Oregon initiative to recruit Host Homes

Youth who are “new” to our streets
are more likely to become chronically homeless
if we do not intervene within 15 nights.

The 15th Night is a community-wide partnership that helps more than 300 Oregon youth who are navigating school and life alone, without a permanent place to spend the night. 

Bringing together existing community resources, the 15th Night focuses these resources on the safety and well-being of vulnerable youth who do not have a parent or guardian to support them.

In coordination with The 15th Night, A Family For Every Child will be providing three services to the 15th Night network: mentoring, family finding, and host homes. AFFEC has been providing mentoring and family finding for a decade, but host homes are a new program created to fill the housing gap in their community.

Supports provided to Host Homes
"Housing providers are not allotted monthly stipends for supporting the youth and they assume a parental role in the relationship. However, the pair will be supported throughout the duration of their match by AFFEC and the 15th Night network. By being connected to the network, AFFEC can help youth get their Oregon ID, food stamps, clothing vouchers, and other necessities. It is not expected that those taking youth into their homes will take on a heavy financial burden when providing this service."

Host Home provider MUST have:

• An available, private bedroom for the youth that has a bed, a window, and space for them to store their belongings.
• At least one adult, age 26+, who permanently resides in the home.
• Smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors.
• Either renters or house insurance.
• An economically stable living situation.

Application Process:

1. Fill out a volunteer application. If you are looking at the form and Host Home is not listed, fill out the mentor portion of the application and indicate that you are applying for Host Homes.
2. Complete a background check and pass a sex offender registry check.
3. Pass a reference check. You will provide 3 references in your volunteer application that the program director will contact individually.
4. Have a homestudy completed. This involves a member of the AFFEC staff asking you a series of questions and touring your home.
5. Complete the orientation period.

For more information, please contact:
Emma Stahl
Permanency Director
emma@afamilyforeverychild.org (541) 343-2856
1675 W 11th Ave. Eugene, OR 97402

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