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Youth Homes provides emergency shelters, therapeutic group homes, and counseling for youth who have experienced abuse, neglect, emotional trauma, and substance use problems.

Since 1971, we’ve helped more than 20,000 children learn to trust and develop healthy relationships.

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Measureable Impact

In 2025, Youth Homes served 369 youth and families, provided 2496 hours of therapy, and helped 88 youth successfully discharge.
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Educational Success

  • 80% improved or maintained their grades in school
  • 76% attended school 4-5 days per week
  • 60% attend daily
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Physical Health Needs

  • 90% had their immediate physical health needs met:
  • well-child visit
  • eye exams
  • dental care
  • specialized care
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Mental Health Support

  • 95% were connected to mental health services
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Cultural Enrichment

  • 92% completed cultural/ethnic identity assessments
  • 70% met some or exceeded identified cultural goals
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Case Plan Achievement

  • 40% met three-fourths of their objectives
  • 60% met at least half of their objectives
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Safety Outcomes

  • 44% reduction in youth incident
  • 0 incidents in the most serious safety categories
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Hope - Story from Youth Homes

Hope's Story of Success

Hope’s early childhood consisted of an abusive, alcoholic father and a very unstable mother. Hope’s father eventually left the family, and they spent the next few years moving from state to state. During this time, the family stayed in random houses, and strangers abused Hope and her siblings. When the family arrived in Montana, Hope’s mother became more distant, and Hope was never sure where she would sleep or if she’d be safe. Eventually, Child and Family Services removed Hope from the rundown motel room she and several other people lived in and placed her with Youth Homes until her mother could stabilize. Instead, her mother and siblings abandoned Hope and left the state. Hope was placed in group care to learn to trust adults and later was placed with a therapeutic foster family through the Dan Fox Family Care Program. She now has a brand-new bedroom she calls home and has adults in her life who will keep her safe.

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