Covenant House Texas

The rights of passage (rop) is a transitional housing program which allows young people to refine their independent living skills up to two years. They learn to budget, manage money and have a true understanding of the expenses and experiences of living in an apartment. With the assistance of rop staff, they learn life skills and focus on steady employment. All rop participants work, attend school or a vocational training program. Youth are also encouraged to save a portion of their income for their first apartment. We currently average about 14 youths daily.

Our drop-in center welcomes youth ages 18-24 offering day services and facilities, which includes meals, laundry, clothing, showers, and recreational activities. They also have access to our clinic. It also is the first step into our residential programs and no youth is turned away. Our fy2025 was set to assist 215 for the year, which we have surpassed with a ytd total of 302.

Covenant house texas also provided the following comprehensive services to homeless and runaway youth under the age of 24:medical services:comprehensive medical care is provided through the cht clinic. Health services begin as each youth admitted to the shelter receives a physical examination. The clinic is staffed by licensed nurses and residents supervised by a physician from the baylor college of medicine. In addition to the treatment of illnesses and minor injuries, services also include sexually transmitted disease detection, treatment, and prevention; hiv testing, counseling, and referral information; immunization; mental health and substance abuse counseling and referral for dental and eye care.outreach and prevention:the outreach program is an effort to reach youth who are on the streets for various reasons. Each night, the outreach team cruises the city streets in search for these youth, providing them with food, basic supplies, a trained counselor, and referrals to shelters, medical care and other services. Youth are also referred to the organization's community service center, where they receive ongoing counseling and other services.in the prevention program, a prevention specialist works with schools, community centers and churches to connect with youth and parents deemed by teachers and counselors 'at risk' for becoming homeless and provides alternatives for dealing with difficult situations at home and in school.