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1 Community Resources Melissa Hughes Capella University NHS 4060 Professor White December 18, 2023

2 Community Resources In the United States an estimated 4.2 million youth and young adults become homeless, with seven hundred thousand of those individuals being minors without family or a guardian (NCSL.org, 2023). The Covenant House works tirelessly to house homeless youth and protect them from labor or sex traffickers that pray upon their weakness. The organization has an open- door policy and works diligently with other community partners to help establish the youth with healthcare, education, and so much more. This paper will examine in depth exactly what covenant houses do for their local communities and how they impact their communities. Covenant House A non-profit organization that provides housing immediately to the youth at risk of becoming homeless, known as the covenant house. It has multiple locations all over the world and was established in 1972. The location Anchorage, Alaska has determined that the local community in this area has a high rate of homelessness. This organization has an open-door policy due to their mission being to help kids that are suffering and protect all youth in need (Kear et al., 2023). Covenant house abides by five principles, immediacy, sanctuary, communication, structure, and choice. The organizations vision is to inspire and encourage other communities to end youth homelessness, with the hopes of helping the youth pursue a life of opportunities (CovenantHouse.Org, n.d.) Children in this establishment believe that they have the right to a

3 home, food, guidance, education, safety, and to be protected and safe from abuse or exploitation ( C ovenant House International Annual Report 2022 , 2022). Health Risk & Needs of the Homeless Youth Population Covenant houses play a vital role in the communities they serve and contribute to public health and safety by reducing the number of children who are homeless with no support or guidance. Studies have been conducted and determined that these children are at the highest risk of being sex or labor trafficking due to their higher rate of primary risk factors: poverty, unemployment, history of sexual abuse, and mental health problems. These risk factors also put them at a higher risk of becoming dependent on illegal substances. The homeless youth do not have readily available access to the necessities of housing and food and sex or labor traffickers pray upon their weakness to bring them on board as a last resort of survival ( C ovenant House International Annual Report 2022, 2022 ). Local Partners & Collaborations Covenant house of Alaska work with other local organizations to combat against the youth homelessness in Archorage community. The local partnerships work cohesively to aid the youth to become stable and independent. Some of these local partnerships are the Anchorage school district, abused women aid in crisis (AWAIC), cook inlet housing authority, nine-star education and employment services. There are many more partnerships, but all collaborate to help youth obtain healthcare, education, place of employment, counseling for substance abuse, suicide prevention, and mental health services ( C ovenant House International Annual Report 2022, 2022). Health Promotion Strategies

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