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you don’t tell that kid to come back later.
Their needs can’t wait: clean clothes, a decent meal, a bed to sleep in… and someone who cares.
Our programs are specifically designed to rescue kids from the streets and to help them build new lives.
We Care The number of homeless and runaway youth that Covenant House has helped with food, shelter, warmth, and love since opening its doors more than 45 years ago.
Outreach Our staff searches the darkest and toughest street corners, and provides food and counseling (and most importantly, an escape) to homeless kids lost and trapped on the streets.
Crisis Care Everything we do to help a homeless child begins with Crisis Care.
Rights of Passage Our Rights of Passage long-term residential program is based on the simple belief that all children have the right to pass into adulthood without being abused and homeless.
Casa Alianza Casa Alianza, our sites in Latin America, provide home and hope to homeless and orphaned children while fighting for their basic rights.
Service Our volunteers come from many different backgrounds and from all across the country.
What they have in common is their love for our kids and the commitment to making the world a better place.
Advocacy & Research Covenant House is the most powerful human rights movement on behalf of kids in the Americas.
Through our advocacy and research efforts, we strive to be the voice for the children who have been forgotten.
More than moms and babies/children *Reflects multiple stays per youth (when applicable) Female 48% Male 51% Transgender 1% Millions of kids suffer on the streets every day.
For over years, Covenant House has sheltered and cared for these young people – now standing as a powerful human rights movement for young people experiencing homelessness and trafficking in 31 cities across six countries.
Human trafficking—the exploitation of a person’s labor through force, fraud, or coercion—is a crime whose victims tend to be society’s most vulnerable.
People who are homeless, lack a support system, or are desperate for work are susceptible to the promises of people who would exploit them for labor and for sex.
Recently, homeless youth providers in the United States and Canada have become aware that their clients are particularly at risk of trafficking and research has begun to uncover the extent and contours of the problem within that community.
• More than total population had been trafficked for sex, while 8% (52) had been trafficked for other forced labor.
MSRP researchers interviewed who access services through Covenant House’s network of shelters, transitional living and apartment programs, and drop-in centers.
Youth were invited to participate, on a voluntary basis, in a point-in-time study about work experience.
Semi-structured interviews were conducted using the Human Trafficking Interview and Assessment Measure (HTIAM-youth had been trafficked for sex or labor in their lifetimes.
• Ninety-one percent (the respondents reported being approached by someone who was offering an opportunity for income that was too good to be true.
This included situations that turned into trafficking as well as other offers for commercial sexual exchanges, fraudulent commission-based sales, credit card scams, stolen phone sales, and check fraud.
trafficking, applying the U.S. federal definition of trafficking.
Of the identified as sex trafficking victims within the study, nearly 58% (53) were in situations of force, fraud, or coercion characteristic of human trafficking under the U.S. federal definition.
• identified as sex trafficking victims were minors involved in the sale of commercial sex and survival sex but were not forced by a third party to do so.
• interviewed reported experiences consistent with the definition of sex trafficking, as did 11% (40) of cisgender men.
• were trafficked for sex, compared to 12% of non-LGBTQ youth.
• interviewed turned to survival sex at some difficult point in their lives.
• way in the sex trade at some point in their lifetimes; 24% (93) of the young men, 38% (93) of the young women, whether that was through situations of force, survival sex, or commercial sexual work as adults.
The median age of entry into trading sex was median age for those who were considered trafficked was 16.
• Situations of forced labor included youth who were forced to work in factories, domestic labor situations, agriculture, international drug smuggling, sex-trade-related labor, and commission-based sales.
The vast majority (in this study were instances of forced drug dealing.
Nearly (42) of all youth interviewed had been forced into working in the drug trade.
• Forced drug dealing occurred through familial and cultural coercion as well as through the violence of suppliers and gangs.
Homeless youth are vulnerable to both sex and labor trafficking because they tend to experience a higher rate of the primary risk factors to trafficking: poverty, unemployment, a history of sexual abuse, and a history of mental health issues.
If they have families who are involved in the commercial sex trade or gangs, their risk is even higher.
Homeless youth indicated that they struggled to find paid work, affordable housing, and support systems that would help them access basic necessities.
They had experienced discrimination in their jobs and in housing.
A confluence of factors made the homeless youth we interviewed vulnerable to both sex and labor traffickers who preyed on their need.
It also made them more likely to turn to the sex trade for survival.
Queen has been a fighter since the day she was born.
