YOUTH FUTURES

OGDEN SHELTER YF AT THE OGDEN SHELTER HAS ACHIEVED SIGNIFICANT MILESTONES IN THE PAST YEAR. WE RECEIVED THE EMPLOYEE RETENTION CREDIT FUNDING AND WERE AWARDED THE CODE BLUE/WINTER RESPONSE CONTRACT FOR THE FIRST TIME BY OHS. DESPITE THE NEW DOUBLE STAFFING REQUIREMENT, WHICH POSED A CHALLENGE FOR EMPLOYEE RECRUITMENT AND STAFF RETENTION, WE MANAGED TO KEEP STAFF TURNOVER TO A MINIMUM. OUR INTERNAL PLATFORM HAS BEEN UPDATED WITH NEW DATA ENTRY SYSTEMS, BETTER TRACKING OF INCIDENT REPORTS, AND IMPROVED HR FILES. THE UPDATES TO LICENSING GENERAL PROVISIONS INITIATED A FULL POLICY MANUAL UPDATE TO ENSURE WE STAY WITHIN REGULATIONS. WE ALSO HIRED A NEW EXTERNAL RELATIONS DIRECTOR TO ASSIST WITH GRANT APPLICATIONS AND FINDING NEW FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES. THE OGDEN SHELTER SHELTERED 90 YOUTH AN AVERAGE OF 25 NIGHTS EACH FOR A TOTAL OF 2307 SHELTER NIGHTS; SERVED 4,275 MEALS; FACILITATED 865 SHELTER CASE MANAGEMENT SESSIONS; OFFERED ACCESS TO THE RESOURCE ROOM 311 TIMES; AND DIVERTED 37 RHY FROM ENTERING THE SHELTER. ADDITIONALLY, OUR STAFF PROVIDED 802 DROP-IN SERVICES; CONTACTED YOUTH IN AFTERCARE 90 TIMES. YF HAD A TOTAL OF 67 VOLUNTEERS DOING 1,956.75 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER WORK.

SAINT GEORGE THE NEW CONNECTIONS THAT WERE MADE WITHIN THE SOUTHERN UTAH AREA HAVE BEEN FLOURISHING. YF HAS BEEN ABLE TO GO TO MULTIPLE COMMUNITY EVENTS TO INCREASE VISIBILITY AND EDUCATION. A NOTABLE SUCCESS WAS YF'S VERY FIRST BATTLE OF THE BADGES CHILI COOK-OFF, WHICH WAS A GREAT SUCCESS AND A TESTAMENT TO OUR GROWING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. THE SAINT GEORGE SHELTER SHELTERED 76 RHY AN AVERAGE OF 33 NIGHTS EACH FOR A TOTAL OF 2517 SHELTER NIGHTS; SERVED 2,601 MEALS; FACILITATED 446 CASE MANAGEMENT SESSIONS; OFFERED ACCESS TO THE RESOURCE ROOM 330 TIMES; AND DIVERTED 17 RHY FROM ENTERING THE SHELTER. ADDITIONALLY, OUR STAFF PROVIDED 116 DROP-IN SERVICES AND CONTACTED YOUTH IN AFTERCARE 43 TIMES. YF HAD A TOTAL OF 4 VOLUNTEERS DOING 390.5 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER WORK.