Link to Website: https://stjudesranch.org/

Contact Information

Location: 200 Wilson Circle Boulder City, NV 89005 

Phone: (702) 294-7100

Email: info@stjudesranch.org

Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8am-4pm

Housing & Support Services

Admissions Criteria

• Homeless male, female or LGBTQ youth or family ages 18-24
  • Admission to housing programs requires that an individual or family complete a housing assessment.
  • Youth can access the following SJRC locations to complete a housing assessment for Coordinated Entry by making an appointment:
    • St. Jude's Ranch- 5005 Mcleod Dr. Las Vegas, NV 89120
    • St. Jude's Ranch -2685 S. Rainbow Blvd. Ste. 112 Las Vegas, NV 89146
    • St. Jude's Ranch- 2685 S. Rainbow Blvd. Ste. 108 Las Vegas, NV 89146

• To make an appointment, please call: 702-436-1624 ext 227 or 702-998-1992 ext 523
  
• Based on the housing assessment, clients will be recommended for a housing program that will meet the youth's individual needs.

What happens when you go to a Youth Coordinated Entry location?

• You will be asked to complete an application.
• The assessment determines the type of housing that is most appropriate for you. Sometimes assessments show that a person might not be qualified for housing. If that happens, the worker will refer you to other CCSS and community resources that you might need.
• If you do qualify for housing, you might not be matched or referred right away. You will be placed on a waiting list called the "Community Queue" and matched to housing services in the community when a space becomes available.
• It is important that you stay in touch with the youth worker while you are waiting to get updates and so the youth worker knows you are still interested. If you don't stay in touch with the worker, you could lose your place on the waiting list.

HUD Definition of Homelessness: Youth Specific

• Individuals and families who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence (includes a subset for an individual who resided in an emergency shelter or a place not meant for human habitation and who is exiting an institution where he or she temporarily resided);
• Individuals and families who will imminently lose their primary nighttime residence;
• Unaccompanied youth and families with children and youth who are defined as homeless under other federal statutes who do not otherwise qualify as homeless under this definition; and
• Individuals and families who are fleeing, or are attempting to flee, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or other dangerous or life-threatening conditions that relate to violence against the individual or a family member.

Crossing Joint Transitional Rapid Rehousing (TH-RRH)

Crossing is a Transitional and Rapid Rehousing program serving TAY homeless youth individuals 18-24 in Southern Nevada. The Transitional option is located at 5005 McLeod Drive in Las Vegas and is comprised of a 15 unit apartment complex. The Rapid Rehousing options are scattered site apartments throughout Clark County. Clients in the program received intensive case management and support services to increase their life skills, education, employment, and income. Services are provided for up to 24 months and youth are eligible to receive 6 months of aftercare.

New Crossings Rapid Rehousing (RRH)

New Crossings is a Rapid Rehousing program serving TAY homeless youth individuals and families 18-24 in Southern Nevada. The Rapid Rehousing scattered site apartments throughout Clark County. Clients in the program received intensive case management and support services to increase their life skills, education, employment, and income. Services are provided for up to 12 months and youth are eligible to receive 6 months of aftercare.

A Place Called Home (RRH)

A Place Called Home is a Rapid Rehousing program serving TAY homeless youth families 18-24 in Southern Nevada. The Rapid Rehousing component takes place in scattered site apartments throughout Clark County. Clients in the program received intensive case management and support services to increase their life skills, education, employment, and income. Services are provided for up to 12 months and youth are eligible to receive 6 months of aftercare.

Moving Forward (TH)

Moving Forward is a Transitional housing serving TAY homeless pregnant or parenting mothers ages 18-24 in Southern Nevada. The Transitional Housing program is scattered site roommate style apartments. Clients in the program received intensive case management and support services to increase their life skills, education, employment, and income. Services are provided for up to 24 months and youth are eligible to receive 6 months of aftercare.

