Give Hope an Address for Tacoma Youth
Each year an estimated 5,000 youth and young adults experience homelessness in Pierce County. Where Can They Go? The Coffee Oasis has been providing an answer [...]
A Safe Place for Emma
As she entered middle school, Emma’s mom struggled with mental health challenges and was occasionally hospitalized. Things worsened with the passing of Emma’s uncle. This took [...]
Charles’ Story
Charles lived with his mom until his living situation became hectic. “My mom had gotten into a relationship and he wasn’t a good guy.” He moved [...]
A Safe Place for Kasey
When Kasey* met a Coffee Oasis Youth Development Staff at a local grocery store, she shared a shortened version of her life story. She expressed that [...]
A Safe Place for Haley to Escape Trafficking
Haley* had been traveling with an older couple when she arrived at The Coffee Oasis shelter. Shelter staff were concerned about a possible trafficking situation. After [...]
A Safe Place for Youth
Tonight, thousands of young people throughout Washington will sleep outside under park benches and in tents. Even more will find themselves in unsafe or unstable home environments, [...]
Offer Youth Safety – Help Keep the Crisis Text Line Open!
These are a few of the 6,000+ texts we have received in 2021. Since 2018 we have received 22,828 to the crisis [...]