995
Street Outreach
Over 5,000 kids sleep on the street every night. Why?
They age out of the foster care system and have nowhere to go.
They are thrown out of their homes for many reasons, including pregnancy, drug use, or sexual orientation.
Many run away from horrible physical, sexual and/or emotional abuse and cannot return to their homes.
Street Outreach video clip
When kids end up on the streets they face unsanitary living conditions, exposure to extreme weather conditions, violence, drugs and sexual abuse. They lack basic necessities such as food, clothing and medical and mental care. These experiences traumatize them further and put them at risk for illness, pregnancy, violence and even death.
To combat this epidemic, CHM’s Outreach Team patrols the streets of Metro Detroit daily. They find kids living in abandoned houses, cars and on street corners, among other unfit places. The Team provides these youth with prevention services, information about CHM’s residential, education and job programs, counseling, food and clean clothes.
- Street Outreach helps approximately 500 youth every month
- Van operates five days/evenings
- Provides on-the-spot assistance and referrals
It costs $58 an hour to operate Street Outreach.
Donate now to help rescue a kid from the street.