“Right after I was born they took me from my mom and put me in an incubator and I was in the hospital for four months,” she says.
She grew up in New Jersey with her loving mom and developed many talents, including a gift for fashion and for being a make-up artist.
She also learned she had a commanding presence on stage with a great voice.
She was an excellent student and the sky was the limit.
We see it happen all too often at Covenant House, and it is heart-wrenching.
Amazing kids like Queen who have one thing happen, one stroke of bad luck and soon they are staring straight into the frightening reality of homelessness.
“My mom worked hard for over everything was fine,” she said.
“We lived in a nice apartment and always got by.
But then my mom had some health issues.
And before we knew it, we could not afford our apartment anymore.
“The absolute worst day,” says Queen, “was the day I went to my college counselor to tell him I had to drop the five classes I had left to graduate.
Queen was not dropping out of college by choice.
On what she thought was going to be the worst day of her life, Queen went to Essex Community College to drop the remaining five classes she needed to graduate.
“was the day I went to my college counselor to tell him I had to drop the five classes I had left to graduate.
Instead, the counselor gave her a list of other possibilities.
Highlighted on the top of the list was Covenant House.
“That was the day that changed my life,” she says now.
Queen moved in with us at Covenant House in New Jersey and became a bright light in the life of every staff person, volunteer, and resident she met.
She took advantage of every opportunity, every learning experience, every job training session we offer.
“I think what Covenant House does best is teach young people like me how to live,” she says.
“It is more than just a place to stay if you are homeless.
The staff here really care, they treat you like you are part of a family.
They provide non-stop support and tough love when you need a push.
Lately there have been many more successes than setbacks for this amazing young woman.
“When I went to Accenture, I felt like I had another great support system, another family, that I could rely on,” said Queen.
I learned how to adapt to different situations in the workplace, and how to be a better communicator.
“But I think the best part about applying for the internship, being accepted, and working on so many important projects at Accenture was that it gave me confidence,” said Queen.
“I grew up being comfortable with people, being in front of people as a vocalist, basically being a people person.
But the business world was a whole new experience.
“From the first day I walked into Accenture, my Project Manager Darleen Podlaski, and the Program Coordinators Sarah are already starting to come true.
She recently landed a full-time job with Audible, after yet another rigorous application and interview process.
“I was interviewed by a whole team of people,” she says with a smile.
“It was intimidating, but Covenant House and Accenture prepared me to be confident and just be myself.
“I could not dream any of these dreams without Covenant House, and people like Rose Stallmeyer, who dedicate their lives to helping young people when we need help the most,” she said.
“Rose and so many other people at Covenant House have been with me every step of the way, Cobbinah and Francisco Iturbe made me feel like part of the family, while also challenging me to grow and learn.
“I want to earn a Masters degree in Business Administration,” she says.
“I want to work in a rewarding job, preferably in a business environment so I can be part of implementing a diverse, inclusive atmosphere like they have built at Accenture.
Thanks to her hard work and amazing talents, Queen’s dreams through all my ups and downs.
“Queen like many of our young people come to us with so many talents, said Rose.
Bruce, a freshman at the College of Mount Saint Vincent, has his head in the clouds and his feet planted firmly on the ground.
The former Covenant House New York resident is working hard toward a bachelor’s degree, followed by a master’s, and then a career as a pilot in the Navy.
to Sky-high Dreams “I love aviation,” Bruce says, eyes bright.
“Ever since I was little, I used to go to air shows and play on flight simulators.
I love looking up into the sky, hearing jets go by.
Bruce’s “true goal” to become a Navy pilot is buoyed by a well-considered back-up plan based in computer science and business.
As his first semester draws to a close, his biggest worries are the usual freshman conundrums: roommates and living on a student budget.
But that wasn’t the case just a couple of years ago, when Bruce looked into the abyss of homelessness.
His most pressing concern wasn’t an unruly roommate but food and shelter.
After his parents’ divorce, he grew up mainly with his mother, moving with her from state to state as her career required.
, he’d lived in half a dozen states.
Bruce graduated from John McDonogh Senior High School— the subject of Oprah Winfrey’s “Blackboard Wars” TV series—in a tough section of New Orleans, La.
“People judged the school because the area was terrible, but the school was actually great,” he says.
He served as treasurer and then vice president of his class.
But for Bruce post-Katrina New Orleans seemed a dead end.
“I couldn’t see how I could live there,” he says.
He felt his options for making a good living were limited, and he was distressed by the slow pace of infrastructure repair in the many years since the 2005 super storm.
“I felt like I was drowning,” he says.
He left New Orleans for New York City, where an aunt agreed to take in the 18-year-old.

