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Verified means a RiseAid volunteer confirmed hours and intake within 12 months. Everything else is source-seeded; call ahead.

Ogden, UTSource-seeded · not yet verified

YCC Family Crisis Center

Ogden's domestic violence and sexual assault agency with a confidential shelter, 24/7 call-or-text crisis line, separate rape crisis line, protective order help, transitional housing, and child care. The public outreach office is on Adams Avenue.

Shelter & housingSafety & protectionLegal helpFamily & kids
801-392-7273Crisis line 24/7
Salt Lake City, UTSource-seeded · not yet verified

Odyssey House of Utah

Adult residential and outpatient substance use treatment in Salt Lake City, including a residential program where parents keep their children with them and a criminal justice track. Free for low-income Salt Lake residents; takes in-network insurance and offers cash rates. Walk-in residential screening weekday mornings.

Health & medicationMental health & counselingShelter & housingFamily & kids
801-322-3222Residential walk-ins Mon–Fri 9 AM–noon
Salt Lake City, UTSource-seeded · not yet verified

USARA — Utah Support Advocates for Recovery Awareness

Utah's recovery community organization. Free, non-clinical peer recovery coaching and family support from staff who are in long-term recovery, delivered through six recovery community centers in Salt Lake City, Ogden, Provo, Price, Moab, and St. George. Now branded Utah Recovers.

Mental health & counselingFamily & kids
385-210-0320
Salt Lake City, UTSource-seeded · not yet verified

YWCA Utah

Operates the Women in Jeopardy licensed emergency shelter, the Kathleen Robison Huntsman transitional apartments for survivors and their children, and the Salt Lake Area Family Justice Center, which offers free confidential services for domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and elder abuse. Most residents are children; on-site case management, life-skills groups, and early education.

Shelter & housingSafety & protectionLegal helpFamily & kids
801-537-8600
Sacramento, CASource-seeded · not yet verified

Extended Foster Care (AB 12)

California Department of Social Services

Lets California foster youth stay in care from 18 to 21 with case management, housing payments, and Independent Living Program services. Youth who already left care can re-enter before 21 by contacting their former social worker or county child welfare agency.

Shelter & housingBenefits & cashFamily & kids
916-651-7465
Atlanta, GASource-seeded · not yet verified

New American Pathways

Atlanta resettlement agency offering case management, job placement, English and GED classes, immigration consultations and family violence prevention to refugees, asylees and trafficking survivors. Most services are by appointment, with walk-in hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Jobs & trainingLegal helpFamily & kidsBenefits & cash
404-299-6099Mon & Wed 9–5 by appointment; Tue immigration walk-ins; Thu 9–12 case management/employment walk-ins; closed Fri
Atlanta, GASource-seeded · not yet verified

International Rescue Committee in Atlanta

International Rescue Committee

Resettles refugees arriving in metro Atlanta and helps them find housing, enroll children in school, reach health care and start work. The office also offers low-cost immigration legal help, youth programs for ages 5 to 24, and career development for asylees and SIV holders.

Jobs & trainingLegal helpHealth & medicationFamily & kids
404-292-7731
Columbus, GASource-seeded · not yet verified

Valley Rescue Mission

Columbus nonprofit with a men's transitional shelter, a women and children's shelter, 9–12 month recovery centers for men and women, and a daily hot meal for about 120 people. Shelter and recovery applicants apply online; the men's shelter takes applications by phone.

Shelter & housingFoodFamily & kids
706-322-8267
GASource-seeded · not yet verified

Tapestri

Serves immigrant and refugee women, children and men who have survived domestic violence, sexual abuse or human trafficking, with advocacy, case management and referrals to housing. Tapestri does not run a shelter but is the foreign-born option on Georgia's trafficking hotline.

Safety & protectionLegal helpFamily & kids
404-299-2185
ILSource-seeded · not yet verified

DCFS Youth Hotline and Supporting Emancipated Youth

Illinois Department of Children and Family Services

Young adults 18 to 21 whose DCFS case closed can ask to return to care through the Supporting Emancipated Youth program. The same Advocacy Office hotline takes complaints and questions from current and former youth in care.

