Mission: The Young Adults Health Center was established to deal with high rates of teen pregnancy in Ypsilanti. In our first few years of operation, the teen birth rate in Ypsilanti dropped by 56%! The Corner was also established to provide primary medical care to 12 to 21 year olds who did not have a family doctor and/or were more comfortable receiving birth control and other services from a provider especially for teens. Programs: Health center for young adults ages 12 through 21 and their children. 1,369 patients with visits totaling 6,394 in fiscal year 2013-2014. Services include primary medical care, mental health services, and prenatal care. health education through a theatre troupe, which had 41 performances and 67 workshops for 1,454 audience participants on health topics sti and hiv prevention and teen/parent communication. education and outreach includes support for the community advisory council and youth leadership council. Outreach activities consist of promoting and advertising our services, conducting educational workshops, providing information about public health insurance options, and participating in local coalitions related to our mission. Outreach programs reached 2,745 individuals, including youth, parents, schools, and community members.
Mission: The mission of Boys & Girls Clubs of America is to inspire and enable all young people, especially those from disadvantaged circumstances, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible citizens.
Mission: Ozone house is a community-based, nonprofit agency that helps young people lead safe, healthy, and productive lives through intensive intervention and prevention services. Programs: Runaway program - ozone house provided family support services to 102 families. 58 youth, ages 10-17, stayed in our emergency youth shelter. homeless program - ozone house provided intensive case management and support services to 143 homeless youth. 38 homeless youth were housed in transitional or permanent housing. outreach program - ozone house provided crisis intervention to over 7,901 community members concerned about youth, community education to over 3,305 community members concerned about youth, free physical and psychiatric health care to 77 young people, 2,758 hot meals to youth at our after school drop-in center, and hosted approximately 4,390 visits to the drop-in center. workzone, an intensive employment training and paid internship program for homeless youth ages 18-20, prepares youth for their first job by providing employment training focused on resume-writing, interviewing, and professional workplace behavior, a 100-hour paid internship at a local business, nonprofit, or company, and case management to address homelessness and other external barriers to employment. 31 youth were provided training and stipends during 2016-17 the education fund at ozone house is available to finance a variety of educational expenses that ozone house clients incur that are not typically covered by financial aid and scholarships for books, supplies, technology, extra-curricular fees, housing deposits, et al. Having an education fund specially designated for ozone house clients helps make the goal of a continued education beyond high school possible for many young people who do not have the resources or parental support that it takes to apply to college. 5 youth were given assistance during 2016-17.
Mission: The mission of Boys & Girls Clubs of America is to inspire and enable all young people, especially those from disadvantaged circumstances, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible citizens.
Children & Youth, Youth Development Programs
