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 of all sexes and genders 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 youth ages 11-17. We accept individuals of all genders and orientations. 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.