Fulton County Board of Commissioners Approves 1 Million in Funding for Youth Homeless Programs
Fulton County Board of Commissioners Approves 1 million in Funding for Youth Homeless Programs
October 04, 2023
Fulton County will partner with more than a dozen organizations to fight youth homelessness. The Commissioners unanimously approved to award $1 million in funding through its Youth Homeless Program (YHP).
The 16 non-profits to receive the Fulton County Youth Homelessness Program (YHP) 2023 Funding Awards include:
“The partners receiving the YHP 2023 funding have demonstrated their dedication and commitment to combating what we all know to be a serious issue among our youth,” said Chief Operating Officer Health, Human Services and Public Works Dr. Pamela Roshell. “It is vital that Fulton County and its partners work together to provide solutions on how best to serve the unique and special needs of youth experiencing homelessness. “I am confident that the funding provided will assist with supporting programs and services that meet the needs of those
impacted.”
“Fulton County continues to make an impact in the community by providing help to youth who are experiencing homeless,” said Stan Wilson, Director, Department of Community Development. “The financial support from the Fulton County Board of Commissioners will support initiatives and programs that can assist youth service providers prevent and end youth homelessness.”
The 16 non-profits to receive the Fulton County Youth Homelessness Program (YHP) 2023 Funding Awards include:
| Aniz, Inc. |
HAYA Project (Healing Atlanta's Young Adults) |
| City of Refuge, Incorporated |
City of Refuge Comprehensive Youth Homelessness Program |
| Covenant House Georgia, Inc. |
Supportive Solutions for Youth Experiencing Homelessness |
| Facts to Thrive, Inc. |
Doing Our Responsibility to House Adolescence (DORTHA) |
| Favor House, Inc |
Favor for Youth |
| Feeding GA Families Incorporated |
End Youth Homelessness |
| Generation Infocus Foundation |
GIF - 'Holistic Transitional Housing Program for Youth' |
| Georgia Center for Youth Excellence |
Safe House II Project |
| Georgia Parent Support Network, Inc. |
GPSN's Street Outreach Program for Homeless Youth |
| Positive Transition Services, Inc. |
Stepping Stones Initiative |
| Poverty 2 Prosperity PS Inc |
AND STILL, I RISE YHP |
| SafeHouse Outreach |
2023 Safehouse Outreach Youth Homelessness Services |
| SKIP Georgia Chapter Inc. |
SKIP GA Bridges to Stability Empowering & Educating Homeless Youth for Change |
| Stand Up for Kids Atlanta |
StandUp for Kids Atlanta - Homelessness Youth Program |
| U Hope CDC, Inc. |
U Hope Youth Emergency Program |
| Youth Empowerment Success Services |
Youth Empowerment Success Services Inc. (YESS) Youth Homeless Rental Assistance Program |
“The partners receiving the YHP 2023 funding have demonstrated their dedication and commitment to combating what we all know to be a serious issue among our youth,” said Chief Operating Officer Health, Human Services and Public Works Dr. Pamela Roshell. “It is vital that Fulton County and its partners work together to provide solutions on how best to serve the unique and special needs of youth experiencing homelessness. “I am confident that the funding provided will assist with supporting programs and services that meet the needs of those
impacted.”
“Fulton County continues to make an impact in the community by providing help to youth who are experiencing homeless,” said Stan Wilson, Director, Department of Community Development. “The financial support from the Fulton County Board of Commissioners will support initiatives and programs that can assist youth service providers prevent and end youth homelessness.”