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CHRIS Kids

CHRIS Kids' mission is to heal children, strengthen families, and build community. Their core values are Creativity, Honor, Respect, Integrity and Safety: CHRIS. Since 1981, they have strengthened families and helped children who have severe problems. Their kids have been in numerous foster homes, some are homeless and others are living with their families in the community. All are at risk. They offer hope and provide safe homes, meet basic needs and teach life skills. Their goal and joy is in saving these children and families from slipping through the cracks so they can all become productive citizens.

Covenant House - California

For more than 20 years, Covenant House California has been an open door to thousands of homeless kids... providing them with a safe environment, education, employment and, most importantly, a chance to become independent, self-sufficient adults. They operate as a multi-service agency, with locations in the heart of Hollywood and Oakland. Since 1988 they have helped more than 100,000 homeless youth.

Covenant House - Michigan

Covenant House Michigan is a sanctuary for young people who have nowhere to go. Kids who come to our doors have been abused and neglected, have slept on friends' couches or in abandoned buildings. These kids have been forgotten by those who are supposed to care about them the most. We provide shelter, educational and vocational programs, as well as other support services, to help overcome hurdles such as homelessness, unemployment, inadequate education, violence, drugs and gangs. Our goal is to redirect them onto a path toward meaningful and successful adulthood.

Covenant House - New Orleans

For over 20 years, Covenant House New Orleans (CHNO) has been a safe haven for thousands of homeless and at-risk youth between the ages of 16 and 21. We are a refuge for abused, neglected and abandoned youth and their children who are living on the streets. These kids are scared, alone and vulnerable. Covenant House provides a safe place for them to find love, support and services that will help them become self-sufficient, independent and healthy adults. We offer education, medical and mental health care, child care, job training and placement and the guidance from our experienced counselors and staff to give our kids the best possible opportunity for a brighter future.

Covenant House - New Jersey

Covenant House New Jersey is a privately funded non-profit organization with centers in Atlantic City and Newark, NJ. Operating in New Jersey since 1989, it is the largest provider in the state of services to homeless and at-risk adolescents under 22. In addition to food, shelter, clothing, and crisis care, Covenant House provides health care, educational and vocational services, counseling, drug abuse treatment and prevention programs, legal services, mother/child programs, transitional living programs, street outreach, and aftercare services. Tonight alone, they will give 132 homeless adolescents and 19 of their babies throughout the state a safe and caring place to live in North and South Jersey.

For the Kid In All of Us Toy Party

For the Kid in All of Us was founded in 2003 by a group of friends seeking to make a difference in their local community. Recognizing the staggering number of under-privileged children in Atlanta and Georgia, the group sought not only to raise awareness of the growing problem, but also to lessen their struggles during the year. One thing that resulted from their efforts and vision was The Toy Party, an annual toy drive event where gays and lesbians in Atlanta could come together to support a cause that affects the entire metropolitan area. Since 2003, For the Kid in All of Us has collected more than 22,700 toys and gift cards through The Toy Party to donate to numerous agencies and organizations serving Georgia's less fortunate.

Green Chimneys

Green Chimneys restores possibilities and creates futures for children with emotional, social, behavioral, and learning challenges, including runaway and homeless youth, with specific programming for LGBTQ youth. Green Chimneys strives to make a young person's journey to adulthood a little more secure and successful through safe shelter and through the love and support that every young person needs.

Indiana Youth Group

Located in Indianapolis, Indiana Youth Group has been serving youth ages 12 - 21 who self-identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning and their allies since 1988. IYG's mission is to provide a safe place, a confidential environment and services which foster self-esteem, resiliency, and positive decision-making skills among LGBT young people, and to advocate on their behalf in schools, on the streets, and in the community. IYG's activity center is open every Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday evenings.

