Bexley and Wellington SLEEP OUT!
April is the month to SLEEP OUT! Beyond the 2nd annual Sleep Out! taking place on Friday, April 12th at COSI, Huckleberry House’s proven programs will benefit from sleepers at Bexley High School and The Wellington School. Read below to learn more about these two upcoming events helping to end youth homelessness in our community. […]
Sleep Out! Team Spotlight – Columbus Gives Back
Columbus Gives Back is a nonprofit committed to making volunteering easy, accessible, and fun for young adults in the Columbus community. They have a team of employees and volunteers that are coming together to Sleep Out! and support our mission. Why is your team sleeping out on April 12th, 2019? Columbus Gives Back is […]
National Safe Place Week – by Emily Long
This week is National Safe Place Week, a week that not many may know about, but is very important. Around a year ago, I was on my way to Louisville, KY to learn about Safe Place. I was recently informed that I was selected to be a Columbus Foundation Summer Fellow, and my placement was at […]
Understanding the Scope of Youth Homelessness in America – National Network for Youth
Written by Darla Bardine|March 11, 2019 Recent Poll Reveals Disparity Between Wanting to Help Homeless Youths and Understanding the Scope of Youth Homelessness in America The National Network for Youth believes in the importance of tapping into key data that will help drive the mission to end youth homelessness forward. This past February, we partnered with […]
In support of families
The following letter was submitted to the Columbus Dispatch earlier this week. While policy has been reversed, the message is still relevant and significant. Dear Editor, For the past 15 years, I have been the Executive Director of Huckleberry House. Huckleberry House provides services including shelter and transitional living housing to homeless and runaway youth. […]
Why is it so hard to leave?
I can only speak from experience…… Why is it so hard to leave an abusive lover? I have 4 main reasons why I didn’t. My childhood, I watched my mom love a man who abused her, she never left and never told me those things weren’t ok. Somewhere in my mind, I thought things like […]
It’s Giving Tuesday!
We hope you will consider making a gift to Huck House today. With the holiday season here, you’re gift can bring a much needed dose of comfort and joy to young people struggling to overcome some tough obstacles, like homelessness, abuse, and neglect. With your support, we can make the season a bit brighter, and […]
Mental Health: Recognizing and Addressing Symptoms | By Abbey Wollschleger
As a licensed therapist, parents and guardians frequently ask me why mental health is important. Life can be tough and with the rise of social media our kids are faced with more challenges than ever before. Today’s teens face many pressures such as school performance, family problems, peer expectations, bullying, and just dealing with what […]
Mental Health: The Many Parts of One | By Toni Jo Coppa
Fresh A.I.R. Gallery presents The Many Parts of One by Toni Jo Coppa August 17 – September 23, 2016 Coppa explains that her work is both cathartic and socially motivated. “The disgraceful stigma of mental illness labels a person and puts them in a stereotyped group. I’m hoping to break the negative attitudes towards […]
Mental Health: No Longer the Hidden Disease | By Evelyn Lundberg Stratton
Mental health used to be “the hidden disease,” something to be ashamed of and not talked about. Persons were locked away in “insane asylums” and hospitals. In the 1950’s, a well-meaning movement to take people out of sometimes horrible conditions and put them back in the community took root. Alas, the program was a failure […]