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 […]
Critical Need Alert – A Message from Becky Westerfelt
A message from executive director – Becky Westerfelt In Central Ohio, we are fortunate to have the leadership of The Columbus Foundation when it comes to research and resources to address the critical needs of our community. Over the past several months, I have worked with representatives of the Columbus Foundation and other youth serving organizations […]
Youth Outreach Program Spotlight – Kyra Crockett Hodge
1. What is the purpose of the Youth Outreach Program? The purpose of YOP is to help young people who are disconnected and struggling with obstacles that are keeping them from achieving their personal goals to become self-sufficient. 2. What’s up at the YOP Shop? The YOP SHOP is a resource hub located at 893 East 11th Avenue. […]
Adolescent Development: Youth Perspective
This October, our focus at the Huckleberry House is Adolescent Development. To start the month, we hear from some youth in our shelter about what it’s like to be their age.
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 […]
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: 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 […]
Positive Youth Development on a National Scale
by Becky Westerfelt, Executive Director At Huck House we have a couple of concepts that drive our work, but the one that drives all of our work is Positive Youth Development. This approach says that what we say to youth is not as effective as what we do with youth. We know that experience is […]
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. […]
Homeless Children and Youth Act Reintroduced at Huck House
Homeless Children and Youth Act Reintroduced at Huck House Today, Representative Steve Stivers (R-OH) announced the reintroduction of the Homeless Children and Youth Act at the Huckleberry House. This legislation, which is cosponsored by Representative Dave Loebsack (D-IA), provides a more accurate system for the federal government to understand the problem of youth homelessness and […]