Family Support Services

The Family Support program provides support and advocacy to families who are coping with circumstances that increase the likelihood of their children being separated from the family and placed in a child welfare agency. Families that participate in the program receive case management, education, employment, parenting skills, transportation passes, and an array of support services. Families are connected to mainstream resources, basic needs, and other community resources i.e., diapers, clothing, utility assistance, child care, etc. The program length varies depending on the need of the household.

Eligibility:

Adult with a minor child in the home up to the age of 18 years old if still enrolled in high school. Families are considered to be at risk when one or more of the following circumstances exist:

• Parent conflict, including those that result in a child running away
• Housing problems
• Financial distress
• Family violence, physical and or emotional abuse, and neglect
• Substance use conditions
• Mental health conditions or serious emotional disturbances
• Delinquency or incarceration background

To refer a family, click in this link FSS Referral Form (PDF) or FSS Referral Form (Word Document) and email the referral form directly to kjohnson@stjudesranch.org

Care Center- Drop-In Center

The purpose of the Care Center is to provide a safe place for youth and families experiencing homelessness, at risk of homelessness or who have been victims of violence. The focus is to provide a safe space for youth and families to receive resources i.e., food, clothing, diapers, hygiene supplies, household goods, case management, employment assistance, housing assessments, transportation passes, and identifying document assistance. It will be expected that youth and families accessing the drop-in center on a temporary basis possibly a few days or until more permanent housing or sufficient income is obtained. Hours of Operation: Monday- Friday 10am -6pm

Program Director - Denise Charles | dcharles@stjudesranch.org | 702-436-1624 ext 521

Program Supervisor - Ketra Johnson | kjohnson@stjudesranch.org | 702-436-1624 ext 524

Transitional Housing

The Crossings program provides transitional housing and services for homeless 18 to 24 year olds, including intensive daily and/or weekly case management in a 15 unit apartment-style residential program. Mentored residents set goals to become stable, self-sufficient and productive members of the community by connecting them with appropriate community services and developing a strong sense of self-determination. Participants in the program are expected to continue their education, work and be active in the community while striving to master essential life skills.

The Crossings program provides these young adults a second chance at living a healthy productive life. We teach residents how to take ownership for their actions, the importance of saving money for the future; we earn their trust by listening and not judging. We provide financial assistance with household goods, clothing, personal care products, interview attire, school tuition and books. We provide a safe, secure living environment with easy access to bus lines and various businesses for them to obtain employment. Our caring and dedicated staff are driven towards helping these young adults succeed. Staff are available 24/7 in case of emergency. Some of the program's goals are for residents to be employed within 45-90 days of enrollment into the program and for 60% of the 15 residents to graduate the program with stable employment, their own apartment in the community, GED, high school diploma, college and a savings of $2,500.

In need of assistance:

If you are a youth without children who is homeless or at-risk of becoming homeless, Southern Nevada's Coordinated Intake system may help you to find housing that best meet your needs. You do not have to go through Coordinated Intake to get help from emergency shelters. Housing Assessments are offered at Crossings location Monday- Friday from 8am to 5pm. Call (702) 998-1992 ext 523 or 524.

What happens when you go to a Youth Coordinated Entry location?

1. You will be asked to complete an application.
2. The assessment determines the type of housing that is most appropriate for you. Sometimes assessments show that a person might not be qualified for housing. If that happens, the worker will refer you to other CCSS and community resources that you might need.
3. If you do qualify for housing, you might not be matched or referred right away. You will be placed on a waiting list called the "Community Queue" and matched to housing services in the community when a space becomes available.
4. It is important that you stay in touch with the youth worker while you are waiting to get updates and so the youth worker knows you are still interested. If you don't stay in touch with the worker, you could lose your place on the waiting list.

For more information, please contact:

Denise Charles
Program Manager

dcharles@stjudesranch.org
702.998.1992 x520

5005 Mcleod Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89120 

Sibling Preservation

Our Sibling Preservation program (formerly known as Child Focus) has been the sole nonprofit in Clark County devoted to the mission of preserving the sibling bonds of children separated within foster care. Through case management, programming, events and activities, our Sibling Preservation program provides opportunities for children in foster care to heal, grow, and maintain their sibling bonds during this difficult chapter in their lives.

