Wildflyer Coffee

Youth experiencing homelessness identify stable employment as a top priority, but face unemployment rates as high as 75%, compared to 16%* among their housed peers. *According to the US Department of Labor Bureau of Statistics, 2016.

Our Mission: To create employment opportunities for youth experiencing homelessness and housing instability through the cultivation of life skills and personal empowerment.

Our Vision: To end youth homelessness.

At Wildflyer Coffee we know that maintaining stable employment is one of the biggest barriers young people can face when experiencing homelessness. Youth ages 16-24 participate in our training program and are supported every step of the way so that upon graduation, they feel confident and prepared to enter the job market.

Wildflyer’s four-month Work & Life Skills Training Program provides young people like Tori and Sky the opportunity to develop the skills and the confidence that enable them to find and maintain employment–providing a pathway out of homelessness. From our inception in 2017 through 2023, we employed 71 young people and in 2024 alone, we are set to employ 45 youth–demonstrating the significant need for programming like ours.

We know our program is working! In 2023:

• 75% of participants graduated from Wildflyer's Work & Life Skills Training Program

• 80% of participants would recommend Wildflyer to a friend

• 80% of participants had a dream for their future and a plan to achieve it

• 85% of Wildflyer graduates are housed and employed, enrolled in education opportunities, or are working with their employment counselor

• 100% of participants felt safe and seen at Wildflyer

• 100% of program participants saw an increase in Job Readiness scores

And, notably, 100% of youth in our Winter & Spring 2024 cohorts were either employed, pursuing education, or actively working with their employment counselor post-graduation. With the support of our community–like you–we are seeing positive outcomes!

Give to the Max Day (GTMD) Film Screening: Please join us for our GTMD Film Screening, hosted at Trylon Cinema, on Thursday, November 21. This event will culminate our GTMD fundraising and will create a space for us to come together, in advocacy of young people. Together, we will watch the film, American Street Kid, followed by a post-screening discussion on youth homelessness. All proceeds raised for this screening will be added to our GTMD fundraising goal.

Join us today to advocate for our vision of ending youth homelessness. Help us meet our goal of $25,000 and support the 45+ youth we will employ this year.