As the number of youth experiencing homelessness in Indiana continues to rise, a Johnson County organization is doing all it can to help with the underlying issues.
JOHNSON COUNTY — As the number of youth experiencing homelessness in Indiana continues to rise, a Johnson County program is doing all it can to help with the underlying issues.
The program focuses on youth and young adults between the ages of 16 and 25 years old, meeting them where they are and equipping them with the resources they need to be successful. Things like food and hygiene projects as well as resources to help teach the youth and young adults what they need to know to be independent and survive on their own.She says the program has seen a major increase in youth that need help in Johnson County after recently putting youth coaches in four local high schools.
According to the Indiana Youth Institute, over 200 children were in the foster care system in Johnson County last year and overall youth homelessness was up 3.5% in the county. "It can be anywhere from couch hopping and couch surfing to truly homeless and living, you know, on the streets or not knowing where they're going to be," Bramlett said."That is really our focus here at KIC-IT, is meeting these youth and serving the clients needs. Not a one size fits all.""It's scary," Jay Wheeler told WRTV's Kaitlyn Kendall."It's uncertain, like you don't know where you're going to be or you don't feel safe.
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