Ellis Street Apartments

A Good Idea

Description

The Ellis Street Apartments operated by Larkin Street Youth Services, offer young people who do not have a stable housing situation an opportunity to live regular city apartment life enhanced with the help that they need to maintain permanent housing. Ellis Street Apartments include a full range of social services and on-site case management. A Larkin Street Youth Services office is located just down the street so that residents can easily access the employment services, job training and education programs. Ellis Street Apartments are available for long-term tenants, providing independence with a safety net for at-risk youth transitioning to adulthood.

Goal / Mission

To provide an independent living situation with support services for at-risk youths aged 18 to 24.

Results / Accomplishments

In 2009, over 70% of Ellis Street Apartment residents participated in voluntary case management and 100% of those who exited the program transitioned to stable and independent housing situations.

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
Larkin Street Youth Services
Primary Contact
Larkin Street Youth Services
701 Sutter Street, Suite 2
San Francisco, CA 94109
(415) 673-0911
http://www.larkinstreetyouth.org/
Topics
Health / Adolescent Health
Community / Social Environment
Organization(s)
Larkin Street Youth Services
Geographic Type
Urban
Location
San Francisco, CA
For more details
http://www.larkinstreetyouth.org/programs/housing/...
http://www.larkinstreetyouth.org/impact-evaluation...
Target Audience
Teens

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A Good Idea meets the following HCI criteria:

  1. The program description includes: the sponsoring organization, program goals, program funding source, program implementation steps and outcomes.
  2. The program evaluation is limited to descriptive measure(s) of success/accomplishment (i.e., program participation rates, number of services/education sessions/radio messages provided). Note: oftentimes, the program has been newly implemented and a program evaluation has not yet been conducted. Programs that have not yet been evaluated, but which show promise in improving health or quality of life, are classified as Good Ideas until an evaluation is conducted.