Project Title: Resilient Youth Program
2019 – 2020 Funding: $439,375
2020 – 2021 Funding: $469,746
2021 – 2022 Funding: $539,620
2022 – 2023 Funding: $894,989
Project Summary: Synergy’s Resilient Youth Services (RYS) provides shelter, transitional housing and mental health services to runaway and homeless youth. The agency’s services range from a 24-hour crisis hotline, crisis counseling, out-patient therapy, case management, referrals to medical, dental, and eye care services, and follow-up care. With a trauma-informed care approach, Synergy provides prevention and early intervention services to stop homelessness, human trafficking, and the long-term behavioral and mental health effects associated with family violence, bullying, addiction, and family conflict. Services include independent living and life skills for transitional housing and shelter youth; secondary prevention activities for pregnant and/or parenting youth; transitional housing readiness for eligible youth; and day services to shelter youth. All services are provided at the Youth Resiliency Center facility located on Synergy’s Homeless Youth Campus (1.3 miles from the transitional housing apartments).
Project Title: Safe and Resilient Children’s Program
2019 – 2020 Funding: $345,000
2020 – 2021 Funding: $431,726
2021 – 2022 Funding: $782,446
2022 – 2023 Funding: $1,234,748
Project Summary: Synergy’s Safe and Resilient Children’s Program (SCRP) consists of new and existing services for children impacted family violence, child abuse/neglect and family disruption. With a trauma-informed care approach, Synergy helps children and their families through the crisis of homelessness and the associated behavioral and mental health related issues. Emergency shelter and counseling services at the agency’s Children Center and Domestic Violence Center ensure immediate safety, attachment interventions and treatment. The funding also supports Synergy’s Children’s Advocacy Center to provide forensic interviewing, advanced resource navigation, advocacy, and mental health counseling services to children who are alleged victims of child abuse and who are in the foster care system in Clay County. New to the SCRP is Synergy’s Domestic Violence Housing Program (DVHP). The DVHP provides rent, utilities, apartment furnishings, case management, and supportive services for victims of domestic violence and their families. CSF funding also supports housing staff.
