Teen Living Center
Many teens in Davis County face homelessness and its negative effects on their education and well-being. The Teen Residential Center is a supportive and supervised environment that offers food, shelter, clothing and emotional and mental resources to teens. It offers temporary housing to displaced students in crisis. The goal of the center is to keep students in school while equipping them with lifelong skills as they transition to adulthood.
It all began with Teen Centers.
There are more than 1,300 students in Davis School District who are classified as homeless. These children lack access to basic resources and amenities. Davis Education Foundation is removing barriers to learning for them and other students in crisis by constructing teen resource centers in high schools around the district. Teen centers provide students with a safe place to shower, do laundry, study, receive on-on-one assistance from family service workers, and access critical resources.
But where do they sleep?
Many teens in Davis County face homelessness and its negative effects on their education and well-being. The Teen Residential Center is a supportive and supervised environment that offers food, shelter, clothing and emotional and mental resources to teens. It offers temporary housing to displaced students in crisis. The goal of the center is to keep students in school while equipping them with lifelong skills as they transition to adulthood.
It Takes All Of Us
The TLC will be run by local non-profit Switchpoint, whose motto is “It Takes All Of Us” which couldn’t be more true. Without the surrounding community and volunteers willing to donate their time and means, Switchpoint would not be able to function nor would it be as successful. The core of Switchpoint’s work is the dream that one day families will no longer be struggling to make ends meet. That they will have the skills they need to be self-sufficient and thriving. By implementing the Switchpoint model of providing case management tools, community resources, education and job skill training, we can stop the cycle of poverty in Utah. We can end homelessness for our community, one life at a time.