you don’t tell that kid to come back later.

Their needs can’t wait: clean clothes, a decent meal, a bed to sleep in… and someone who cares.

Our programs are specifically designed to rescue kids from the streets and to help them build new lives.

We Care The number of homeless and runaway youth that Covenant House has helped with food, shelter, warmth, and love since opening its doors more than 45 years ago.

Outreach Our staff searches the darkest and toughest street corners, and provides food and counseling (and most importantly, an escape) to homeless kids lost and trapped on the streets.

Crisis Care Everything we do to help a homeless child begins with Crisis Care.

Rights of Passage Our Rights of Passage long-term residential program is based on the simple belief that all children have the right to pass into adulthood without being abused and homeless.

Casa Alianza Casa Alianza, our sites in Latin America, provide home and hope to homeless and orphaned children while fighting for their basic rights.

Service Our volunteers come from many different backgrounds and from all across the country.

What they have in common is their love for our kids and the commitment to making the world a better place.

Advocacy & Research Covenant House is the most powerful human rights movement on behalf of kids in the Americas.

Through our advocacy and research efforts, we strive to be the voice for the children who have been forgotten.

More than moms and babies/children *Reflects multiple stays per youth (when applicable) Female 48% Male 51% Transgender 1% Millions of kids suffer on the streets every day.

For over years, Covenant House has sheltered and cared for these young people – now standing as a powerful human rights movement for young people experiencing homelessness and trafficking in 31 cities across six countries.

Human trafficking—the exploitation of a person’s labor through force, fraud, or coercion—is a crime whose victims tend to be society’s most vulnerable.

People who are homeless, lack a support system, or are desperate for work are susceptible to the promises of people who would exploit them for labor and for sex.

Recently, homeless youth providers in the United States and Canada have become aware that their clients are particularly at risk of trafficking and research has begun to uncover the extent and contours of the problem within that community.

• More than total population had been trafficked for sex, while 8% (52) had been trafficked for other forced labor.

MSRP researchers interviewed who access services through Covenant House’s network of shelters, transitional living and apartment programs, and drop-in centers.

Youth were invited to participate, on a voluntary basis, in a point-in-time study about work experience.

Semi-structured interviews were conducted using the Human Trafficking Interview and Assessment Measure (HTIAM-youth had been trafficked for sex or labor in their lifetimes.

• Ninety-one percent (the respondents reported being approached by someone who was offering an opportunity for income that was too good to be true.

This included situations that turned into trafficking as well as other offers for commercial sexual exchanges, fraudulent commission-based sales, credit card scams, stolen phone sales, and check fraud.

trafficking, applying the U.S. federal definition of trafficking.

Of the identified as sex trafficking victims within the study, nearly 58% (53) were in situations of force, fraud, or coercion characteristic of human trafficking under the U.S. federal definition.

• identified as sex trafficking victims were minors involved in the sale of commercial sex and survival sex but were not forced by a third party to do so.

• interviewed reported experiences consistent with the definition of sex trafficking, as did 11% (40) of cisgender men.

• were trafficked for sex, compared to 12% of non-LGBTQ youth.

• interviewed turned to survival sex at some difficult point in their lives.

• way in the sex trade at some point in their lifetimes; 24% (93) of the young men, 38% (93) of the young women, whether that was through situations of force, survival sex, or commercial sexual work as adults.

The median age of entry into trading sex was median age for those who were considered trafficked was 16.

• Situations of forced labor included youth who were forced to work in factories, domestic labor situations, agriculture, international drug smuggling, sex-trade-related labor, and commission-based sales.

The vast majority (in this study were instances of forced drug dealing.

Nearly (42) of all youth interviewed had been forced into working in the drug trade.

• Forced drug dealing occurred through familial and cultural coercion as well as through the violence of suppliers and gangs.

Homeless youth are vulnerable to both sex and labor trafficking because they tend to experience a higher rate of the primary risk factors to trafficking: poverty, unemployment, a history of sexual abuse, and a history of mental health issues.

If they have families who are involved in the commercial sex trade or gangs, their risk is even higher.

Homeless youth indicated that they struggled to find paid work, affordable housing, and support systems that would help them access basic necessities.

They had experienced discrimination in their jobs and in housing.

A confluence of factors made the homeless youth we interviewed vulnerable to both sex and labor traffickers who preyed on their need.

It also made them more likely to turn to the sex trade for survival.

Queen has been a fighter since the day she was born.

“Right after I was born they took me from my mom and put me in an incubator and I was in the hospital for four months,” she says.

