Doors of Change

PHOTOCHARITY ADDRESSES YOUTH HOMELESS IN SAN DIEGO BY FOCUSING ON OUTREACH AND TRUST-BUILDING, COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMMING. SERVING YOUTH BETWEEN THE AGES OF 17 AND 25, PHOTOCHARITY IDENTIFIES HOMELESS YOUTH BY WALKING THE STREETS OF SAN DIEGO OFFERING PHYSICAL SUPPORT, SUCH AS SLEEPING BAGS, SOCKS, AND WATER, AND INVITING THESE YOUTH TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR AWARD-WINNING MUSIC & ART PROGRAM. PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROGRAM RECEIVE INDIVIDUAL OR SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION ON AN INSTRUMENT OR ART MEDIUM OF THEIR CHOICE, AND DEVELOP SKILL MASTERY, CONFIDENCE, A SOCIAL SUPPORT NETWORK, AND A VISION THAT SOMETHING MORE MAY BE POSSIBLE IN THEIR LIVES. OVER TIME, THESE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS DEVELOP TRUST IN OUR AGENCY, OUR STAFF, AND THE SYSTEM, SO ARE MUCH MORE AMENABLE AND EAGER TO BE CONNECTED TO ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY RESOURCES. CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES HAS BEEN ADDED THIS YEAR TO OUR PROGRAM (HEALTH CARE, JOB PLACEMENT, MENTAL HEALTH/ADDICTION SERVICES, HOUSING REFERRAL, ETC.). OUR COMMUNITY-BASED