Homeless Housing and Support Services Nearly 2,000 youth experience homelessness every night in San Diego

San Diego Youth Services works to end the cycle of homelessness.

We provide shelter and transitional housing for children and young adults, without a home, who otherwise would have nowhere to go.

Through our programs, we move youth experiencing homelessness into safe and stable housing and provide the tools and training they need to create a healthy path in life. They build independent living skills through intensive, in-home case management, counseling, and wraparound services to get them back on their feet. Our transitional housing and support also provide them with time to complete their education and get sustainable employment.

Last year, we provided shelter and support to more than 883 youth

“Just about every single one of the youth in our program has experienced trauma and need care. No one deserves to live on the street, and I am grateful that we are able to make a difference in the lives of these young people. These interventions have the possibility to change their life trajectory completely.”

Wil Lybarger, SDYS staff

Storefront Youth Emergency Shelter

Our Youth Emergency Shelter is the only emergency night shelter in the county for homeless and runaway youth. We provide shelter and support services for children and teens, ages 12 to 17, who don't have a safe place to live or are victims of physical or sexual abuse, neglect or exploitation.

Last year, our shelter provided a safe place to stay for 140 homeless & runaway youth.

 

Youth Emergency Shelter

Call for our 24-hour Crisis Hotline and Eligibility Screening for our emergency night shelter and drop-in center.

Call Us @ (866) PLACE-2-STAY

TAY Academy

TAY Academy supports youth, ages 14 to 25, and provides access to basic needs including food, hygiene, showers and laundry. Our Drop-in Center and staff also provide information and referral services, skill development workshops, computer lab, expressive art, resource linkages and goal planning support.

398 youth made in-person visits to TAY Academy last year.

 

TAY Academy

Hours: Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Drop-in Center
2220 Broadway
San Diego, CA 92102

For Eligibility Screening

Call Us @ (619) 232-8126

Temporary Housing for Youth Experiencing Homelessness (TAY Housing)

TAY Housing provides housing to youth experiencing homelessness and former foster/probation youth experiencing homelessness. We provide services to each youth to support their individual goals and their overall goal of becoming stable and independent.

Our programs support foster youth, ages 18-21, and foster youth exiting the system, ages 18-24. Our programs are open to both single and parenting youth. Our program has a waitlist because of the high demand for housing assistance.

TAY Housing

Questions? (619) 987-3021 

Make a Referral

Youth Homelessness Program (YHP)

Our YHP program consists of four components and provides rapid rehousing, as well as transitional housing to homeless and at-risk young adults to help them become independent and self-sufficient so that they are able to leave our programs and live on their own.

YHP

For Eligibility Screening

Make a Referral

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