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Services Provided
<br /> Standup for Kids Orange County(SUFK OC)serves the neediest youth in OC, under age 25, including out-of-
<br /> school youth, high school dropouts, runaways, homeless,youth in foster care,justice involved youth,
<br /> children of incarcerated parents and migrant youth. We provide comprehensive care that ensures each
<br /> youth remains stably housed and develops the skills and confidence to live independently.SUFK OC
<br /> provides 4 primary services: 1) Street Outreach, 2) Housing Support,3) Mentoring, and 4)Youth Centers.
<br /> SUFK OC programs cover all 14 WIOA service elements. We look forward to joining the Santa Ana Youth
<br /> Service Providers Network to address the needs of vulnerable youth in the community.
<br /> Street.0utreach:The SUFK OC Street Outreach program targets homeless and at-risk youth,ages 16-24,
<br /> through weekly street outreach and through local referral partners including law enforcement,schools,
<br /> youth organizations, hotlines, plus healthcare,foster care, and social service agencies (e.g.,SA Youth
<br /> Service Navigator).S days a week,we comb underserved neighborhoods across OC,where homeless youth
<br /> hang out. We provide water,food, clothing, hygiene products and safety information. 70%of the youth we
<br /> meet make contact with SUFK OC,and of those, 85% engage in our mentoring program to get off of the
<br /> street. In 2024,SUFK OC received 977 calls to our crisis hotline from street youth and referrals.We conduct
<br /> a thorough screening over the phone to determine eligibility for our services and immediate needs.A
<br /> referral may be made,such as medical treatment,supportive housing, a behavioral health program,or
<br /> another assistance program for adults overage 24. In these cases we conduct a soft handoff with another
<br /> service provider.SUFK OC established Street Outreach services over 20 years ago, in 2003,and we now
<br /> serve the following communities:Aliso Viejo,Anaheim, Costa Mesa,Fullerton,Garden Grove, Huntington
<br /> Beach, Irvine, Laguna Niguel, Mission Viejo,Santa Ana, and San Juan Capistrano.
<br /> Youth considered for intake to the SA WOIA program will be screened for specific qualifications including,
<br /> resident of Santa Ana,age 16-24,authorized to work in the U.S., Compliance with Selective Service Act
<br /> (males 18+), and Out-of-School (as defined by WOIA).
<br /> Housing Support: SUFK OC prioritizes"housing first"to ensure the safety of homeless and at-risk youth,
<br /> Our housing navigators help youth identify temporary,transitional,and permanent housing.We ensure
<br /> each client establishes their personal housing goals and then we help them to identify and eliminate
<br /> roadblocks to gaining permanent housing, including proper identification, immigration status, credit repair,
<br /> and other legal roadblocks.We provide clients assistance with accessing housing resources, including
<br /> Vouchers,VASH, HOME, and Others.Through our many housing partnerships,we are able to quickly
<br /> connect our clients to both temporary and permanent housing.Our rapid re-housing program is proven to
<br /> be successful across many OC communities including Anaheim, Costa Mesa,Garden Grove, Irvine and Santa
<br /> Ana. Mentored youth may receive rental assistance including tapered support up to 6 months after
<br /> program graduation.
<br /> Mentoring:When a youth agrees to mentoring,they go through a thorough intake process.At intake,we
<br /> address immediate needs for safety,food, clothing, healthcare, mental health and housing, leveraging our
<br /> many community partners. During intake,we identify those who are most at risk or who are currently
<br /> victims of sexual trafficking, commercial sexual exploitation,sexual abuse, labor trafficking, and other
<br /> forms of victimization and abuse.The Case Manager meets with the youth where demographic data are
<br /> collected and youth are assessed for vulnerability and risk factors using the TAY Vulnerability Index-Service
<br /> Prioritization Decision Assistance Tool (VI-SPDAT) (Balagot et al., 2019), a nationally-recognized instrument
<br /> that collects information on functioning,vulnerability,current and past trauma, and any co-morbidity
<br /> issues. Additionally,the Adolescent Coping Scale(Frydenberg &Lewis, 1998) is used to evaluate their
<br /> ability to use productive coping strategies.The Case Manager confirms their program eligibility using
<br /> defined criteria for SUFK OC programs such as age restrictions plus the Santa Ana YSP and WIOA contract
<br /> requirements. SUFK OC uses a HUD-approved intake form to capture all relevant information,then based
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