STAR HOUSE FOUNDATION
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Mission Statement
Star House provides youth experiencing homelessness with a safe respite from the streets and connects them with a chance to thrive.
About This Cause
Star House is a drop-in center for homeless youth in Central Ohio. We help transitional youth get connected and reconnected with the community. Star House offers a safe place for homeless youth to seek services and begin to establish trust in order to access stabilizing resources such as food, housing, counseling, and employment opportunities. Because most services are not all within geographic proximity of a homeless youth, Star House provides a distinctive opportunity for those youth to receive integrated behavioral, social, and healthcare services all at one site. We serve youths ages 14-24, one of the most vulnerable populations worldwide. It is estimated that 2,000 homeless youth and youth in transition exist in central Ohio. These youth live directly on the streets or in abandoned buildings, or couch surf among friends’ homes. Most are disconnected from their families, and all are underserved by communities, left to fend for themselves on the fringes of our society. With limited rights and privacy, they have little access to services and supports needed to survive independently. These youth are at high risk for human trafficking, HIV and Hepatitis C infections, and victimization.