Programs & Services
The services and resources that we offer through the I Am Tomorrow Today (IATT) Project support our efforts to end youth homelessness. The Project, developed from our five strategic focus areas, serves the homeless youth population and provides them with the skills and tools necessary to go from homeless to housed.
Housing
The Pettijohn House (formerly the IATT House) is the first and only Transitional Supportive Housing resource dedicated entirely to homeless and at-risk youth in Evansville, IN. We offer services and resources to youth ages 16 and up, and housing to young adults ages 18-24.
The home is a housing resource of the I Am Tomorrow Today Project. The IATT PrOjEcT is a collaborative partnership that focuses on five, key, foundational areas of need, success and community engagement: Empowerment, Employment, Leadership, Development, and Preparedness.
Financial Education
The long-term success of this population means providing them with the knowledge and ability to correctly manage finances. Our 14-week Financial Education Course provides youth with a basic, fundamental knowledge of how to correctly manage finances. Youth learn about credit scores, credit management & worthiness and are provided with a starter investment account that’s theirs to manage and grow utilizing sound investment strategies.
Life Skills Education
Our Life Skills Education recognizes that not everyone is in the exact same place when it comes to knowledge obtainment. What some may know, others may have no awareness of. Our program intake identifies the needs of each participant and tailors the education to the needs of the client. Our Life Skills Education teaches basic, valuable skills such as community resourcing, budgeting, job skills, reading, pregnant/parenting education, communication, personal safety and much more.
Transitional Foster Youth Resources
Oftentimes, youth transition out of foster care into homelessness due to a lack of knowledge about the resources that are available to them upon transition. We educate participants, and the public, about available resources and how to access them; resources like Foster To Success, FYI (Foster Youth Initiative) Housing Vouchers, ETV (Educational Training Vouchers), CFCIP (Chafee Foster Care Independence Program) GJR (George Jr. Republic) IHBS (Ireland Home Based Services) Public Housing Initiatives and much more.
Medical/Dental/Vision & Mental Health
As part of our service array, we provide participants with medical, vision, dental and Mental Health care by partnering with ECHO Community Healthcare, Southwest Behavioral Health and Deaconess Health Services. Until insurance can be obtained, or even if it can’t be, we shoulder the financial costs of medical care for program participants living in the Pettijohn Housing, or participating in the program to ensure that their medical needs are taken care.
Needs-Based Financial Resources
Through our HESA (Housing Employment & Stability Assistance) Fund we provide financial assistance to assist with things like cell phone bills, rent/utility assistance, minor car repairs, car towing, repairs to housing to keep housed young adults housed, car payments, gas/transportation costs, birth certificates, down-payment assistance, tuition and much more. Individuals must be employed in order to receive assistance through the HESA Fund.
