Wait House

12 Wait St
Glens Falls, NY 12801

Class of Housing/Services: emergency shelter for youth ages 16 up to 21. Helping Homeless Youth in New York's Warren and Washington Counties

General Information:
If you are in need of shelter or need other immediate assistance please call WAIT House at 798-4384 or go to WAIT House at 10am - 12 Wait St. in Glens Falls, NY. We are staffed 24/7. This email is not checked on a regular basis so your request for help may be delayed. Emergency Shelter WAIT House's Emergency Shelter is located at 12 Wait St. in Glens Falls, NY. It is an eight bed co-ed emergency shelter for youth ages 16 up to 21. The shelter is certified by the New York State Office of Children and Family Services. Since opening in December 2003 WAIT House has provided shelter and services to over 1,300 homeless youths and their families. WAIT House is staffed 24/7. The shelter phone number is 518.798.4384. Services Provided Case Management and Goal Planning Needs Assessment-linkage to necessary services (medical, mental health, substance abuse treatment) Reunification with family (if appropriate) Connection to education, training and employment On-site tutoring and life-skills training After Care– follow up and support after leaving the emergency shelter Transitional Living Program for Young Women WAIT House's Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth is located at 10 Wait St. in Glens Falls. The program is now accepting residents. To be qualified for the program residents must be: homeless or currently residing in temporary/emergency housing females between the ages of 16 and 21 Pregnant, parenting or without children cannot be a sex offender, have a violent history or be a fire starter Aftercare Program and Permanent Housing Assistance Program The Aftercare Program offers continued support services to youth after they leave the shelter. This voluntary program can help the youth continue their goal plan that they started while they were shelter residents. The Permanent Housing Assistance Program offers assistance in locating and keeping safe, affordable housing. This program is available to income qualified individuals and families with head of household 18 years old and up. We can help: Create a household budget based on current income Determine what can be paid for rent, utilities and other housing expenses Find safe, affordable housing in the community Pay part of the security deposit on an apartment that fits a budget Provide short term rental assistance Connect with other services such as transportation, continuing education, childcare and job training and counseling Provide landlord/tenant mediation Ongoing case management Goal planning for the future

Website: http://www.hycwaithouse.org

How To Volunteer at Wait House:
Be a volunteer. Call Wait House at (518) 798-4384 for current volunteer work opportunities.

As A General Note About ShelterListings.org Listings:
ShelterListings.org does our best to provide listings that are free of cost. Many of the homeless shelters and services are free of charge. Some do charge small fees. We always urge the users of our website to visit the websites of the providers listed, OR give them a phone call to find out complete details.

In furtherance; Halfway Houses, Transitional Housing, and Substance Abuse Treatment Centers for the most part charge a fee. Most of the substance abuse resources we provide are low cost, Medicaid or sliding scale fee. We provide as much information as possible on the website of these locations.

Rooming and Boarding Houses do charge fees. We list them where we find them. They are a nice low cost option for housing.

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