Tour teen shelter at open house
Published on Wed, Aug 26, 2009 by Beckye RandallRead More Communities
Cocoon House will host an open house at its north shelter in Arlington, located at 521 Highland Drive, on Wednesday, September 2, beginning at 11:30 a.m. Local dignitaries and special guests will be part of the day's events, which also includes a luncheon and tours of the facility. The open house is free and members of the community are invited to attend.
The Arlington shelter opened in 2006 in a two-story home that has three sleeping rooms each for boys and girls in two separate wings. Residents share a common living area downstairs with a kitchen and dining space, and a main floor craft room doubles as a handicap-accessible sleeping room when needed. The shelter is open to teens ages 13 to 17.
"The North Shelter is able to assist teens in north Snohomish County with their emergency housing needs," said Josh Webb, case manager for the Arlington shelter. "But going a step further, we also help them with their educational goals, as well as building life skills and connecting them with valuable resources in the community."
The organization provides intervention support for parents of teens, drug and alcohol services, mental health counseling and medical assistance.
"Teens, parents, friends, school counselors, law enforcement or any interested community members are invited to call the shelter at 800-259-6042 for information about how a short-term shelter stay might be helpful in resolving family conflict," said Marty Bishop Arellano, Cocoon House's director of youth operations.
Since 1991 Cocoon House has been Snohomish County's only resource exclusively working to alleviate and prevent youth homelessness. Opening as an eight-bed emergency shelter for teens in Everett, Cocoon House has since expanded to include transitional housing, street outreach, case management, a drop-in center for homeless youth, long-term supportive housing for youth ages 18 to 22, and teen homelessness prevention services.
Cocoon House served nearly 1,400 youth and their family members in 2008. A third emergency shelter is set to open in Monroe in 2010.
For more information about services, or volunteer or contribution opportunities, visit www.cocoonhouse.org or phone Amy Shaflik at (425) 259-3342.
The Arlington shelter opened in 2006 in a two-story home that has three sleeping rooms each for boys and girls in two separate wings. Residents share a common living area downstairs with a kitchen and dining space, and a main floor craft room doubles as a handicap-accessible sleeping room when needed. The shelter is open to teens ages 13 to 17.
"The North Shelter is able to assist teens in north Snohomish County with their emergency housing needs," said Josh Webb, case manager for the Arlington shelter. "But going a step further, we also help them with their educational goals, as well as building life skills and connecting them with valuable resources in the community."
The organization provides intervention support for parents of teens, drug and alcohol services, mental health counseling and medical assistance.
"Teens, parents, friends, school counselors, law enforcement or any interested community members are invited to call the shelter at 800-259-6042 for information about how a short-term shelter stay might be helpful in resolving family conflict," said Marty Bishop Arellano, Cocoon House's director of youth operations.
Since 1991 Cocoon House has been Snohomish County's only resource exclusively working to alleviate and prevent youth homelessness. Opening as an eight-bed emergency shelter for teens in Everett, Cocoon House has since expanded to include transitional housing, street outreach, case management, a drop-in center for homeless youth, long-term supportive housing for youth ages 18 to 22, and teen homelessness prevention services.
Cocoon House served nearly 1,400 youth and their family members in 2008. A third emergency shelter is set to open in Monroe in 2010.
For more information about services, or volunteer or contribution opportunities, visit www.cocoonhouse.org or phone Amy Shaflik at (425) 259-3342.
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