Welcome!!
to
Youth Empowerment Shelter

THE STAFF ARE ESPECIALLY TRAINED TO SERVE OUR YOUTH
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Y.E.S. staff are qualified, trained individuals with a passion to provide youth in crisis a physically and emotionally safe environment in which they will have the opportunity to address the issues they are facing.

Executive Director 
  • Manages development
  • Networks with community agencies
  • Oversees program 
  • Liaisons with the Board of Directors
Bookkeeper 
  • Banks income and pays bills
  • Keeps records of financial transactions
  • Researches and advises about financial matters
  • Makes state and federal financial reports
  • Creates and maintains annual operating budget 

  • Youth and Family Counselor (Part-time) 
  • Provides counsel and guidance to individual youth
  • Conducts Assessments
  • Seeks reunification with families
  • Determines what services are needed and coordinates with service providers.
​House Parent - Weekdays
   Daytime  
  • Oversees scheduling, supervision of youth
  • Plans and arranges provisions for meals
  • Oversees housekeeping
  • Grounds and building maintenance
  • Coordinates activities and transportation
Night-Time Attendants 
  • Checks beds, provides care when needed
  • Some light housekeeping
  • Office assistance (filing, copying, etc.)
  • Awakens youth, assists with breakfast, prepares for school.

​STAFF NEEDED
Program Director
  • Sets program goals and objectives
  • Designs overall program components (PYD, etc.)
  • Oversees the maintenance of client records, reports, data, etc.
  • Facilitates shelter community supportive spirit​
House Parent  - Weekend
   Daytime 
  • Oversees scheduling, supervision of youth
  • Plans and arranges provisions for meals
  • Oversees housekeeping
  • Grounds and building maintenance
  • Coordinates activities and transportation

Weekend Advisor – weekends, (mixed schedule)
  • Conducts intakes
  • Develops relationships with youth, assists them in setting goals and designing a plan
  • Facilitates and encourages implementation of the youth's plan
  • Coordinates volunteers:
    • Tutors
    • Instructors (music, crafts, etc)
    • Activity directors
    • Individual mentors
  • See the job posting file on the 'Contact Us' page.

​Outreach Coordinator (Part-time)
  • Develops a plan for contact with runaway and homeless youth NOT in the shelter
  • Trains and coordinates volunteer
 
   We welcome to any who are in need of safe place to be for a time. We currently have 3 residents and room for 7 more. Y.E.S. is located in the central area of The Dalles so that it is easily accessible to youth, and close to many venues like schools, shops, and services. 
Our program is based on a nationally recognized best practice called Positive Youth Development, which is described briefly here:

Positive Youth Development Components involves
activities focused on improving outcomes for youth:
PYD is a comprehensive framework outlining the supports all young people need to be successful.  Runaway and homeless youth programs that embrace this developmental model provide ongoing and intentional opportunities for young people to participate in meaningful activities.  A variety of opportunities that have real life application are available for youth to design, implement, and evaluate the types of services they receive to best meet their needs.  The program environment is caring and supportive, has high expectations, and offers youth the chance to develop positive relationships and connections with adults, peers, and the larger community.  Positive Youth Development  views youth as "resources" who have much to offer rather than
as "problems" that need to be treated or fixed.
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http://youth.gov/youth-topics/positive-youth-development

FROM THE RESIDENTS

The Whole is Greater
than the Sum of its Parts
by Bailey

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A flower is more than petals and anthers, it symbolizes many things. It means beauty, love, and sometimes death. The flower is more than a plant, its emotions. When you look at a flower at first glance you will just see a flower, but if you look a second longer you will have the sweet  memory of when someone brought you pretty flowers for no reason, or that time you picked a bunch of weeds to make a bouquet for your mother. It could also remind you to bring flowers in memory to your dear grandmother's grave. We all have a happy, or sad, memories of those little blossoms. In a sense, a flower also represents the cycle of life. We start out small, enter the “real world” then spread our genetics and slowly fall apart, opening a spot for a new flower to grow. In the end, a flower is no longer a little bud, it’s much, much more.
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Nick's Story

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​      When I was about 6 or 7 years old I was living with my grandma and my five brothers and sisters, together with my dad and his girlfriend.  It was pretty crowded and crazy and I didn’t feel like I was a part of any of it.  I didn’t even make it to school most days. 
     And then Grandma was diagnosed with cancer and all the attention went to her.  When my dad’s girlfriend left after Grandma moved to Arizona we had to move out of the house.  My dad took me to stay with a friend of mine who lived in Cascade Locks, but they only let me stay for a few days. 
      I didn’t even know where my dad was, so then I was homeless and went and lived under the bridge for a few months.  I tried to get a job so I could buy food and get a place to live, but there weren’t many jobs available. 
​     Then, finally a friend’s mom heard about Youth Empowerment Shelter and helped me get in.  Now I’m going to school daily and trying my best to make a successful life.  I even have a beautiful, talented girlfriend.  I’m happy for the first time in my life.  I wouldn’t have gotten anywhere if it weren’t for that friend and the Y.E.S. house.
Come for a visit . . .  We made this video right after we opened . . . almost 2 years ago.
Youth Empowerment Shelter's 990 Report is available at  http://990s.foundationcenter.org/990_pdf_archive/464/464777480/464777480_201612_990EZ.pdf