Street Outreach
Street Outreach is often the first point of contact for many youth in need of additional support and resources. We make direct contact with youth on the streets of downtown Olympia and provide them with emergency supplies, crisis intervention, and information about local resources. The primary goal of Street Outreach is engagement. Once we’ve established rapport with youth on the streets, we assist them in connecting to resources, including case managers in our Rosie’s Place drop-in center that can help them achieve long term goals. We also make referrals to emergency shelters including our Young Adult Shelter program.
In addition to providing services to youth on the streets, outreach workers extend into public schools, libraries, local businesses, college campuses, DSHS, public parks, bus stations, and other youth focused groups. Outreach workers will often be found tabling at community events, informing others about the work that we do, and educating the community about the needs of youth on the streets.
Current Outreach Schedule:
Downtown Outreach: TBA
Schools Connect with all 8 Thurston County School Districts and work closely McKinney Vento Homeless Liaisons
Rural County Two monthly community coalitions in Rainer and Tenino in addition to schools and youth groups in all of rural Thurston County
Field Trips TBA
Meet Our Street Outreach Team:
Liz Snyder (she/her), Director of Rosie’s Place Shelter Services
Kennedy Sadler – Street Outreach Case Manager Email
Evan Kavanaugh – Street Outreach Case Manager Email
- Olympia School District
- Griffin School District
- Yelm School District
- Rainier School District
- North Thurston School District
- Tumwater School District
- Tenino School District
- Rochester School District
Donations
Our program relies heavily on donations for the supplies that we provide on outreach. We are always in need of socks, underwear, snacks, bottled water, first aid supplies, hand warmers, gloves, beanies, flashlights, batteries, hygiene supplies, etc. To make a donation please check out our donations page for more information. All donations are tax deductible.