Youth
homelessness

isolates young people.

It cuts them off from opportunity and makes it harder to take the next step forward. We meet that challenge with housing, connection, and real support – because every young person deserves the chance to build a better future.

A young man crouching in the snow in sneakers without any gloves.

Critical Needs

Keep young people safe and warm this winter.

This winter, the young people we serve need waterproof boots, warm gloves, and layers like hoodies and sweaters.

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Helps Youth Reclaim Their Future – and Rewrite Our Community’s Story.

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Before the night, there's a day.

For the first time ever, the Sleep Out begins with a Summit.

The Way Home Summit (noon, Hilton Downtown) brings Alaska’s leaders together to ask what it would take to end youth homelessness. See how a Covenant House pilot kept 30 young people aging out of foster care housed for three years.

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When youth are seen and supported, they discover their strength.

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How We Help

Changing Lives – And It Shows.

See Our 2025 Impact Report

Crisis Care

Here 24/7, 365

Support That Shows Up. Our Street Outreach team is available 24/7. Whether it’s food, warmth, or a ride to safety, our team is there whenever youth need us.

See How We Help

Housing

Over 64,000 Nights of Housing Provided

Safe, supportive spaces where youth can begin to heal. From emergency housing to permanent housing, we create spaces where youth can recover, rebuild, and move forward.

See Our Housing Programs

Education

71% Earn a Diploma or GED - And Open New Doors For Their Future

From on-site high school classrooms and GED tutoring to college referrals and life skills workshops, we provide youth with the tools and support they need to complete their education and take the first step toward an independent life.

See How They Learn

Employment

85% Gain Jobs That Help Them Build Independence And Stability

From first interviews to lasting careers, we help youth gain the skills and confidence to succeed. With job readiness training, internships, and resume support, we guide them along the way.

See How Futures Begin

Prevention

190 Youth Served Through Street Outreach Programs (2024)

Focused on keeping youth off the streets. We offer programs like Host Homes and Rapid Re-Housing to prevent homelessness before it starts.

See How We Step In Early

Our Youth

Early intervention is critical for Alaska’s youth aging out of foster care

Alaska’s foster care system is filled with compassionate people working hard to help vulnerable children. But when systems are stretched beyond capacity, too many young people fall through the cracks, and aging out of foster care becomes a direct pathway to homelessness, instability and isolation. Though the end of May marked the end of National Foster Care Awareness Month, we...

June 10, 2026

We couldn’t do it

without you.

Cornerstone Investors

Alaska Airlines
Alaska Frontier Constructors, Inc.
Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority
ConocoPhillips Alaska
Cook Inlet Housing Authority
Donlin Gold, LLC
ExxonMobil
GCI
Global Credit Union
Harnish Group, Inc.
KeyBank Foundation
May and Stanley Smith Charitable Trust (Foundation)
M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust
N.E. Knobby & Mary Ellen Segelhorst Endowment Fund
Providence Alaska
Rasmuson Foundation
Suddock Foundation
The Carr Foundation
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation
Winfree Family Foundation

Community Partners

Youth homelessness