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Lost N Found Youth - Atlanta, GA

Description: Lost-n-Found Youth is an Atlanta-based nonprofit corporation whose mission is to take homeless lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youths to age 26 off the street and transition them into more permanent housing.

We operate a 24/7 hotline at 678-856-7825, a Youth Center, a 6-bed 90 day housing facility, and 3-6 month host home program.

Lost-n-Found Youth is Atlanta’s only nonprofit agency actively working to take homeless LGBTQ youth off the street.

Reach Out
If you are a youth in need of help, reach out (talk or text) to 678-856-7825.
Support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
We support youth ages 13 through 25 at our Youth Center and provide transitional housing for youth age 18 to 25. Lost-n-Found Youth also provides services and referrals based on the needs of youth entering our program.
43 percent of our clients find us by word of mouth while 38 percent are referred by area shelters. 16 percent find us online and 3 percent are identified through our street outreach program.
Services
    24/7 phone, texts, and email response
    Emergency and transitional housing
    Emergency clothing and food for youth on the street
    Mental health evaluations and counseling
    Referrals to HIV/STD testing, health and dental services
    Assistance for lost or stolen birth certificates, driver’s licenses or state ID cards
    Referrals to GED training/testing and other education resources
    Resume writing/editing and interview skills training




Volunteers Requests by Lost N Found Youth: Lost-n-Found Youth exists as a mostly volunteer-run organization composed of a volunteer board and a steering committee of roughly a dozen others who give their time, energy, and money as needed to run the mission and operations of the organization, raise funds, and manage community relations. We ask for a six month commitment from all volunteers and provide volunteer orientation prior to welcoming new members of the community to help us with our mission. All volunteers must pay a $10 fee and pass a background check prior to starting work with Lost-n-Found Youth. Volunteer orientation meetings are conducted on the second Thursday of each month at 8 p.m. and the Saturday immediately after from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at 2585 Chantilly Drive, Atlanta, GA, 30324. Check out Events for the next sessions.


Donation Requests by Lost N Found Youth: http://lnfy.org/giving-wishlist/

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