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Facts & Stats
At Covenant House New York, we work
with young people upon arrival at our
front door, regardless of the reasons
that brought them to us. Whether they
are running away from home because of
abuse or neglect; were thrown out;
coming out of a mental institution,
jail, hospital or coming in from the
subways or the streets, they have a
place at Covenant House, no questions
asked. Our doors are opened 365 days a
year to provide youth shelter, clothing,
food, educational, vocational, medical
and counseling services.
For the fiscal year ending June 30 2007,
Covenant House New York provided
services to over 7100 youth.
About 60 % of the youth who come to
Covenant House are coming to us for the
first time. Our population is 58% female
and 42% male with 69% over the age 18
and 31% under 18. Our population is
heavily minority with 59% African
American, 34% Hispanic, 5% Caucasian,
and 2% other.
- 2738 youth received Crisis
Services
- 333 youth stayed in our Rights of
Passage Program
- 1589 youth were served in our
Community Resource Centers
- 2488 youth were served through our
Outreach Programs
These youth received medical care,
educational services, job training and
job placement services.
- 700 youth were placed in jobs
- 210 completed our training
programs
- 2011 youth made 9796 visits to our
health clinic
Covenant House New York depends on
the generosity of our donors to support
our programs and services each day. We
raise 75% of our $22 million budget each
year from private sources with 25%
coming from government sources.
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