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Offers an outreach program with an emphasis on reaching those who are living unsheltered. Provides basic needs and referrals to housing support resources and shelter services.

Provides a safe place for at-risk and homeless youth (ages 16-24) in the Polk County area to connect with services. Services include street outreach, drop-in services, daily meals, emergency beds, an art studio, a computer lab, and mental health counseling options. 

The center also offers connections to additional YSS supportive housing programs, such as Lighthouses, Transitional Living Program, and Rapid Re-housing. Supportive services may include educational opportunities, life skills training, financial planning, and counseling to help youth and young adults, including single mothers and their infants, achieve self-sufficiency and progress toward their goals.

Helps clients that are street-level with food, clothing, hygiene, blankets or other resources to help with housing.

Provides outreach services to individuals experiencing homelessness, including help accessing community resources and support with housing and education needs. Develops programs to address gaps in services and meet unmet community needs.

Assists the needs of people living on the streets (outside, abandoned buildings, in cars, etc.) in the Omaha Metro area who are interested in connecting with housing and/or other services.

Services provided are:

- Screening and referral for housing programs;

- Information and referrals for mainstream benefits (SNAP, Medicaid, GA, etc.);

- Emergency supplies (food, water, blankets, hygiene items);

- Connection to emergency shelter, if desired;

- Case Management;

- Basic health assessments and connections to long-term mental and primary healthcare.

Street-based outreach services runaway youth and youth experiencing homelessness, near-homelessness, or street dependency.

Drop-in center services include food, basic first aid and hygiene supplies, advocacy, education and information, and referrals to appropriate community service providers. A nurse is onsite three days per week and offers testing for sexually transmitted diseases.

In addition to providing food, clothing, and other personal care necessities to anyone who requests them, staff additionally provides outreach assistance, including:

- Serving as a homeless warming center on especially cold winter days and a cooling center on very hot/humid days.

- Providing the homeless with bags of ice to help them cool off, as well as to help keep fresh any food items they may have.

- SSVP Omaha staff visit homeless neighbors in their camps, providing essentials like food, water, blankets, and fuel. Also helps connect them to critical services, such as medical care and housing.