The Youth and Family Advocacy Program assists youth and families experiencing homelessness and housing instability by providing supportive case management and civil legal assistance.
We can help with:
- Getting legal documents such as birth certificates, State ID and Social Security cards
- Legal assistance for LGBTQIA+ youth, including legal name changes and gender marker changes
- Housing Issues
- Public benefits such as TANF, Food Stamps, health coverage, child care assistance, unemployment and other benefits
- Orders of Protection
- Municipal tickets and warrants
- Youth credit problems, debt collection and identity theft
- Accessing medical and mental health services, banking, shelter or other services for unaccompanied minors
- And possibly more…
We may be able to help if you:
- Live in St. Louis City or St. Louis County, and
- Are an unaccompanied youth, age 19 or younger, experiencing homelessness or at-risk of becoming homeless, or
- Are a family with children ages 19 or younger and at-risk of homelessness or becoming homeless
Contact Us
If you have any questions, or believe you or someone you know would benefit from our services, please feel free to reach out to us via phone at 314.860.5156, via email at youthnowstl@lsem.org, or by filling out a quick inquiry form HERE
Community Partnerships
If you are an agency that serves St. Louis City or St. Louis County youth and are interested in partnering or learning more about outreach opportunities, please contact us at youthnowstl@lsem.org.
Staff
- Dan Underwood, Managing Attorney
- Kim Carlson, Outreach Coordinator
- Tori Dempsey, Program Director
- Kristyn Young, Social Worker