Nurturing Community Through Food and Song
Please Join Us Saturday December 26th 4:00-5:00pm For Our Annual FUNd-raising event.
Please Join Us Saturday December 26th 4:00-5:00pm For Our Annual FUNd-raising event.
Come Explore Our New Community Initiatives
See...Thriving Communities Video Introduction Meet...Our Residents
Hear...Message From Our Executive Director & Board Learn...Community Relationships
& Whidbey Clean Eats Partnership Sing...Sing A Song Sing Along
Join...Our Community!
See...Thriving Communities Video Introduction Meet...Our Residents
Hear...Message From Our Executive Director & Board Learn...Community Relationships
& Whidbey Clean Eats Partnership Sing...Sing A Song Sing Along
Join...Our Community!
Eat Clean Whidbey launches Ryan's House "Family Meal" program. ECW goal is to keep delicious food pumping into the soles of our youth. Extend your family's table by adding an extra couple "Family Meals" to your next order.
Welcome to the Ryan's House For Youth (RHFY) Campus
THANK YOU FOR HELPING US MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY!!!
WHAT WE DO
Ryan’s House For Youth (RHFY) Board, Staff and Volunteers are so pleased about what we have been able to accomplish over the past 11 years and are excited to share with you just our accomplishments since December 23, 2017 with you.
Homeless Youth - RHFY goes by the McKinney-Vento definition of homeless which includes youth who are doubled up and couch surfing. RHFY uses the term youth (as the state does) as 12-24 year olds, because science now proves that a young person’s brain doesn’t fully form until at least 25 years of age. Quite a few of our youth have had many Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) and trauma which have caused learning issues as well. For more information about The McKinney-Vento Act, Trauma and ACES please call for an appointment at 360-331-4575.
Drop-In Center – The RHFY Drop-in Center is located on the east side of the Campus. It is open for all youth ages 12-24 between the hours of 7am-7pm Monday through Friday. There is always an adult in the Drop-in Center and if a youth under the age of 18 is there, a staff or volunteer chaperones them while on site. No youth is allowed in the housing area on the west side unless they are residents. The Drop-in Center itself is approx. 900 sq. feet with a kitchen, clothing closet and dining / TV area. There are security cameras in every room, which can be monitored remotely, and every staff member, volunteer, and youth over the age of 18 has a background check done.
The Drop-in Center has many purposes. This space offers a supervised home like setting where youth and young adults can come to eat, shower, take a nap, and receive one-on-one case management, and access our clothing closet. Our clothing closet offers everything from clothing to school supplies and everything in between. Case management involves helping youth access photo identification, social security card, birth certificate, medical coverage, food benefits, applying for college, finishing high school, obtaining medical treatment, obtaining mental health and drug addiction services, resume building and mock interviews. Case managers offer mediation and reunification services for families, and so much more. Our case managers go above and beyond and even go a step further, not only do they help coordinate services, they will help with scheduling appointments, transportation to and from appointments, and help filling out paperwork. Case managers are available for 24/7 support.
Homeless Youth - RHFY goes by the McKinney-Vento definition of homeless which includes youth who are doubled up and couch surfing. RHFY uses the term youth (as the state does) as 12-24 year olds, because science now proves that a young person’s brain doesn’t fully form until at least 25 years of age. Quite a few of our youth have had many Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) and trauma which have caused learning issues as well. For more information about The McKinney-Vento Act, Trauma and ACES please call for an appointment at 360-331-4575.
Drop-In Center – The RHFY Drop-in Center is located on the east side of the Campus. It is open for all youth ages 12-24 between the hours of 7am-7pm Monday through Friday. There is always an adult in the Drop-in Center and if a youth under the age of 18 is there, a staff or volunteer chaperones them while on site. No youth is allowed in the housing area on the west side unless they are residents. The Drop-in Center itself is approx. 900 sq. feet with a kitchen, clothing closet and dining / TV area. There are security cameras in every room, which can be monitored remotely, and every staff member, volunteer, and youth over the age of 18 has a background check done.
The Drop-in Center has many purposes. This space offers a supervised home like setting where youth and young adults can come to eat, shower, take a nap, and receive one-on-one case management, and access our clothing closet. Our clothing closet offers everything from clothing to school supplies and everything in between. Case management involves helping youth access photo identification, social security card, birth certificate, medical coverage, food benefits, applying for college, finishing high school, obtaining medical treatment, obtaining mental health and drug addiction services, resume building and mock interviews. Case managers offer mediation and reunification services for families, and so much more. Our case managers go above and beyond and even go a step further, not only do they help coordinate services, they will help with scheduling appointments, transportation to and from appointments, and help filling out paperwork. Case managers are available for 24/7 support.
THANK YOU FOR HELPING US MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY!!!!
"Don't I deserve a family too?"
—A quote from an unaccompanied youth from Whidbey Island
Please visit our Amazon wish list to help with needed items for the youth and for the facility
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Ryan’s House for Youth exists to provide Whidbey Island youth safe and stable housing, supportive relationships, and the opportunity for self-sufficiency and success.
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How these Students are Living NowThree percent of homeless youth live in an un-sheltered environment; under tarps, in tents, in cars, or in the woods. Out of fear, 29% of these students aren’t comfortable revealing information about where they’re staying. The teenage years can be a stressful time for any kid, but one thing teenagers shouldn’t have to worry about during this time, is where they are going to sleep each night.
There are many reasons why these students are homeless. The majority of them leave home due to a parent or parents with substance abuse issues or mental illness. Neglect also comes into play during these scenarios; parents are so busy with their own issues, they cannot focus on their children. |
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