Family & kidsShelter & housingBenefits & cash
800-232-3798
Chicago, ILSource-seeded · not yet verified

The Night Ministry Youth Housing

The Night Ministry

Overnight emergency shelter (The Crib), interim housing up to 120 days, and long-term programs for Chicagoans ages 18 to 24, including a track for pregnant and parenting youth 16 to 22. Separate numbers for short-term beds and long-term programs.

Shelter & housingHealth & medicationFamily & kids
877-286-2523
MISource-seeded · not yet verified

Michigan Youth Opportunities Initiative (MYOI)

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

Program for current and former foster youth ages 14 to 23 that offers matched savings accounts, stipends for participating in events, life skills training, and youth leadership boards. Enrollment runs through a county MYOI coordinator.

Benefits & cashJobs & trainingFamily & kids
Detroit, MISource-seeded · not yet verified

Samaritas New Americans

Samaritas

One of Michigan's largest refugee resettlement agencies, with offices in Detroit, Grand Rapids, and Lansing. Provides arrival resettlement, employment and education support, low-fee immigration legal help, case management, and refugee foster care.

Shelter & housingJobs & trainingLegal helpFamily & kids
313-823-7700
Raleigh, NCSource-seeded · not yet verified

NC LINKS and Foster Care 18 to 21

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Social Services

North Carolina's Chafee independent living program (LINKS) for current and former foster youth ages 13 to 21, plus the Foster Care 18 to 21 extension that keeps young adults in care with financial support and case management while they work or go to school. Education and Training Vouchers up to $5,000 a year and the NC Reach scholarship are also run from here.

Shelter & housingJobs & trainingBenefits & cashFamily & kids
800-662-7030
Raleigh, NCSource-seeded · not yet verified

Recovery Communities of North Carolina

State-funded recovery community organization with a Raleigh Recovery Community Center offering peer recovery support for any pathway, a family support group, mutual aid groups, an eight-week mind-body skills course, and programs for young people. Call ahead; visits are by appointment.

Mental health & counselingFamily & kids
919-231-0248Mon–Fri 10–6, by appointment
Asheville, NCSource-seeded · not yet verified

Helpmate Domestic Violence Services

Buncombe County's domestic violence agency, providing a 24-hour hotline, emergency shelter, case management, individual and group counseling, court advocacy, children's programs, and housing help. Start with the hotline; the business line is for non-urgent calls.

Safety & protectionShelter & housingMental health & counselingLegal help
828-254-0516Hotline 24 hours; business line 828-254-2968
Charlotte, NCSource-seeded · not yet verified

Center for Community Transitions

Charlotte nonprofit serving people with criminal records through LifeWorks!, a job-readiness and job-search program at the Goodwill Opportunity Campus, and the Center for Women, a 30-bed residential reentry program for incarcerated women. Reach LifeWorks! directly at the Goodwill campus or call the administrative office.

Jobs & trainingShelter & housingFamily & kidsPhone & transportation
704-494-0001
NCSource-seeded · not yet verified

SaySo (Strong Able Youth Speaking Out)

Children's Home Society of North Carolina

Statewide, youth-led advocacy group for people ages 14 to 24 who are or have been in foster care, group homes, or other out-of-home placements. Members get life-skills training, transition events like It's My Transition and LINK UP, mentorship, and a voice with legislators on foster care policy.

Family & kidsJobs & training
Albany, NYSource-seeded · not yet verified

Refugee Services

NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance

The state agency that oversees resettlement and self-sufficiency services for refugees and their families, plus assistance for trafficking victims and unaccompanied refugee minors. Contact the Albany office to be connected with a local resettlement provider.

Benefits & cashJobs & trainingFamily & kids
518-402-3096
Long Island City, NYSource-seeded · not yet verified

The Fortune Society

One-stop reentry center in Long Island City with housing, employment training, education, outpatient substance use and mental health treatment, hot meals, family services, and benefits enrollment for people with justice involvement. Walk in during business hours or call to get started.

Shelter & housingJobs & trainingHealth & medicationMental health & counseling
212-691-7554Mon–Thu 8–8, Fri 8–5; walk-ins Mon–Thu 8–7, Fri 8–5
Bronx, NYSource-seeded · not yet verified

Osborne Association

Serves people and families affected by the criminal legal system from offices in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Buffalo, Troy, Newburgh, and White Plains, with career and education support for young adults and free bus rides to state prisons for visits. Contact the nearest office for current programs.

