2012 Annual Report - Huckleberry House

Huckleberry House 2012 Annual Report
FY2012 Focuses and
Improvements
This past year, the Youth Outreach Program concentrated
on strengthening relationships with at
risk-youth as well as with community stakeholders
and advocates for teenagers and young adults. By
enabling young people in need to take advantage
of the help available to them, the Youth Outreach
Program empowered troubled teens to take charge
of their situations, work things out at school and at
home, and stay off the streets and out of crisis.
Positive Youth Development Model
The Youth Outreach Program bases its efforts on
the theory of Positive Youth Development, which
believes that with guidance and support from caring
adults, all young people can grow up healthy
and happy. Following this model, counselors
worked with youth to identify their individual
strengths and apply those strengths to problem
areas, such as school issues or trouble at home. By
helping youth recognize their unique capabilities,
the Positive Youth Development Model empowered
youth to leverage existing strengths to enhance
all areas of their lives.
Housing for Transition-Age Youth
More and more transition-age youth are faced
with the problem of homelessness. By continually
seeking out and strengthening its housing-related
connections, the Youth Outreach Program helped
transition-age youth find housing of their own
and offered support to these teens during their
time of transition.
Bullying and Violence Prevention
Because of the prevalence of bullying within our
schools and communities, the Youth Outreach
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