Pregnant and Parenting Teen

St. Jude's Ranch for Children has responded to one of the greatest unmet needs for children in Southern Nevada with the opening of our Pregnant and Parenting Teen Program. Nevada has some of the highest rates of teen pregnancy in the country and teen mothers typically are not ready to parent on their own.

Transitional Living

The Transitional Living Program is one of the most distinctive learning experiences that benefit eligible children ages 15 to 18 years old.

The program prepares its residents for integration into society by teaching them life skills to become self-sufficient, productive, civic-minded citizens. The program is designed to assist young adults to develop appropriate social and work skills, and addresses psychological issues promoting behaviors to help ensure a rewarding and fulfilling life. Our goal is to enable children to transition into the community as prepared as possible for independence and self-sufficiency.

Youth referred to the Transitional Living Program are assessed on admission for appropriateness and expected success within the program. Each assessment includes, in part, physical and emotional health, family support and other relationships, competence and achievement, educational development and self-sufficiency.

In the Program, children receive intensive life skills coaching as part of living a healthy, productive lifestyle. Life skills include activities such as budgeting, money management, employment training, negotiating an apartment lease and obtaining a driver's license. Many of the young adults in our Transitional Living Program attend college or technical school after graduating from high school while living at the Ranch.

Upon completion of the Transitional Living Program, these young adults are better prepared to live in the community as productive, caring citizens.

For more information, please contact:

Jessica Halling
Program Director

jhalling@stjudesranch.org
702.294.7101

100 St. Jude's St.,
Boulder City, NV 89005

Therapeutic Residential Foster Care

Individualized treatment and holistic care are the hallmarks of the Therapeutic Residential Foster Care program. The program is designed to address the social, emotional and behavioral issues typically present in children who have been abused, abandoned, neglected and homeless.

Individual treatment plans, a homelike environment and highly trained staff all help each child gain success. Many children come to us after multiple foster home placements - sometimes after as many as eight to twelve - and some arrive two years behind academically because their caregivers simply forgot to send them to school. Our highly trained staff and on-campus tutoring programs help them catch up with their classmates. Religious participation is voluntary and spiritual guidance and support is always available. Children receive individual therapy and participate in family therapy with their siblings.

One of the distinct features of our program is the ability to care for sibling groups- brothers and sisters who often have never lived together. Many times all the brothers and sisters have left is each other. While residents of the Ranch, they see each other every day. They go to school together. They play together. Just like other kids. Just like brothers and sisters.

Six to eight children live in each home and the home functions like a traditional family - the kids go to public school, participate in after school sports and activities, have dinner together in the evening as a family, all under the supervision of trained and dedicated staff, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Our Specialized Treatment Program has been specifically designed to protect and serve the most vulnerable children we serve- youth with moderate or high level of treatment needs due to substance abuse, mental retardation, self-injurious or aggressive actions, and other medical issues. In a system that typically places these youth in temporary hospital settings until their level of treatment diminishes, St. Jude's Ranch offers an alternative.

Our vision is that youth needing higher levels of treatment can move within our Continuum of Care as their needs dictate, without suffering the emotional effects of constant relocation. For example, some may begin in Specialized Care and transition to our other programs as their level of treatment lowers. Conversely, children in our lower levels of care can transition into Specialized Care if necessary. Thus, St. Jude's Ranch is able to offer the right treatment to these children without sacrificing a stable family environment that we believe is so vital to their recovery.

Once a child turns 15 years old and has demonstrated significant progress in acquiring and utilizing life skills they may be eligible to "graduate" to the Transitional Living Program.

For more information, please contact:

Jessica Halling
Program Director

jhalling@stjudesranch.org
702-294-7101

100 St. Jude's St.,
Boulder City, NV 89005