Jobs & trainingFamily & kidsPhone & transportation
718-707-2600
OHSource-seeded · not yet verified

Ohio BRIDGES

Ohio Department of Job and Family Services / COHHIO

Voluntary program for young adults who left Ohio foster care at 18 to 20. Participants get housing funding and a Bridges Liaison for case management as long as they are in school, working, in a job program, or have a documented impairment.

Shelter & housingBenefits & cashJobs & trainingFamily & kids
866-503-1895
Cincinnati, OHSource-seeded · not yet verified

Refugee Resettlement Services

Catholic Charities Southwestern Ohio

Cincinnati-area reception and placement for refugees and Afghan SIV holders, with case management, employment services, and a youth mentoring program for ages 15 to 24. Serves Hamilton, Butler, Clermont, Warren, and seven surrounding counties.

Jobs & trainingHealth & medicationBenefits & cashFamily & kids
513-241-7745
Columbus, OHSource-seeded · not yet verified

Alvis

Columbus nonprofit running residential and community reentry programs with cognitive behavioral treatment, workforce development, behavioral health care, recovery housing, and family support. Residential placement requires a referral from a judge or parole officer; community services take direct calls.

Shelter & housingJobs & trainingMental health & counselingFamily & kids
614-252-8402
Pittsburgh, PASource-seeded · not yet verified

HOPE Reentry & Prevention

Foundation of HOPE

Case management, material assistance, housing and employment referrals and weekly support groups for people returning to Allegheny County after incarceration. The organization also runs chaplaincy and pre-release programming inside the Allegheny County Jail.

Jobs & trainingShelter & housingFamily & kids
412-321-3343
Philadelphia, PASource-seeded · not yet verified

Achieving Independence Center

Philadelphia Department of Human Services

Drop-in center for current and former Philadelphia foster youth ages 14 to 23. Members are matched with a coach and get help with jobs and career planning, housing referrals, GED or high school completion, college and vocational enrollment, and computer skills.

Jobs & trainingShelter & housingFamily & kids
215-574-9194Mon–Fri noon–7pm
Houston, TXSource-seeded · not yet verified

SEARCH Homeless Services

Houston agency that moves people from the street into housing with case management and wrap-around support, plus street outreach and a preschool for children of families in the program. Housing placement runs through the city's Coordinated Access assessment.

Shelter & housingJobs & trainingFamily & kids
713-739-7752
Houston, TXSource-seeded · not yet verified

Refugee Services

Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston

Resettlement support for refugee families arriving in Houston: airport pickup, apartment set-up, school registration, English conversation partners, family mentoring and a women's empowerment group.

Family & kidsJobs & trainingBenefits & cash
713-533-4900
Kaysville, UTSource-seeded · not yet verified

Safe Harbor Crisis Center

Davis County's domestic violence and sexual assault program: a 24/7 emergency protective shelter, a support line that is always answered, advocacy, protective order help, forensic nurses, therapy, support groups, and services for children. All through one number.

Shelter & housingSafety & protectionLegal helpFamily & kids
801-444-9161Support line and shelter 24/7
Orem, UTSource-seeded · not yet verified

The Refuge Utah

Utah County's domestic violence and sexual assault agency (formerly the Center for Women and Children in Crisis), with a confidential shelter open to survivors of any gender, age, or family type, a housing program, therapy and support groups, and separate 24/7 helplines for domestic violence and sexual assault. Offices in Orem and Nephi.

Shelter & housingSafety & protectionMental health & counselingFamily & kids
801-377-5500Helplines 24/7
Logan, UTSource-seeded · not yet verified

CAPSA

Cache Valley's domestic violence and sexual abuse agency serving Cache County, Bear Lake, and Franklin County, Idaho. Emergency shelter, a 24-hour support line and response team, advocacy, therapy, and children's services, all free and confidential. Spanish spoken; language lines for other languages.

Shelter & housingSafety & protectionMental health & counselingFamily & kids
435-753-2500Support line and response team 24 hours
Salt Lake City, UTSource-seeded · not yet verified

Utah Community Action

Salt Lake County's community action agency: case management and emergency rental assistance, HEAT utility bill help, workforce development, weatherization, landlord-tenant mediation, and free Head Start for children 0–5. The Road Home sends housing-crisis callers here.

Benefits & cashShelter & housingJobs & trainingFamily & kids
801-359-2444