The South King County Youth Shelter (SKYS) is a licensed group home serving homeless, runaway, and at-risk youth aged 12-17. SKYS offers basic needs assistance, community resource referrals, in-house case management, family reunification support, education and employment assistance, and permanency planning. Young people stay for varying durations, from 21 days in federally funded basic center beds to up to 90 days in Office of Homeless Youth Hope Beds or Transitional Living placements for youth aged 16+ from intake to their 18th birthday.

Operates a homeless youth engagement center with both day and night services. Offers: - Warm meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner (do not have to be shelter resident for meals) - Hygiene supplies including lockers, showers, laundry, and clothing - Day shelter beds - Case managers who work with young people to reduce barriers and set goals for long-term housing - Onsite mental health counseling - Overnight shelter - Youth cooling center during heat advisories.

Operates an 6-bed drop-in shelter for homeless teens 16-20 years of age.  The shelter is open 9pm-8am.  Each teen will be given a background check and a no-touch search.  No teens with sexual offenses, active warrants, or recent violent offenses will be admitted.  Teens that are intoxicated will be admitted provided they are not violent or disturb other guests.  The teens parents must be contacted within 72 hours for permission, and the shelter will collaborate with the parents or guardians if possible.  Teens staying at the shelter are allowed up to 30 consecutive days and will be connected with other Coffee Oasis programs and case management to help them determine goals, plans, self-improvement, and life skills.

Offers a 12 bed youth shelter for youth ages 13-17.

Offering a 24-hour shelter for young adults, precipitated by the Covid-19 pandemic. Benefits include: - Meals - Case management - Professional development opportunities - Permanent/transitional housing search. Offers masks, gloves and hand sanitizers for clients.

Provides emergency housing for up to 30 days for high-risk and homeless youth prior to foster care or other placement.  Offers counseling, life-skills groups, inter-agency school, recreation and case management. A case manager assists youth in applying for benefits.   Youth in the program will be helped to stabilize, set goals, and move on to long-term housing situations or re-unify with family members.   Reserves two beds for commercially sexually exploited youth.

Operates overnight shelter for young adults. Provides clients with:   -  Clean bedding and sheets. -  Dinner and hot breakfast. -  Laundry. -  Showers. - Health and hygiene supplies. -  On-site case management. - Referral to other support and transitional services. - Visits by health care providers, including a public health nurse. - Educational materials related to risk avoidance and harm reduction.

Supporting homeless / at- risk youth to obtain permanent housing, employment, educational goals, adult life skills, and a support team for what life brings you.

Drop-In Center & Resources: The drop-in center provides teens and young adults a safe place to stay during the day to do homework, play games, socialize, work on personal goals or employment, or relax. Young people can also get a hot meal, talk to a caseworker, and get help with resources such as bus tickets or access to showers and laundry facilities. Arcadia staff can also provide referrals to employment training, educational assistance, mental health and substance use counseling, and other services. Operates as a cooling center during weather advisories. Overnight Emergency Shelter: The drop-in center transforms into an overnight emergency shelter where young adults are encouraged to have a hot meal, do laundry, play video games, relax, and get some sleep in a warm and safe environment.

Provides a 35-bed low-barrier shelter that offers individual spaces to young adults looking for a safe place to stay. We have a mix of Night-by-Night spots and Resident Spots. Night-by-Night spots are first-come-first-serve based on daily signups. Clients must be actively staying in Night-by-Night shelter to get on the Resident Waitlist. Residents have a guaranteed spot every night and can leave their belongings in their pod. Folks can keep the Resident Pod as long as they need, as long as they are following expectations. Shelter guests are served dinner every night and provided snacks at the start of shelter hours.

Drop In and overnight shelter services operate 24 hours a day, providing a safe and supportive environment for clients. During the day, individuals have access to meals, hygiene and laundry facilities, and dedicated case management. They can also connect with mental health and healthcare providers and access education and employment support services. In addition to these essential resources, we offer emotional and social support through peer-led therapeutic activities. Clients engage in various self-care and skill-building activities, including video games as a form of relaxation, creative arts for self-expression, and life skills training such as cooking, financial literacy, and shared responsibilities like maintaining the shelter space. At night, each client is provided with a private sleeping area, complete with a bed, lamp, and secure storage for their personal belongings, ensuring they have a safe and comfortable space to rest.

Emergency shelter and transitional living which serves youth ages 7 - 17 with case management, life skills and education supports, recreational outings and focuses on housing stability and family reunification whenever possible.

Coordinates a network of volunteers that care for children of parents experiencing a temporary crisis. Provides a safe alternative to child welfare custody.  Crises include short-term emergencies, such as hospitalization, or a longer-term crisis, such as drug abuse or homelessness. Volunteer families are extensively screened and supported, and biological parents maintain full custody while their children are in the program.  The ultimate goal is to support and strengthen biological families so they can become safe families for their own children. Host family volunteers are supervised by their area church, which in turn is supported by professional child care specialists. Children are matched with families in their own community whenever possible, and placements average from one day to three months.

Safe Place Coordinators provide 24 hour a day, seven days a week, on call, in person and over the phone support to vulnerable youth, ages 12-17. Youth adults, ages 18-24, are referred to Willows Youth Services Center. Safe Place works closely with existing emergency youth shelter providers including Friends of Youth, YouthCare and Cocoon House.   Current Safe Place sites include: Metro Transit buses, YMCAs of Greater Seattle and the King County Library System. A complete map of all Safe Place locations can be seen online.