At Cascade Youth & Family Center (CYFC), we provide a holistic continuum of care to end youth homelessness:
Emergency Shelter: CYFC provides short term shelter for teens who are homeless, on the streets, or have run away.
Crisis Intervention: We offer crisis intervention services, including family mediation.
Street Outreach: Our outreach team offers supplies and assistance to youth experiencing homelessness. They also staff drop-in hours where youth can access showers, laundry facilities, and nutritious meals.
Transitional Living: This program offers longer-term support and focuses on personal accountability at the LOFT in Bend and Canal House in Redmond. Here, youth receive the tools they need to complete their education and develop essential life skills.
Independent Living: Our case managers work with current and former foster children, providing guidance and mentorship to navigate the challenges of independent living successfully.
Supportive Housing: This program supports young adults ages 16-24 as they work toward independence, offering stable housing and case management in a setting that promotes self-sufficiency. Unlike our Transitional Living program with 24-hour support, Supportive Housing provides a step toward independent living for those who need less intensive daily oversight.
Every step of our continuum of care helps young people gain the tools, confidence, and resilience to build healthy, self-sufficient lives. CYFC is the only shelter and program of its kind within 150 miles—helping youth not just survive homelessness, but overcome it.
Get Involved: Whether you’re interested in donating or simply spreading the word, your support helps our mission.
November is National Runaway Prevention Month (NRPM), a public awareness campaign designed to shine a light on youth who have run away and experienced homelessness that too often remain invisible.
Once a young person faces the instability associated with homelessness, whether they are couch surfing, staying in shelters, or sleeping on the streets, the consequences can be far-reaching. Some youth, including young people who identify as Black and/or African American, LGBTQIA2S+, non-White, and/or unmarried and parenting, experience homelessness at significantly higher rates compared to their peers. Our goal is to work with homeless youth to prevent them from becoming homeless adults.
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