Larkin Street

Larkin Street Youth Services is a San Francisco social service organization helping youth ages 12 to 24 who are living on the streets through no fault of their own. Founded in 1984, Larkin Street is an internationally recognized leader providing innovative, effective housing, medical, social and educational services to at-risk homeless and runaway youth ages 12-24 across 25 programs and 13 sites. Larkin Street provides them with the full spectrum of support they need from shelter to medical care to education and job training, giving them the opportunity they deserve to reach their full potential as adults.

My Friend's Place

The mission of My Friend's Place is to assist and inspire homeless youth to build self-sufficient lives. Founded in 1988, MFP began as a volunteer-led, mobile meal program that distributed sack lunches to homeless youth in Hollywood. Today, MFP has grown to become one of the largest and most frequently visited drop-in centers for homeless youth in Southern California serving homeless youth ages 12 to 24 and their children. Our primary goal is to lower traditional barriers to service and provide homeless youth the opportunity to improve psychological, intellectual, and physical capacity to reach their potential.

Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth

Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth's is the only youth service provider in Nevada with a continuum of care extending from street outreach and 24-hour crisis intervention services to a full-time drop-in center and an independent living program. The organization is dedicated to offering first-time services to an adolescent population that has been either overlooked and/or underserved by the current system.

New Journeys Transitional Home

Our mission is to decrease the rate of homelessness for young women by providing an immediate, safe, affordable and nurturing housing environment that promotes independence and self-sufficiency. We seek to empower and enhance the lives of young adults by offering a wide-range of support services.

Orlando Youth Alliance

The Orlando Youth Alliance was founded in 1990. Our mission is to provide a safe space for LGBTQ youth ages 13-20 in Central Florida. We provide a weekly peer-to-peer support group with criminally checked and trained facilitators. We provide social activities to help build the developmental assets of the at-risk youth of our community. We provide referrals for housing, crisis intervention, and mental health counseling. Preventing suicide and homelessness are paramount to Orlando Youth Alliance.

Pridelines Youth Services

Pridelines Youth Services is a grassroots 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization created by youth to address the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth. Our mission is to support, educate and empower South Florida's LGBTQ youth in a safe and diverse environment, to promote dialog and social change. For over 27 years Pridelines has provided safe space, social support, skills building, leadership development and referrals for LGBTQ youth. Last year attendance at Pridelines events exceeded 3,400, representing over 600 unduplicated youth.

StandUp For Kids

StandUp For Kids, a nationwide volunteer-based organization, has been providing street outreach and counseling to the neediest of America's homeless youth for the past 20 years. They have been the longest standing partner of The RE*Generation. Virgin Mobile is proud to be partnering with StandUp For Kids on FREE.I.P. Programs in Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, and San Diego.

United Services

United Services, Inc. is Connecticut's most comprehensive behavioral health center, providing counseling, shelter, and other services for children, teens, adults and families throughout Northeastern Connecticut. United Services is Northeastern Connecticut's Domestic Violence Prevention program and shelter services, and also provides crisis intervention services including help for runaway and homeless youth, and those encountering family conflict, parent-child conflict, truancy and school related issues.

Women and Families Center

Women and Families Center is a multi-service human service agency. Our mission includes a commitment to eliminating injustice and to improving the quality of life for those in need through services that foster empowerment and independence. Project R.E.A.C.H. (Reaching Every Adolescent to Create Hope) provides services to runaway, homeless, near homeless youth, and street youth at-risk for sexual exploitation. Through street outreach, intensive case management and other activities, R.E.A.C.H. empowers youth to make choices in the best interest of their safety, well-being and future selves.

Youth in Need

Believing in the power of potential, Youth In Need's mission is to provide nurturing environments and educational opportunities so children, youth and families will find safety and hope, achieve their goals and build a positive future. Youth In Need is a nonprofit child and family services agency, headquartered serving the St. Louis metropolitan area and eastern Missouri. Through a variety of crisis prevention and intervention programs, Youth In Need is dedicated to building positive futures for the community's most vulnerable children, teens and families.