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Youth Resiliency Services - Independent Living | Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry

Eligibility

Youth ages 16 through 21.

Required documents

Completed referral packet.

Hours

24 hrs a day, 7 days a week.

(216) 658-4625
Voice·

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Application process

Referral must be made by Cuyahoga County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) or the Ohio Department of Youth Services, Cleveland Regional Office. Phone to request referral packet M-F: 9:00am-5:00pm.

Fees

Free.

Service area

Ohio

Helps at-risk teens make the transition from institution or foster family to living independently. Provides participants semi-independent living apartments and supportive services such as case management, education, job readiness training, life skills training, and counseling. Teens spend six months to one year in a totally supervised cluster site, then move on to a more independent scatter site.

Data provided by

211 Cleveland

Providing organization

Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry

Provides services focusing on housing and shelter, workforce development, youth resiliency, and guardianship services. Creates programs that serve people who are homeless, youth facing adversity, adults in need of guardianship, people impacted by the criminal legal system and individuals with behavioral health needs.