Showing posts with label Homeless Teens. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Homeless Teens. Show all posts

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Memoirs of a Runaway: A Story of Hope

by Michael Kennon


Michael Kennon is the CEO and President of Kennon Transport, LLC, a successful trucking business he runs with his wife, Sue.  Before owning his own company, Mike was a runaway and was virtually homeless for most of his childhood and young adulthood.  To survive on the road, Mike drove trucks, sold encyclopedias, hustled pool, was a baker, ski instructor, sous chef, drug dealer just to name a few.   Drugs and other dependencies took over Mike's life to the point that he could not accept help when it was offered, nor could he stop running away from a past that haunted him. 


While now blessed with what he has achieved in his life and in his personal and family relationships, things were much different at one time.  "Memoirs of a Runaway:  A Story of Hope" is a tale of survival and spirituality.  Isolation and reconnection.  Most of all, it is a hand reaching out to those who travel down the same troubled path; a story of hope.

"I was a runaway at age 12 and has become a real passion of mine to help runaways and the parents of." - Michael Kennon

Friday, March 19, 2010

Sue Scheff: Covenant House for Homeless Teens

In South Florida, the Covenant House offers relief for homeless teens. Covenant House Florida serves runaway, homeless, and at-risk youth under 21 including teen parents and their babies.

Each year, we reach hundreds of kids in Fort Lauderdale and Orlando via street outreach, crisis shelters, transitional housing projects, and aftercare, making Covenant House Florida one of the largest private agencies serving runaway and homeless youth in the state of Florida.

Services offered:


  • Street Outreach by van and foot
  • Shelter Care — nourishing meals, clean clothes, and a safe place to sleep: current capacity Ft Lauderdale 68 Youths / Orlando 20 Youths (both locations accessible to young mothers and their babies)
  • Counseling, Case Management, and Referrals
  • Health Services at on-site clinics
  • Family Reunification
  • Substance Abuse Intervention
  • Pregnancy Prevention/Teen Parent Education
  • Education
  • Job Readiness
  • Life Skills Instruction
  • Transportation Assistance
  • Pastoral Ministry
  • Rights of Passage Transitional Housing
  • Aftercare/Walk-In Services
 To contact the Covenant House for more information, call toll free at 1-800-683-8338.

Must watch video and read more. Help get young people off the streets.