitional housing program for pregnant and parenting youth. Individual case management, full-time supervision, parenting classes, and linkages to needed services are provided. RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAM The Rapid Rehousing Program provides on-site case management and group services for young adults and their children for up to two years. Clients work individually with a Case Manager on goals that include affordable housing, education, employment, budgeting and debt management. Serves youth ages 18 through 24 who are homeless or are fleeing domestic violence. Must have no felonies or history of drug-related/violent offenses, and must be willing to participate in case management. SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM LifeWorks Supportive Housing is an apartment-based transitional living program that provides support and resources to homeless youth and young families. Participants are provided with comprehensive case management, independent living skills, and parenting classes, as well as linkages to resources such as childcare, GED, counseling, and medical services. PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING Permanent Supportive Housing provides on-site case management and Independent Living Skills classes to young adults for as long as they are residents of LifeWorks apartments. Clients work one-onone with a case manager on goals that include maintaining their apartments, independent living skills, education, employment and budgeting. Serves families caring for a child with a diagnosed disability or youth under 22 years of age who have aged out of foster care, are fleeing domestic violence, are homeless, or are at risk of becoming homeless. Must have no felonies or history of drug-related/violent offenses. Enrollment STREET OUTREACH Our Street Outreach site is located at 408 W. 23rd St. At the corner of 23rd and San Antonio. Meals: 4:30-5:30 PM, Tuesdays at University Baptist Church and Thursdays at St. Austin s Church. EMERGENCY SHELTER Must call to set up counseling session beforehand unless in immediate danger. Parents and minors in crisis go through Youth and Adult Counseling by calling the LifeWorks main line at (512) 735-2400. TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM Call and talk to TLP staff about your current living situation at (512) 735-2500. YOUNG PARENTS PROGRAM All applicants must attend housing day on the 2nd Thursday of the month at the East Site at 2:00 PM. After applying, call YPP monthly at (512) 284-9326. RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAM Contact RHH staff at (512) 735-2551. SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM Orientation days occur the 2nd Thursday of each month at 2:00 PM at the LifeWorks East location: 839 N Pleasant Valley Rd.,w Austin, TX 78702 PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING Call PSH staff at (512) 284-9196 for a free eligibility screening.

1 LOCATIONS East Location 835 North Pleasant Valley Road Austin, TX 78702 Phone: (512) 735-2100 Fax: (512) 735-2452 W. Rundberg 2 South Location 3700 South 1st Street Austin, TX 78704 Phone: (512) 735-2400 3 3 North Location 8913 Collinfield Drive Austin, TX 78758 Phone: (512) 324-6870 Hours of Operation Guadalupe N. Lamar 45th St. Monday-Thursday: 8:30 am - 8:00 pm Airport Blvd Friday: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Saturday: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm MoPac N. Pleasant Valley E 7th St E Cesar Chavez MLK Jr. 1 I-35 Manchaca Rd 2 Ben White Blvd S. 1st St. www.lifeworksaustin.org