Youth Oasis

Our primary goal is to promote youth resilience through youth centered residential and community based programs.
Our secondary goal is to provide an equitable work environment to attract local talent and pay a living wage to raise the standard of living in the communities the youth we serve will return to.

Our residential programs provide 156 hours of annual life skills training to youth between the ages of 16-21. This translates to 50% of our youth obtaining employment and graduating from high school with a traditional diploma or GED. Our support services connects up to 20 youth per year with behavioral health services and at least 10 parenting youth per year with parenting classes through community organizations. Over the past year we have provided 25 justice involved youth with transition services through our contract with OJJ. These youth have graduated high school, obtained employment, engaged with counselors and mentors and reconnected with family members during their time with Youth Oasis. We also connect up to 25 youth per year with financial, educational, employment and housing resources through our referral services.
In addition to the services we have provided to youth, Youth Oasis commits to being an employer of choice by providing an equitable work environment for individuals in the Greater Baton Rouge area that are interested in working in the Human Services. We proudly offer competitive wages, unique benefits and professional development opportunities to our team members, many of who fit into the Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed (A.L.I.C.E) demographic. We are committed to enhancing the quality of life for youth and our team members.

We will continue to build on our twenty year history of service to youth by remaining responsive to the needs of our primary population. That responsiveness has led us to create young adult programming that includes rapid rehousing; transitional housing and will soon include the only young adult shelter in the area. We understand that a strong foundation will enable us to continue addressing the needs of the youth of Baton Rouge.

We have created a housing community that is LGBTQIA affirming while successfully housing and feeding youth living out of home for over 4.000 nights a year.