Cocoon House

Filing Period

Jul 1, 2011 to Jun 30, 2012

Signed

Apr 25, 2013

Return Version

2011v1.2

Gross Receipts

$3,018,796

Major Activities

Activity 2

Program: transitional housing - cocoon complex: the agency also operates cocoon complex (complex) licensed as a 22-bed long-term transitional housing facility designed to host all critical services to teens ages 13-17 on-site who have no other housing options. Available services include intensive case management, drug/alcohol counseling and mental health care, health care, education support, life skills training, food, and basic needs. By regulation, youth can live at the complex for up to 21 months and until their 18th birthday. During the year ended june 30, 2012, 45 youth called complex home for a combined total of 4,354 bed nights; at exit 75% of these formerly homeless young people moved on to safe, stable housing while 80% were in school, had a ged, or achieved their high school diploma.

Activity 3

Program: prevention, project safe & other: 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 increase family management. The project provides: (a) phone 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, 2012, 280 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. During the year ended june 30, 2012, more than 163 parents/guardians and 146 youth participated in wayout seminars for a total of 309 participants. Street outreach and advocacy: the program is the only 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, etc. Advocates work with youth to meet their basic needs and referral information. When trust is established they provide case management to help youth make positive and safe choices that result in leaving the streets. During the year ended june 30, 2012, the advocates had 11,000 direct contacts through case management,u-turn teen drop in center, and outreach efforts. Asked by the community, cocoon took over deaconness' teen parent advocate in november 2011. This service provides case management to pregnant or parenting teens with children 0-5. The advocate also provides in school prevention groups for this same population.

Filer

EIN

91-1497667