COCOON HOUSE

HOUSING SERVICES EMERGENCY SHELTER: THE AGENCY OPERATES AN EMERGENCY SHELTER PROGRAM FOR TEENS 12 TO 17 YEARS OLD. THE EAST SHELTER IN MONROE IS A LICENSED SHELTER FACILITY WITH EIGHT BEDS IN SERVICE. THIS FACILITY IS STAFFED 24/7 BY COCOON HOUSE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING: THE AGENCY OPERATES A TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM IN EVERETT, PROVIDING 20 BEDS TO TEENS 15 TO 17 YEARS OLD. THIS PROGRAM IS STAFFED 24/7 BY COCOON HOUSE. 140 YOUTH RECEIVED EMERGENCY AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AT COCOON HOUSE. YOUNG ADULT HOUSING: THE AGENCY OPERATES A SCATTERED SITE RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS YOUNG ADULTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18-24 IN LEASED APARTMENT UNITS. THE AGENCY ALSO MASTER LEASES UP TO FIVE UNITS OF SCATTERED SITE APARTMENTS TO PROVIDE 18 TO 24-YEAR-OLDS AN IMMEDIATE HOUSING OPTION UNTIL THEY CAN FIND AN APARTMENT TO RENT. THE AGENCY ALSO PROVIDES A SITE BASED PERMANENT HOUSING PROGRAM OF LEASED STUDIO UNITS TO 26 INDIVIDUALS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18 AND 24. COCOON HOUSE SERVES AS THE AGENCY OF RECORD IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY TO DISTRIBUTE RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO ELIGIBLE YOUNG ADULTS UNDER THE AGE OF 25.COCOON HOUSE UTILIZED A TEAM OF TRAINED STAFF TO IDENTIFY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO QUALIFY FOR RENT SUPPORT. APPLICANTS ARE SCREENED FOR ELIGIBILITY AND ARE AWARDED BASED ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS AND INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIERS. YOUNG ADULT SHELTER: COCOON HOUSE OPERATES A YOUNG ADULT SHELTER PROGRAM THROUGH THE USE OF LOCAL HOTEL RENTALS IN ORDER TO SERVE YOUNG ADULTS 18-24 YEARS OF AGE AS THEY AWAIT STABLE HOUSING PLACEMENTS. TRAINED STAFF WORK WITH THE LOCAL HOTEL PROVIDERS TO HAVE ROOMS AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY WHEN AN ELIGIBLE CLIENT NEEDS AN IMMEDIATE EXIT FROM THE STREET. WHILE IN THE HOTEL SHELTER PROGRAM, CASE MANAGEMENT STAFF WORK WITH THE YOUNG PERSON TO IDENTIFY OTHER SUPPORTS NEEDED FOR STABILIZATION. AVAILABLE SERVICES AT HOUSING PROGRAMS INCLUDE HOUSING NAVIGATION THROUGH COORDINATED ENTRY, INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT, DRUG AND ALCOHOL ASSESSMENT, COUNSELING AND TREATMENT, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, EDUCATION SUPPORT, JOB READINESS TRAINING, PARENTING SUPPORT AND LIFE SKILLS TRAINING AS WELL AS HOUSING, FOOD, AND BASIC NEEDS FOR YOUTH WHO HAVE NO OTHER HOUSING OPTIONS.

STREET OUTREACH STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM: THE STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM FEATURES MOBILE OUTREACH AND A DROP-IN CENTER TO ENGAGE AND ASSIST YOUTH AGES 12 TO 24 IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY. STAFF CONDUCT STREET OUTREACH, STREET LEVEL CASE MANAGEMENT, ONGOING INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT, AND CONNECT YOUTH TO A MULTITUDE OF RESOURCES IN THE COMMUNITY INCLUDING ONSITE DRUG AND ALCOHOL TREATMENT AND CONNECTION WITH WORKSOURCE AT THE DROP-IN CENTER. OTHER SERVICES OFFERED THROUGH STREET OUTREACH INCLUDE COORDINATED ENTRY, HOUSING PLACEMENT, AND RAPID RE-HOUSING CASE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT. YOUTH ENGAGEMENT TEAM: THE YOUTH ENGAGEMENT TEAM PROVIDES ONGOING SUPPORT FOR 12 TO 18-YEAR-OLDS EXPERIENCING OR AT IMMINENT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AND WHO ARE INVOLVED IN A SYSTEM: JUVENILE JUSTICE, THE SCHOOLS, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, OR DCYF. SERVICES CAN BE PROVIDED DURING THE TIME THEY ARE HOMELESS AND FOR UP TO SIX MONTHS AFTER THEY ARE STABLY HOUSED. DURING THE YEAR THE STREET OUTREACH PROGRAMS SERVED: 125 YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS PARTICIPATED IN CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES. 446 YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS WERE CONTACTED AT LEAST ONCE AND RECEIVED SERVICES AND REFERRALS. 774 YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS VISITED THE AGENCY'S DROP-IN CENTER, U-TURN. 338 YOUNG ADULTS RECEIVED NAVIGATION AND HOUSING PLACEMENT SERVICES THROUGH COORDINATED ENTRY.