Cocoon House

Filing Period

Jul 1, 2010 to Jun 30, 2011

Signed

May 15, 2012

Return Version

2010v3.4

Gross Receipts

$2,773,534

Major Activities

Activity 2

Program: shelter services:since its founding, the agency has operated cocoon house central, the only self-referral emergency shelter for youth in snohomish county of washington state. To meet the growing need, the agency opened the doors to its second shelter, the arlington-based cocoon house north, in december 2006. Both shelters are open 24 hours a day and provide shelter, food, intensive case management, chemical dependency education/counseling, life skills training and access to medical care and supportive services for youth ages 13-17.in april 2010, cocoon house opened the newly constructed cocoon house east, a 90-day stay transitional shelter for youth ages 18-20 in response to a major service gap in the region for this age group. An array of age-appropriate support services similar to those found at the other shelters is available to residents at cocoon house east. These services focus on securing long-term housing (often transitional and subsidized), gaining employment, education or training, and developing life skills necessary to be able to live independently.during the year ended june 30, 2011, shelter services provided a total of 2,765 bed nights for 253 youth, 163 of whom had repeat shelter stays; for the year, shelter services had a total of 440 intakes and 418 exits of which 99% were into a safe housing situation.

Activity 3

Program: prevention and other:street outreach:street outreach is inclusive of advocate program, youth and gang violence intervention and prevention, teen u-turn resource drop-in center. Cocoon advocate program: the cocoon advocate program is the only mobile outreach program for youth ages 13-21 in snohomish county. Four advocates and two outreach workers work in teams and conduct outreach where youth are: in parks, campgrounds, in cheap motels and vacant buildings, and on the streets during non-traditional/flexible hours. The advocates work with youth to meet their basic needs, distributing food, emergency supplies, clothing, hygiene and first aid kits, and referral information. When possible, they develop a trusting relationship with youth and provide increasingly intensive case management in an effort to assist the youth to make positive and safe choices that ultimately result in their leaving the streets. During the year ended june 30, 2011, the advocates had 5,932 direct contacts with an estimated 1,013 unduplicated youth through case management and outreach efforts. Contributing to the outreach and support effort, cocoon house operates u-turn, a teen resource drop-in center, which during the year ended june 30, 2011, had 3,102 contacts with 337 unduplicated youth.youth & gang violence intervention and prevention: in january of 2010, cocoon house received funding to launch this new outreach effort focused at reducing violence among youth. Youth who indicate an interest in removing violence from their lives receive a full range of wrap-around services and counseling with the ultimate goal of youth regaining control of their lives and reengaging with the greater community. During the year ended june 30, 2011, staff engaged and assisted 203 gang-affiliated youth.project safe: cocoon house launched project safe in 2001 following a three-year planning and development effort. The program design is focused on helping parents develop skills and attitudes that will help the family weather the storms of adolescence. The project provides family services to prevent youth from disconnecting with family. Services include: (a) phone line consultation to provide easily accessible expert guidance to parents, including information and referrals, support and practical hands-on advice; (b) psycho-educational workshops designed to give parents the information and skills they need to more effectively parent their teen; (c) weekly drop in support group facilitated by master's level therapist for ongoing support with the daily struggles of raising teens; (d) resource information and publications designed to provide hands-on information to parents; and (e) work with other community resources (e.g. Section 8 housing providers, daycares) to bring practical information about adolescent issues into these venues. During the year ended june 30, 2011, 481 parents benefited from these services.wayout: at the request of snohomish county in 2003, cocoon house began administering this established program developed specifically to serve youthful offenders referred by the juvenile courts. Today the program receives referrals from a wide variety of organizations. Wayout is an interactive workshop for youth and their parents or guardians. Together, through a variety of experiential exercises, they work on communication, decision-making, and understanding personal differences. Third-party program reviewers concluded that every $1 spent on the wayout program results in taxpayers saving approximately $7.89 in avoided crime costs such as legal proceedings, juvenile detention, and incarceration. During the year ended june 30, 2011, more than 143 parents/guardians and 140 youth participated in wayout seminars for a total of 283 participants.

Filer

EIN

91-1497667