Covenant House Michigan

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Considering Michigan's alarming statistics when it comes to young adults living in poverty, CHM aims to provide services that address, not only the issue of homelessness, but, also, issues that coincide with homelessness. Following an exhaustive needs assessment study that clearly indicated the unmet needs of Detroit and Michigan youth, Covenant House Michigan (CHM) was established in 1997. Based on the needs analysis, as well as meetings with community leaders, it was determined that our work in Detroit should begin with services designed to prevent crises that often lead to homelessness among at-risk vulnerable youth along with offering protection against youth violence. With this goal in mind, CHM established two Community Service Centers and a Job Development Center. In the fall of 1997, Covenant House Michigan opened its doors to Detroit's "at-risk" youth with the opening of the Eastside Community Service Center. In anticipation of opening residential programs, we surveyed the community to gauge whether this should be the next phase of our evolution. In less than three years, CHM expanded to include a Street Outreach program (1997), a second Community Service Center (1998, Southwest Community Service Center), a Job Development Center (1998), and a Crisis Center (April 2000). In the fourth year of operation, the Rights of Passage transitional living program (October 2000) opened. ...

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