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NEKYS Expands Apartment Program

NEKYS Expands Apartment Program

NEKYS recently expanded its ability to help homeless and at risk youth. NEKYS’ Apartment Program is a time-limited, temporary housing program designed to assist homeless young adults, aged 18-21 to develop the skills they need to live independently. The program is managed through NEKYS’ Transitional Living Program (TLP). Last year, with a single apartment and a three person capacity limit, we were able to successfully house four young adults. Due to the success of the original apartment, NEKYS was able to expand our program by opening two additional apartments in both St Johnsbury and Lyndonville.  NEKYS now has the ability to serve up to nine homeless young adults. NEKYS’ Apartment Program is more than a roof over their heads; it offers case management and the development of much-needed independent living skills in a safe environment that offers stability and consistency.

“With housing and support, we have seen young people achieving full-time employment, going on to college and achieving independent permanent housing” states, Jennifer Harpin, NEKYS Transitional and Family Supervisor “the strength and resiliency of the young people is inspiring.”

TLP coordinator Mandy Pike says “It’s amazing. We can have up to nine people, that’s nine young people off the streets in a safe and stable home. We can give them (youth in the TLP program) the opportunity to get a feeling for the reality of what living on their own is really like”

Generous community donations have been used in to meet the needs of furnishing the apartments. Furniture, cooking supplies, and many other essential items that were donated to make sure that the young adults who come into the apartments have everything they need to be comfortable in their home.

Donations from the Annual NEKYS Walk go directly to the Transitional Living Program to make sure it continues to support the young people in our community who are looking to live independently.