The UDYC Coalition which began on July 1, 2025 is busy!

Clients are receiving wrap-around care by organizations in partnership throughout the day and night in this engagement hub.

Three meals / day: SYM, ROOTS and TeenFeed are keeping clients well-fed. Note: TeenFeed has sourced 376 pounds for SYM Breakfast Program during the month of October! Breakfast is at UDYC, while lunch (SYM) and dinner (TeenFeed) are served within a block.

Case management and Housing Navigation: Offered to clients at UDYC by SYM and ROOTS.

Mental Health and Recovery Support: Provided by Ryther three days / week by appointment and by drop-in as needed.

Group sessions of clients to keep their voices centered in planning of programs and services have begun and are facilitated by Doorway Project.

Other:

ROOTS provides overnight shelter at their location as the ONLY shelter for youth and young adults in the University District,

Inter-Agency school hosts GED tutoring and testing at UDYC,

SYM offers activities and outings (haircuts, nail tech, pumpkin patch visits, movie afternoons!) and manages the UDYC site!

TeenFeed meets with clients 2 afternoons / week to host mock interviews, resume preparation and cooking classes.

Special Thanks to OneHealth for providing services and advisory role for our clients with pets :-)

It is so gratifying to see various partners serve SYM clients with their focused expertise and having all of us in proximity. 

Jordan, Ryther Therapist

Miss Jill, IAG Tutor

Antonio, SYM's Drop-In Manager 

Want to help us put on a fabulous meal on Thanksgiving? SYM keeps the doors open on Thanksgiving Day to offer a scrumptious meal to our clients. It is the highlight of the year for our clients, staff and volunteers. For a lot of our young people, holidays can be a struggle - traumatic memories, estranged relationships and lack of resources.  We strive to make NEW memories with YOUR help. Here is the sign-up to bring a part of the meal - if you aren't in town or can't do a meal, please see the wish list above and order something to help our clients survive the rain, wind and cold weather.

In October, SYM staff read Brene Brown's Daring Greatly and engaged in a book study! We learned about what vulnerability is and is not, how "daring greatly" means to be "in the arena", as Theodore Roosevelt talks about in his speech "The Man in the Arena" which inspired Brown's book, and how a leader is someone who "holds themselves responsible for finding potential in people and processes." More growth and development to come!

This month we are working with Recenter Counseling to take the Enneagram assessment individually and as a group!