Ask About An Organization’s Impact
Jan 31, 2020
4 minutes
URBAN PEAK, urbanpeak.org
Mission: Helping youth exit homelessness to lead fulfilled lives
Scope: The nonprofit runs an overnight shelter and a daytime drop-in center; offers supportive housing options as well as education and employment programming; operates a thrift store; and deploys outreach teams to find 15- to 24-year-olds who need services.
Storyteller: Fatima Kiass is a former Urban Peak client who overcame many challenges on her way to self-sufficiency. Today, Kiass (pictured above) is an Urban Peak employee. The 28-year-old has been working for the organization for two years.
“I’ve been homeless a couple of times. My mom
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