Ozone House serves hundreds of young people and their families each year. In Fiscal Year 2007, Ozone House provided:
- Emergency shelter and transitional housing to 113 young people
- 9,923 meals
- Crisis intervention and referral services to 1552 youth and families
- Ongoing services, counseling, case management, life skills training and advocacy to 687 youth and families
- Street outreach and support to 1,418 young people
- Community Education and Outreach to 1,919 community members
- Youth-development opportunities at our Drop-In Center in Ypsilanti, which hosted 4,301 visits. The Drop-In is home to Queerzone, a social and support group that served over 100 LGBT youth, and to YMI (Youth Making an Impact), a community service group with 27 members.
Measured Outcomes:
Ozone House is dedicated to providing the highest quality and most effective services possible. Over the last seven years, we have developed a comprehensive evaluation that measures the outcomes of our efforts through follow-up surveys given to clients at least six months after leaving Ozone House. In those surveys, 100% of the youth we serve would refer a friend to Ozone House and felt the staff really understood their needs. More than 85% of the clients we served reported a safe and stable living situation; acknowledged that they learned new skills that were helpful in their daily lives; and verified that the problems that brought them to Ozone House had improved.
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History and Awards:
- Awarded Best Managed Nonprofit in Southeastern Michigan in 2002 by Crain's Detroit Business
- Honored three times for Nonprofit Management Excellence by the NEW (Nonprofit Enterprise at Work) Center - in 1997 and 2000, for sound management practices and innovative use of resources, and again in 2002 for Excellence in Community Education and Outreach
- Recognized by the National Resource Center for best practices in Transitional and Independent Living Services in 2002.
- Named an exemplary agency for use of Best Practices by a 2001 Michigan State University Study.
Affiliations and Accreditations:
- Incorporated, 501(c)3 non profit status
- United Way Funded Agency
- Funded by 25 public and private grant entities
- Endowment with Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation
- Member of Washtenaw Housing Alliance, Michigan Network for Youth, Families and National Network for Youth, Council of Private Agencies, and Human Services Collaborative Council
- Financial Statements independently audited annually by the accounting firm of Weidmayer, Schneider, Raham and Bennett and found to be "without exception".
