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What We Do at the Broadway Youth Center
Imani RupertDirector, Broadway Youth Center
THE SAFETY NET
• Who we serve• What we offer at BYC• Who we are• How we do what we do
Sources: thetaskforce.org | hrc.org | nationalhomeless.org | Chicago Public Schools
WHO WE SERVE
While only 10% of youth identify as LGBT
40% of LGBT
Only
250beds available
1.7 MillionAdolescents experience at least one episode of homelessness
1 IN 3 TransYouth
Will be turned away from shelters because of their gender identity
98.3% of the city’s homeless youth are children of color
There are
2,000 youth experience homelessness
Youth experience homelessness
In Chicago…
Our integrated approach to harm reduction includes:• Client-centered practices • Trauma-informed practices• Anti-oppressive frameworks
HARM REDUCTION
Drop-In• Food• Obtain basic supplies• Mail pick up• Phone calls/access to
voice mail• Provide space for respite• Laundry• Youth-led workshops• Counseling/Therapy
services
Resource advocacy• GED classes• Documentation support
• Birth certificates• State ID card• Name change• Gender marker change• Referrals for housing/shelter
• Support obtaining employment• Obtain clothing vouchers
Health services• Basic medical care• Benefits enrollment• HIV/STI testing & treatment• Counseling• Outreach tabling and testing• Health Ed.
Workshops/presentations
BYC SERVICES
MAKING A DIFFERENCEOur day-to-day impact:
Drop-In• 577 participants
Health/Medical• 1,811 medical visits• 100% linkage to care rate for all positive HIV/STI results
Resource Advocacy• 4,033 one-on-one sessions• At least 42 youth found more stable housing
BYC served as a warming station for youth during the cold• Providing extra hours of service• When CPS and HBHC is closed
Responsive support:
THE BYC TEAM
Kylon Hooks Manager
Maya Petitucci-CruzLead Worker
Benjamin HartDrop in worker
Adrianna CollisManager
Sadie BakerLead RA
Sarah DoaudRA
LaTonya MaleyManager
Edwin ErvinHealth Educator
Liz FrancoRegistered Nurse
Erica GaddyNurse Practitioner
Femmily RobisonHealth Educator
Drop-In Resource advocacy Health education & services
Carnesha JohnsonHealth Educator
Aiden HarringtonNurse Practitioner
Cassie WarrenBenefits counselor
Imani Rupert BYC Director
Zahara BassettBYC Receptionist
BYC Administration
Amy Nicole MillerAssociate Director
TBDGED Coordinator
A trampoline and a safety net, while serving different purposes, are similar. The difference between helping someone absorb a downward impact as opposed to propelling them upward is simply a tightening of existing systems.
At the BYC, we continue to tighten and strengthen the systems that help us do the work we do.
• Create stability• Nurture collaboration• Invest in staff
TRAMPOLINE
A PLACE TO CALL HOME
• Special use permit• New friends, neighbors, allies• Good neighbor agreement
• Special use permit• New friends, neighbors, allies• Permanent location
KEEPING OUR DOORS OPEN
BUILDING COMMUNITY
Nurture communication and collaboration with:
• Neighbors • Local government• Large funders and individual supporters• External community partners• Howard Brown
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Training
• Provided for staff, interns volunteers & Peer Advocates• Trainings on harm reduction, trauma informed care, and transformative and restorative justice
FUTURE OF BYC
• Continue to create linkages to health care• Continue to connect youth to education outcomes• Continue to create interruptions to the results of poverty• Support a holistic approach to health care
THANK YOUFor you dedication to this life-saving work