If you are a youth – or know a youth – in need of a temporary, safe place to stay, we may be able to help. Our Emergency Youth Shelter is open 24/7 and provides temporary housing for youth ages 11 to 17.
Homeless & Runaway Youth
Services for homeless or runaway youth
The Foundation 2 Crisis Services’ Emergency Youth Shelter is a 24/7, 365 day a year emergency shelter for youth experiencing a personal or family crisis which makes it necessary to temporarily live away from home. The shelter is open to youth between the ages of 11-17.
Criteria for admission include:
- Considered as a runaway or homeless youth, or at risk of experiencing homelessness, or in an unsafe situation
- No formal system involvement with Iowa HHS or the juvenile court system
Our shelter and family counseling services are designed to:
- Restore appropriate parent-child roles
- Clarify strengths, values and needs
- Aid in listening and understanding
- Explore solutions to troubling issues and build skills in order to prevent or resolve future conflicts
- Focus on preventing runaway behavior, suicide attempts, child abuse, family breakup, school failure or the placement of a runaway or homeless youth
Contact the Foundation 2 Crisis Services’ Youth Shelter at 319-366-8797.
If you are a runaway or homeless youth, or at risk of experiencing homelessness, or in an unsafe situation, we may be able to help. The Youth Shelter is open to all youth ages 11-17. You can contact the Youth Shelter on your own for more information or to request a bed. All criteria must be met in order to stay.
Learn more at 319-366-8797.
How We Help
Providing basic needs
Services at the Youth Shelter include:
- meals, limited transportation and medical care
- structured supervision from professional staff 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
- individual and group counseling, and education programming dealing with youth-related issues
- in-shelter school services taught by certified teachers for those not enrolled in school in the Cedar Rapids area
Short-term crisis support
Individuals typically stay at the Youth Shelter for a short time until a longer-term solution becomes available. This can include a safe friend or relative, foster care placement or other living solution.