She grew up in New Jersey with her loving mom and developed many talents, including a gift for fashion and for being a make-up artist.

She also learned she had a commanding presence on stage with a great voice.

She was an excellent student and the sky was the limit.

We see it happen all too often at Covenant House, and it is heart-wrenching.

Amazing kids like Queen who have one thing happen, one stroke of bad luck and soon they are staring straight into the frightening reality of homelessness.

“My mom worked hard for over everything was fine,” she said.

“We lived in a nice apartment and always got by.

But then my mom had some health issues.

And before we knew it, we could not afford our apartment anymore.

“The absolute worst day,” says Queen, “was the day I went to my college counselor to tell him I had to drop the five classes I had left to graduate.

Queen was not dropping out of college by choice.

On what she thought was going to be the worst day of her life, Queen went to Essex Community College to drop the remaining five classes she needed to graduate.

“was the day I went to my college counselor to tell him I had to drop the five classes I had left to graduate.

Instead, the counselor gave her a list of other possibilities.

Highlighted on the top of the list was Covenant House.

“That was the day that changed my life,” she says now.

Queen moved in with us at Covenant House in New Jersey and became a bright light in the life of every staff person, volunteer, and resident she met.

She took advantage of every opportunity, every learning experience, every job training session we offer.

“I think what Covenant House does best is teach young people like me how to live,” she says.

“It is more than just a place to stay if you are homeless.

The staff here really care, they treat you like you are part of a family.

They provide non-stop support and tough love when you need a push.

Lately there have been many more successes than setbacks for this amazing young woman.

“When I went to Accenture, I felt like I had another great support system, another family, that I could rely on,” said Queen.

I learned how to adapt to different situations in the workplace, and how to be a better communicator.

“But I think the best part about applying for the internship, being accepted, and working on so many important projects at Accenture was that it gave me confidence,” said Queen.

“I grew up being comfortable with people, being in front of people as a vocalist, basically being a people person.

But the business world was a whole new experience.

“From the first day I walked into Accenture, my Project Manager Darleen Podlaski, and the Program Coordinators Sarah are already starting to come true.

She recently landed a full-time job with Audible, after yet another rigorous application and interview process.

“I was interviewed by a whole team of people,” she says with a smile.

“It was intimidating, but Covenant House and Accenture prepared me to be confident and just be myself.

“I could not dream any of these dreams without Covenant House, and people like Rose Stallmeyer, who dedicate their lives to helping young people when we need help the most,” she said.

“Rose and so many other people at Covenant House have been with me every step of the way, Cobbinah and Francisco Iturbe made me feel like part of the family, while also challenging me to grow and learn.

“I want to earn a Masters degree in Business Administration,” she says.

“I want to work in a rewarding job, preferably in a business environment so I can be part of implementing a diverse, inclusive atmosphere like they have built at Accenture.

Thanks to her hard work and amazing talents, Queen’s dreams through all my ups and downs.

“Queen like many of our young people come to us with so many talents, said Rose.

Bruce, a freshman at the College of Mount Saint Vincent, has his head in the clouds and his feet planted firmly on the ground.

The former Covenant House New York resident is working hard toward a bachelor’s degree, followed by a master’s, and then a career as a pilot in the Navy.

to Sky-high Dreams “I love aviation,” Bruce says, eyes bright.

“Ever since I was little, I used to go to air shows and play on flight simulators.

I love looking up into the sky, hearing jets go by.

Bruce’s “true goal” to become a Navy pilot is buoyed by a well-considered back-up plan based in computer science and business.

As his first semester draws to a close, his biggest worries are the usual freshman conundrums: roommates and living on a student budget.

But that wasn’t the case just a couple of years ago, when Bruce looked into the abyss of homelessness.

His most pressing concern wasn’t an unruly roommate but food and shelter.

After his parents’ divorce, he grew up mainly with his mother, moving with her from state to state as her career required.

, he’d lived in half a dozen states.

Bruce graduated from John McDonogh Senior High School— the subject of Oprah Winfrey’s “Blackboard Wars” TV series—in a tough section of New Orleans, La.

“People judged the school because the area was terrible, but the school was actually great,” he says.

He served as treasurer and then vice president of his class.

But for Bruce post-Katrina New Orleans seemed a dead end.

“I couldn’t see how I could live there,” he says.

He felt his options for making a good living were limited, and he was distressed by the slow pace of infrastructure repair in the many years since the 2005 super storm.

“I felt like I was drowning,” he says.

He left New Orleans for New York City, where an aunt agreed to take in the 18-year-old.