Housing Assistance
Everyone deserves a roof over their head.
LGBTQ youth homelessness.
According to a study conducted by youth.gov, they found the following the be the top 4 reasons LGBTQ youth may experience homelessness in their lives:
Family rejection resulting from sexual orientation or gender identity.
Physical, emotional, or sexual abuse.
Aging out of the foster care system.
Financial and emotional neglect.
LGBTQ youth are 2x more likely to experience homelessness than non-LGBTQ peers.
The Voices of Youth Count project from Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago found that LGBTQ young adults are more than twice as likely to experience homelessness than their non-LGBTQ peers.
8% of white LGBTQ youth experience homelessness.
16% of black or multiracial LGBTQ youth experience homelessness (highest rate of homelessness among youth).
Southeast Idaho Housing Assistance Resources
Rexburg
Rexburg Mobile Food Pantry
4pm - 7:30pm
3rd Tuesday of every month
Currently at Wilcox Farms 4915 South Highway 191, Rexburg, Idaho
For more info, contact: RexburgMFP@gmail.com
Idaho Falls
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9:30am - 12:30pm
605 N Blvd, Idaho Falls, ID 83402
Pocatello
For students attending Idaho State University
Monday (12-2 pm, 4-6 pm), Wednesday (4-6 pm), and Thursday (12-2 pm)
Pond Student Union, Hypostyle Room 204
921 South 8th Avenue, Stop 8123 Pocatello, ID 83209-8123
Phone: (208) 282-2794
Email: deanofstudents@isu.edu
Wednesday - Thursday from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
400 N 4th Ave Pocatello, ID 83201