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Michelle Compass House Golf Tournament

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=109473553770&ref=ts Click above to see a link to the Compass House 3d annual Golf Classic to be held Monday, Aug. 17! Continue

Added by Michelle on July 29, 2009 at 3:57pm — No Comments

Shannon The Economy and Youth Homelessness

One more tidbit for today. Homeward Bound/Brighton Center, in Kentucky, have done a news clip about how the current economic downturn effects youth homelessness. You can check it out here. Continue

Added by Shannon on June 17, 2009 at 11:50am — No Comments

Shannon Little Red Wagon

Hey Guys! The Little Red Wagon Foundation is a site worth checking out! This Foundation was created by 11 yr. old Zach, to help bring attention to kids in distressed situations. For the past three years, Zach has been progressively walking from his home in Tampa, Florida to Washington D.C. to raise money and awareness for homeless youth. In 2007 he walked from Tampa to Tallahassee, then in 2008 from Tallahassee to Atlanta. This year he hopes to complete his journey with a 625 mile trek from Atl… Continue

Added by Shannon on June 17, 2009 at 11:32am — No Comments

Shannon Absolute Goo Auction

Hey guys, it's time for this year's auction to benefit Compass House through the generosity of Goo Goo Dolls fans and others and thanks to the Absolute Goo website. This year's auction will be taking place from June 3rd to June 7th. In the past, this auction has helped us to raise 20,000 dollars for Compass House. Let's make this the best year yet! Head over to AbsoluteGoo… Continue

Added by Shannon on May 26, 2009 at 10:43am — No Comments

Shannon Safe Place Comes to Broadway!

photo credit Safe Place the musical?!?! Well, not exactly. But the cast of the Broadway production, winner of 8 Tony's, "Spring Awakening," performed two special concerts in December… Continue

Added by Shannon on April 24, 2009 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Shannon You Choose!

The Youth Policy Action Center, Connect for Kids, National Youth Development Information Center, and Child Advocacy 360 Web sites are merging! They are trying to choose a new name to reflect their joint activities, and they are asking for help deciding. You can go to their survey here and cast your vote in the poll! Continue

Added by Shannon on March 19, 2009 at 3:37pm — No Comments

Shannon Support the Stabenow Amendment!

Here is a little bit of information for those of you who are politically minded on the Stabenow Amendment, which is going to be voted on in the senate. It is in regards to housing for former homeless youth. If you are in support of the Stabenow Amendment, we encourage you to call your senator and let him/her know! "Current law does not allow full-time students to live in housing financed by the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC). However, there are a few exceptions included in this “student… Continue

Added by Shannon on February 23, 2009 at 2:10pm — No Comments

Shannon Do1Thing for Homeless Youth

Here is a little more information on Do1Thing, the organization that inspired Erika Larsen's project. Here is a summary of the reasons why this photojournalism is choosing right now to focus on the cause of homeless youth: "Why Do1Thing is Shining its "First" Light on Homeless Teens · There are more homeless people today than at any previous time in U.S. history. · Right now, more than 1.3 million of them are children. · They’re out there alone, and they need our help. Do1Thing believes tha… Continue

Added by Shannon on February 19, 2009 at 4:46pm — No Comments

Shannon Showing Love for Homeless Teens

Awesome story out of New Jersey about a young woman choosing to use her time to raise awareness about homeless youth issues through the arts! Here is an excerpt from the article: "There are currently 1.3 million homeless people ages 18-21 in the United States, and that number is growing as the economy worsens, according to Janette Scrozzo, who serves as an outreach manager at a Covenant House in Newark. Covenant House provides housing and educational assistance for runway teens from throughout… Continue

Added by Shannon on February 17, 2009 at 12:08pm — No Comments

Shannon 25% Off Aeropostale Jeans!!!

Aéropostale and DoSomething.org have recently joined forces to benefit Compass House Shelter for Runaway and Homeless Youth through their second annual Teens for Jeans Campaign. The campaign is part of a national program through which teens collect new or gently worn jeans and dr… Continue

Added by Shannon on February 12, 2009 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Shannon Obama Serves Runaway and Homeless Youth

On the day before he was to be inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States, Obama took time to serve at a Washington D.C. area shelter for runaway and homeless youth. Here is an excerpt from coverage of the event by MSNBC: "During the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, President-elect Obama gave back to Washington, D.C. youth, helping them paint as well as giving them some life lessons... 'This facility here is an example of somebody with imagination and determination workin… Continue

Added by Shannon on February 6, 2009 at 3:07pm — No Comments

Shannon Welcome to Compass House!

I'd just like to take a moment to welcome everybody to our Compass House Ning! We're so excited about this new site, even though it's still in the construction phase. In case you don't know much about us, we are a shelter for runaway and homeless youth in Buffalo, serving the youth population between the ages of 12 and 17 at our shelter and between 16 and 20 at our resource center. We soon hope to have a fuller explanation of who we are and what we do on the site, but hopefully that will suffic… Continue

Added by Shannon on January 20, 2009 at 3:53pm — No Comments

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