Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    SUPPORT SERVICES: YOUTH PRIDE, INC. (YPI) PROVIDES ITS CLIENTS WITH A VARIETY OF SUPPORT SERVICES AT ITS DROP-IN CENTER, INCLUDING: - BASIC NEEDS PANTRY: WITH THE HELP OF HASBRO CHILDREN'S FUND AND DRIVES FROM LOCAL SCHOOLS AND BUSINESSES, YPI RUNS A BASIC NEEDS (FOOD, CLOTHING, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, AND TOILETRIES) PANTRY FOR LOW-INCOME YOUTH IN NEED. LAST YEAR, OVER 2000 POUNDS OF GOODS WERE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE PANTRY. - ONE-ON-ONE COUNSELING: YPI EMPLOYS TWO FEE-FOR-SERVICE COUNSELORS WHO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES TO YOUNG PEOPLE IN NEED, AT NO COST TO THE YOUTH. YPI'S COUNSELORS ASSESS YOUTH FOR DEPRESSION, SUICIDALITY, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, AND OTHER MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. 35 YOUTH ATTENDED ONE-ON-ONE COUNSELING LAST YEAR. - SUPPORT GROUPS: YPI RUNS FOUR DIFFERENT SUPPORT GROUPS DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF SPECIFIC SUB-GROUPS OF YOUTH WHO PARTICIPATE IN YPI ACTIVITIES. THE WAY OUT IS A PEER LED SUPPORT-GROUP, MONITORED BY ONE OF OUR LICENSED CLINICIANS FOR ALL YOUTH. GENDER SPECTRUM IS A SUPPORT GROUP FOR YOUNG PEOPLE ADDRESSING THEIR GENDER IDENTITY AND/OR EXPRESSION AND PROVIDES A SAFE FORUM FOR THEM TO ADDRESS ISSUES AMONG PEERS WITH THE SUPERVISION OF A TRANSGENDER ADULT STAFF PERSON. YPI 13+UNDER IS A GROUP THAT SUPPORTS CHILDREN AGES 9-13 IN SIMILAR WAYS THAT THE WAY OUT DOES, ONLY MORE APPROPRIATE FOR THE YOUNGER AGE RANGE. FINALLY, A NEW GROUP FORMED THIS YEAR CALLED "WHAT'S NEXT." THIS GROUP, ALSO LED BY A CLINICIAN, IS OPEN TO YOUTH AGES 18-23, AND FOCUSES ON TRANSITIONING TO ADULTHOOD. 83 YOUTH REGULARLY ATTENDED A SUPPORT GROUP LAST YEAR. - PERSONAL ADVOCACY AND CASE MANAGEMENT: THROUGH PERSONAL ADVOCACY AND CASE MANAGEMENT, YPI STAFF ARE ABLE TO LINK YOUNG PEOPLE WITH THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO ADDRESS THEIR NEEDS. YPI STAFF WORK WITH YOUTH TO HELP THEM OBTAIN THE SERVICES THEY NEED FROM GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, OTHER NOT-FOR-PROFIT AGENCIES, AND HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDERS. OVER 200 YOUTH SERVED LAST YEAR RECEIVED SOME PERSONAL ADVOCACY AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, BASED ON THEIR NEEDS.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $254K

  • Youth Pride Drop-In Center

    YOUTH PRIDE IS THE ONLY DROP-IN SPACE IN THE STATE OF RI SOLELY DEDICATED TO MEETING THE NEEDS OF YOUNG LGBTQ+ PEOPLE. IN 2023, OUR DROP-IN CENTER AND CONNECTED BASIC NEEDS PANTRY (WHICH PROVIDES FOOD, CLOTHES, TOILETRIES, AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES) SERVICED MORE THAN 900 YOUTH. OUR HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HAS ALSO GROWN IN 2023; WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE HOUSING FUNDS TO 8 INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDS IN THE FORM OF SECURITY DEPOSITS, FIRST MONTHS RENT, AND A PERCENTAGE OF THEIR RECURRING MONTHLY RENT. THROUGH OUR HOUSING PROGRAM, WERE ABLE TO ASSIST HOUSING INSECURE, UNSTABLY HOUSED, HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, AND PEOPLE IN DANGER OF LOSING HOUSEING UP TO THE AGE OF 25.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $577.2K