New Avenues’ services are designed to address the individualized needs and readiness of young people (ages 9-24) experiencing homelessness and housing instability. By recognizing the many barriers and challenges they face—poverty, struggles with addiction and mental health, disconnection from family due to sexual orientation or gender identity, and histories of involvement in sex trafficking, the child welfare system, and the juvenile justice system—we meet youth where they are and help them make positive change in their lives.