Youth Services
Transforming Lives, Empowering Futures:
Welcome to Springboard Youth Training Center
Empowering Baltimore’s Youth for a Brighter Tomorrow
In the bustling city of Baltimore, where over 2500+ youth face the harsh realities of homelessness and instability, Springboard Youth Training Center stands as a lifeline and a promise of better tomorrows.
Through a multifaceted approach, we address the immediate needs of our youth while paving the way for long-term success. Our commitment to providing short-term and long-term housing ensures that no young person has to face the streets alone.
But we go beyond just housing; our supportive services offer holistic care, including mental health counseling and
essential life skills training, equipping our youth with the tools they need to thrive. Additionally, our vocational and workforce development programs provide valuable skills and employment opportunities, empowering our youth to build sustainable futures for themselves.
Supporting Baltimore’s Youth Through Innovation
The Youth Training center is a $18 million dollar state-of-the-art service project unlike any other facility of its kind in the state of Maryland. Complete with on-site case managers, behavioral health clinicians, workforce development personnel, residential staff and lodging features, the Youth Training Center seeks to be a comprehensive and innovative approach to addressing youth homelessness and instability.
Our focus is to make sure Baltimore City’s youth have the readiness and resources to transition into adulthood successfully with permanent housing, employment stability and mental health support.
Here’s our approach.
The Youth Training center is a $18 million dollar state-of-the-art service project unlike any other facility of its kind in the state of Maryland. Complete with on-site case managers, behavioral health clinicians, workforce development personnel, residential staff and lodging features, the Youth Training Center seeks to be a comprehensive and innovative approach to addressing youth homelessness and instability.
Our focus is to make sure Baltimore City’s youth have the readiness and resources to transition into adulthood successfully with permanent housing, employment stability and mental health support.
Who’s eligible for joining the Youth Training Center?
Youth individuals between the ages of 18-24 who have been navigated through the Baltimore Coordinated Entry System and have been matched back to Springboard or other permanent supportive housing providers for permanent housing voucher or placement.
Is there a cost for the Youth Training Center?
Youth individuals between the ages of 18-24 who have been navigated through the Baltimore Coordinated Entry System and have been matched back to Springboard or other permanent supportive housing providers for permanent housing voucher or placement.
When will the Youth Training Center be available?
Youth individuals between the ages of 18-24 who have been navigated through the Baltimore Coordinated Entry System and have been matched back to Springboard or other permanent supportive housing providers for permanent housing voucher or placement.
How does Springboard Youth Training Center fill a critical service gap?
Youth individuals between the ages of 18-24 who have been navigated through the Baltimore Coordinated Entry System and have been matched back to Springboard or other permanent supportive housing providers for permanent housing voucher or placement.
Where is the Youth Training Center located?
Youth individuals between the ages of 18-24 who have been navigated through the Baltimore Coordinated Entry System and have been matched back to Springboard or other permanent supportive housing providers for permanent housing voucher or placement.
Project timeline
Youth Resource Center
Springboard Community Services’ Youth Resource Center (YRC) provides drop-in assistance to Baltimore’s youth and young adults, aged 14–24 years old. Many of the Youth Resource Center participants are experiencing chronic homelessness, poverty, abuse, neglect, or violence or are victims of trafficking.
These young people are striving for the stability of a home, safety from the streets, and support in obtaining crucial connections to services that will move their lives forward. As a drop-in center, the Youth Resource Center does not offer overnight accommodations.
The Youth Resource Center staff, in coordination with partner agencies, helps clients gain stability and address crisis situations. Participants are offered access to behavioral health care, case management, housing navigation, classes and workforce development.
They are also offered access to essential items, including food, baby/toddler items, clothing, hygiene/toiletry items, and laundry/shower facilities.
The YRC is staffed by an interdisciplinary team including, but not limited to, YRC Manager, Peer Counselors, Housing Navigators, Case Managers, and Therapists.
YRC Information
Across from Baltimore Polytechnic Institute and Western High School and behind CVS and 7-Eleven on Falls Rd.
Public Transportation:
Bus: 28, 94 Light Rail: Cold Spring Lane stop
Email: YRC@scsmd.org
Phone: 410-995-7159
The Youth Training Center
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