Homeless Youth Services (HYS)
Homeless Youth Services
offers community-based case management services to youth and families who are at risk of or are currently experiencing homelessness in southern Maine.
The primary goal of Homeless Youth Services (HYS) is to ensure that youth are stably housed. HYS provides case management to youth who are at risk of homelessness or are literally homeless. This program serves youth who are between the ages of six and twenty-one and reside in York or Cumberland county. This intensive case management service seeks to support and stabilize the entire family, caregivers and siblings included, to promote safety and security through connection to housing and other basic needs. Special considerations are held for youth living on their own and our services are individualized to meet their needs. Insurance is not needed for this service.
Case managers can provide:
Help to families to secure safe and sustainable housing
Referrals for mental health and medical services
Referrals to substance use disorder treatment
Advocacy for children within educational systems
Complete safety assessments
Connection to basic needs resources: food, clothing, transportation, financial assistance, etc.
Advocacy for systems-involved youth (juvenile justice, child protective services)
Resources
To refer an individual to HYS please contact:
Phone: (207) 523-5049
Toll-Free: 1 (887) 429-6994
intake@opportunityalliance.orgContact our program directly:
Lindsey White, LCPC - Program Director
Phone: 207-650-0341
Lindsey.White@opportunityalliance.orgAddress:
50 Lydia Lane, South Portland, ME 04106