Star House
Providing local youth experiencing homelessness with safe respite from the streets
Star House is an agency that operates Central Ohio's only drop-in center for youth, ages 14-24, who are experiencing homelessness. The agency offers young people a safe respite from the streets, immediate access to basic needs and connections to stabilizing resources, such as housing, transportation, health care, employment, education, addiction services, legal aid, government benefits, ID cards and more. In 2020, in partnership with Finance Fund, Star House opened Carol Stewart Village—a neighborhood for emerging adults with efficiency apartments and on-site access to transitional jobs, education, health care, and social connections through mentorships, peer support and community engagement options.
The Science of Building Hope:
1. Engagement: Outreach staff find youth experiencing homelessness in the community - then share information about Star House services and explain how to access and/or refer someone.
2. Acceptance: When a new youth arrives, we work to eliminate barriers to service. Youth are oriented with a tour, and empowered to access services when and how they choose.
3. Basic Needs: Pursuing stability becomes possible after providing a safe respite and basic needs. Free of charge, youth have access to food, clothing, showers, laundry, and more.
4. Trust: Star House's Youth Advocates are trauma-informed and the first essential connection to building trust that allows youth to make progress.
5. Healing: Star House's clinical therapists and coaches provide case management to connect youth with stabilizing resources and therapy to address issues such as PTSD and substance abuse.
6. Community: A wide variety of service partners provide on-site and community-based connections to stabilizing resources such as housing, employment, health care, education, and legal services.
7. Thriving: Through proven and promising programs, Star House provides the four pillars of stability - housing, employment, health & well-being, and community - in a safe, welcoming environment.
Support Star House with a tax-advantaged gift in minutes!
- Avoid capital gains tax* and deduct the current value of stocks, ETFs or mutual funds held more than one year
- Amplify your generosity with a pre-tax gift: nonprofit keeps the proceeds that would have been paid in taxes
- It’s fast, safe and free with the most trusted name in stock gifting
This is information, not financial advice. Please consult with a tax professional. *
Capital Gains Tax and NII Tax rates range from 18.8% - 37.1%, depending on your income and locality.
Disclosures:
- DonateStock is legally authorized to process gifts of securities and crypto for Star House. Unless the donor requests anonymity, their information and gift details are provided to Star House when the gift is initiated.
- In most cases, donations are processed through our 501(c)(3) Donatestock Charitable, Inc. Gifts are converted to cash and the proceeds are distributed to the recipient within 1 or 2 weeks, depending on the plan they chose.
- There is no cost to donors or financial advisors. The nonprofit beneficiary pays a modest transaction fee for making non-cash giving easy for donors and the nonprofit’s team.
- Please contact us if you have any questions.