YMCA Oasis

11/29/2022

It's ! Consider a gift today as part of our campaign. Our goal is to reach $25,000 by midnight. You can also designate your gift to Oasis to make an impact directly at the shelter. ❤️ Donate at: www.skagitymca.org/give

08/03/2022

Throughout the entire month of August, we’re running a back-to-school gift card drive to support Oasis. Gift cards help with Oasis operating supplies (ex. buying groceries) and are great rewards for youth staying at Oasis who exhibit positive behavior.

Walmart, Safeway, Amazon, and Costco gift cards are most needed, but gift cards from local businesses like Tri Dee Arts, Riverside Lanes, and Lang’s Horse and Pony Farm (among others) are also welcomed! Gift cards can be dropped off with our Welcome Center team at 1901 Hoag Road.

07/15/2022

Starting tomorrow, a new su***de and crisis lifeline number, 988, will route people via call, text, or chat to the National Su***de Prevention Lifeline and serve as a universal entry point so that people can easily reach a trained crisis counselor who can help 24/7, every day of the year.

This free, confidential service is available to anyone experiencing mental health-related distress—whether that is thoughts of su***de, mental health or substance use crisis, or any other kind of emotional distress. People can also call or text 988 if they are worried about a loved one who may need crisis support.

Call services will be available in English and Spanish, along with interpretation services in over 250 languages. Text and chat services are available in English only.

For more information about 988, visit 988lifeline.org. For additional resources, please visit skagithelps.org, or contact Skagit County Public Health at (360) 416-1500.

07/12/2022

“I love the community of people I work with and the youth I serve. The Y has allowed for people to come together and work towards a larger goal.” – Current Youth Advocate at Oasis

Youth Advocates play a pivotal role at the Y’s Oasis Teen Shelter. These staff are compassionate, caring individuals who help young people in need.

We’re currently looking for the next generation of Youth Advocates to join our team. Apply today: https://bit.ly/OasisYA

05/24/2022

Our Oasis leadership team is growing! We are currently hiring a Care Coordinator to join the team and support youth ages 13-17 in Skagit.

The Care Coordinator will help make a difference in young people’s lives by providing case management services for youth who visit YMCA Oasis Teen Shelter. This person should model and execute a non-rejecting, trauma-informed care approach to working with at-risk adolescents. This individual will also develop individual care plans for each youth and work with other Oasis team members to ensure youth are supported through the entirety of their stay at Oasis.

Apply now: https://bit.ly/3LJRH6l

05/13/2022

Free health services will be offered at the Y all weekend! Check it out and consider pre-registering for an eye exam or glasses appointment, or check out one of the many other amazing resources provided.

05/11/2022

Our friends at Northwest Youth Services' Skagit and Whatcom offices are hiring! We ❤️ the amazing work they do to support youth and young adults across our region. Check out the link below for their local Skagit Housing Case Manager and Site Monitor listings!

We're thrilled that you are interested in joining our team. We are currently accepting applications for the positions listed below. 

04/01/2022

It is a courageous act to live your life authentically, a decision which trans and nonbinary people face daily. This , we are holding space for the grief of lives lost too soon. We are holding space for the glaring disproportionality of trans young people experiencing homelessness and death, particularly Black and Brown femmes.

So many trans folks are given their flowers after they pass. Trans kids and adults deserve bouquets full of love and acceptance today, tomorrow and every day.

If you or anyone you know is struggling, please know that you are loved, you are worthy, and you are safe at Oasis. We also have a beautiful resource right here in our community through PFLAG Skagit for LGBTQ+ folks and their families. Learn more at https://www.pflagskagit.org/.

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03/31/2022

We're so excited for the backyard renovations to begin thanks to Leadership Skagit's Team Rising Tide! More photos of our progress to come in the next several weeks. 🥰

Thanks to a partnership with Leadership Skagit's Team Rising Tide, the backyard at our Oasis Teen Shelter is getting a makeover later this spring!

The Rising Tide team, composed of leaders from around Skagit County participating in the Class of 2022 program, will be planting arborvitae in Oasis’s backyard to help improve safety, security, and privacy for youth who come to Oasis.

Partners on the project include B*K Construction Inc., Sound Cedar Lumber, Quantum Construction, Inc., Craft Stove, and Kaptein's Ace Hardware.

Learn more about the partnership here: https://bit.ly/3IYcW2S

03/30/2022

Oasis was selected as Dwayne Lane's Skagit Subaru's recipient of the 2021 Share the Love® event, which took place between November 18, 2021 and January 3, 2022. A total of $17,400 was raised in support of Oasis and its services!

A big thank you to Dwayne Lane's Skagit Subaru and to all who supported Oasis after purchasing a Subaru locally! The funds will go towards helping Oasis continue to serve youth in Skagit County who utilize Oasis's Daylight Center or Teen Center.

Pictured (L-R): Bart Bunnell (Director of Sales, Dwayne Lane's Auto Family), Ariell Wright (Oasis Director, Skagit Y), Kat Lohman (Director of Advancement, Skagit Y), Sheila Countryman-Bean (Marketing & Public Relations Director, Dwayne Lane's Auto Family)

03/12/2022

Our first newsletter of 2022 is out! Read on for the latest at Oasis. ❤️

Welcome to the first Oasis Newsletter of 2022! Starting this year, we’re being more intentional about sharing what’s happening at Oasis, so we’ll be releasing a quarterly newsletter to share all the good work that’s going on!

02/15/2022

If you care deeply about preventing and ending youth homelessness in Skagit County like we do, now is a great time to get involved: A Way Home Washington is hiring for the new Skagit ACI Coordinator, which will work locally to implement the recently announced Anchor Community Initiative!

Apply today at: https://bit.ly/ACICoordinator
More info on the Anchor Community Initiative in Skagit at: https://bit.ly/34jTAqR

A Way Home Washington is hiring a Skagit ACI Coordinator for a cross-community effort to prevent and end homelessness for young people in Skagit County. This position will work closely with the Skagit Y and other youth and housing partners.

Successful candidates will be highly organized and detail-oriented, possess strong “people skills,” and have the ability to work with diverse groups, organizations, and stakeholders. A basic understanding of issues related to youth homelessness and homelessness systems within the local community landscape is highly desirable.

Learn more about the position and apply here: https://bit.ly/ACICoordinator