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Drop-In Services offered at YouthCare's Orion Center

Provides comprehensive services for homeless youth and young adults, including:   -  Hot meals -  Restrooms and shower (with disability accommodations) -  Laundry   -  Lockers -  Clothing -  Hygiene items   -  Afternoon drop-in services with activities such as tutoring, yoga, art, cooking, and classes -  Onsite clinic run by Kaiser Permanente -  Onsite specialized case management through the King County Sexual Assault Resource Center - Onsite legal aid offered through the Legal Counsel for Children & Youth Serves as a youth heating/cooling center. Staff regularly transport youth to medical clinics and to obtain State ID. Staff also organizes weekly recreational activities.   Bus tickets handed out in exchange for chores.

Location

1828 Yale Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101

Hours

Drop in: M-F,10:00am-6:00pm; Sa, 10am-2pm. Meals: M-F, 10:00-10:45am, 12:15pm-1pm, 5-5:45pm. (Orion closed on Wednesdays from 1-3pm)

Application process

Visit in person.

Eligibility

Homeless, runaway and street-involved youth and young adults ages 12-24.

Fee

None.

Agency info

YouthCare

Provides supportive services for young people experiencing homelessness our housing instability (ages 12-24): basic services (showers, lockers, laundry, meals, etc.), emergency shelter, housing, education and employment training, access to medical care, chemical dependency and mental health care, housing assessments, legal aid, case management, and more.