Covenant House - Christmas For Homeless Teens - Virtual Quilt and Donation Drive

Before we continue with how to support this project, we are going to take a look at who we are helping.

You may be wondering, Who Is Covenant House? The following will share what they do, where they are located, what programs they offer to youth, and specific programs offered in the Houston Texas location.

What Do They Do

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Covenant House provided residential and non-residential services to more than 60,000 youth in FY06. More than 15,000 young people came into Covenant House Crisis Shelters and Rights of Passage Programs while another 17,000 young people received assistance in Community Service Centers. Covenant House Street Outreach teams made contact with an additional 28,000 homeless and at-risk youth on the streets in the 21 cities where Covenant House operates facilities.

Where Are They

Covenant House International has facilities in 21 cities throughout the United States, Canada, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Nicaragua.

Covenant House International sites are located in Anchorage, Atlanta, Atlantic City, Detroit, Fort Lauderdale, Houston, Guatemala City, Los Angeles, Managua, Mexico City, Newark, New Orleans, New York, Oakland, Orlando, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Tegucigalpa, Toronto, Vancouver and Washington, D.C.

Covenant House Programs

Food, clothing, shelter for a night: given freely, with no questions asked, no strings attached, for any hurting, homeless youth who will knock on our door tonight.

"Programs" is just another way of saying that we promise to keep loving these children unconditionally, because a covenant never quits, never fails, and never stops believing in the future.

An organization like Covenant House is only as good as what goes on face to face between youth and staff members. Once a youth decides to stay with us, our staff begins the hard, day-to-day work of building a plan for the future with each resident.

Sometimes the result is the absolute heartache of losing a kid back to the street. Sometimes, the result is the rebirth of a young life society had long left for dead.

About The Houston Covenant House Location
Covenant House Texas

Founded in Houston in 1983, Covenant House Texas provides emergency shelter, crisis intervention, transitional housing and community-based services to homeless, runaway, throwaway, and at-risk youth under the age of 21.

*Crisis Care

This 80-bed emergency shelter is available on a 24-hour basis to youth in need. The shelter provides a safe place where young people's basic, immediate needs can be met.

*Street Outreach

Covenant House counselors offer food, clothing, counseling, and workshops to street kids. Walk-in services are available to youth who are not yet ready to enter our residential program

*Health Care Services

Life on the streets makes youth highly susceptible and exposes them to a variety of illnesses and injuries. On-site clinics provide free health care services to homeless youth. Mental health and substance abuse counseling also is available.

*Educational Services

On-site educational resources include General Equivalency Diploma classes, vocational guidance and life skills workshops. Young mothers are taught skills to enable successful parenting.

*Rights of Passage

Rights of Passage provides long-term residential support and prepares young adults for independent living.

There are two ways you can help with the Virtual Quilt Project.

*1* Join the project - steps are outlined in this lens. (If you already have a lens to enter, go to the bottom of this lens for instructions about adding the link to the plexo and then going to the Group HQ to add your lens to the group).

*2* Shop on this lens - and/or shop on any project lenses. Project lenses will be listed in the Virtual Quilt Block Lens Entry section below.

What you will find in this lens

*First: I will highlight at a glace, what we can do, and the steps for you to join in this Virtual Quilt project.

*Second: I will provide information about Covenant House.

*Third: I will offer detailed information about Virtual Quilt project participation, details about the Virtual Quilt, how to create a quilt block & lens, and how to join the group site so that you can participate in ongoing discussions and updates as the project progresses.

Already Have A Lens To Enter?
JOIN THE GROUP NOW
How To Join The Group

Add your lens to the Virtual Quilt Block Lens Entry module (below).
Then, Join the Group by submiting your lens to
GypsyOwl's Art Workshop

Create A Virtual Quilt Block - Make one or more (as many as you want).

Create A Lens Featuring Your Virtual Quilt Block. (Create one lens for a few or all of your blocks, or a new lens for each - it is up to you).

Join The Group - Submit your Virtual Quilt Block Lens to the Group.

Submit Your Lens to the Virtual Quilt Block Lens Entry link list on this lens.

This section will discuss steps and available options to create a virtual quilt block and apply it to your lens.

How To Create A Virtual Quilt Block

There are dozens of ways to create a virtual quilt block. Here are only a few ways to give you some ideas.


Remember: Simply... Your Introduction Module Image can "BE" The Virtual Quilt Block for the Virtual Quilt.
So please don't let all of this 'detail' keep you from joining the group.
How To Join The Group
Add your lens to the Virtual Quilt Block Lens Entry module (below).
Then, Join the Group by submiting your lens to
GypsyOwl's Art Workshop

FIRST: The foundation of a virtual quilt block is an image. You may create art, photography, collage, a drawing, or even use an actual quilt block for this foundation. The block can be a message of caring, a photo of your favorite landscape, or a drawing of a heart for example. You decide. The only limitation is that the image is original (that you own the copyright).

NEXT: You will want to get the image onto your computer and then onto the lens. The following will show you how.

* Scan an original design and save a .jpg image. A great How To is Easy Designs to Make With Your Scanner.

* If you have a CafePress shop, create your design and use the Framed Tile Box product design. Then right click on the image and 'save picture as' to save it to your computer. Then upload it to the introduction module of your new Virtual Quilt Block Lens.

* If you have original art, photography, or graphic designs; You can use your image software. Resize them to 150px X 150px and save as .jpg , then upload them into the introduction module of your Virtual Quilt Block Lens.
OR
Upload them to your flicker account and use the hosting link to display your block like this...

OR use the flicker module to display your quilt block (The example "Virtual Quilt Block Set" below - is a flicker module using the slideshow display option).

OR Host your image online and use html to display it on your lens.
Basic HTML for Squidoo can show you how.

If you have other ideas, please tell us about it in the GuestBook.

Edit your payment options so that 20% or more goes to Covenant House
Remember: Simply... If you already have a lens, already know how to build a lens, you can skip this section and Join The Group Now. Please don't let all of this 'detail' keep you from joining the group. Add your lens to the Virtual Quilt Block Lens Entry module (below).
Then, Join the Group by submiting your lens to
GypsyOwl's Art Workshop

How To Create A Lens Featuring Your Virtual Quilt Block
There are examples in the Virtual Quilt Block Lens Entry link list below. You may create a lens with multiple virtual quilt blocks, or create a lens for each quilt block. The more the better.

Add your lens to the Virtual Quilt Block Lens Entry module (ABOVE).
Then, Join the Group by submiting your lens to
GypsyOwl's Art Workshop

This will help us work together to get traffic to our lenses and to build a growing awareness of the need to support Covenant House.

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