OSU Star House

In the spring of 2017 I had the pleasure of volunteering at the OSU Star House, which is a resource center and place of comfort for the homeless youth in Columbus, as a part of my participation in the University Honor’s program called ‘Semester of Service’. The Star House services youth ages 14-24 and provides a safe place to cook a meal, wash clothes, participate in recreational activities like sports and crafts, and access helpful resources. The time I spent at the Star House had a large impact on me and caused me to feel a great deal of gratitude because I often interacted with youth who were my same age, but in a drastically different point in their life. After a few weeks of volunteering, it became apparent to me that the youth were not taking full advantage of the available resources that the Star House had to offer simply because they were not aware of when they were being offered or that they were available at all. Along with another volunteer, we worked to create a monthly brochure for the youth outlining the resources and activities the youth could choose to take part in if they so chose. I have attached below the brochure for July 2017 as an example of what we would hand out to the youth. They were extremely grateful for this resource and the staff at the Star House were delighted that the youth finally had a practical way of being aware of all the awesome resources they worked hard to arrange for them.

Star House July 2017 Brochure-2k7sgve

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