United Friends of Children is dedicated to empowering current and former foster youth and runaway or at-risk teenagers on their journey toward healthy independence This is through serviced-enriched education and housing programs, advocacy, and healthy relationships with a community that cares about their futures.

Pathways Housing is an 18-36 month housing program that offers support, guidance, and opportunities to former foster and probation youth. It includes housing, educational mentoring and assistance, career and vocational counseling and development, life skills training, health education, mental health services, and alumni services. It is dedicated to increasing a young man or woman’s self-sufficiency.

United Friends also offers an 11-year education support that follows an at-risk youth from the seventh grade all the way to a Bachelor’s Degree. They provide academic preparation and other forms of guidance through college. Some of the activities include college counseling, workshops, college tours, enrichment and social activities, tutoring, and emergency and enrichment grants.