At Immerse, we’re building an expansive pathway to healing by surrounding youth from crisis with unconditional relationships, tools that anticipate their needs and dreams, and a vision for their restored future.
The transition to adulthood is already pretty challenging, but many of our youth are also experiencing…
Isolation (No community)
Mental health issues (PTSD, addiction, suicide)
Violent home lives
Unplanned pregnancy
These challenges have wreaked havoc on the relationships, identity, and resilience of youth from crisis.
Each youth who ages out of foster care costs society approximately $300,000 over their lifetime in public assistance, crime, and municipal costs. You can make a difference when you volunteer with Immerse!
Instead of trying to manage, rescue, or fix youth in crisis, we serve youth best through the gift of unconditional, supportive, and nurturing relationships, coupled with high expectations. It is the gift of belonging, the gift of being wanted and valued. At Immerse, we prioritize the person over the program. It’s messy and slow work, but it is the loving patience we all need.
Youth Center
Our youth center is a safe, inspiring space where youth from crisis can get access to case management, healthy meals, showers, laundry, life skills, and our computer lab.
Emergency Shelter
The Station, launching in 2024 will protect youth during a vulnerable time and integrate them into Immerse’s proven youth programming.
Transitional Program
Our transitional program, LifeBASE, provides supportive, stable housing and individualized coaching to equip youth for their transition into adulthood.
Alumni Support
After graduating from our programs we empower youth to give back to the next generation in crisis as volunteers, assistants, or mentors.
200+ Youth
in the foster care system will age out each year.
1 in 3 Kids
who are waiting for adoption are age 14+
1000+ YouTh
are homeless in Central Arkansas alone.
"I found a support system at Immerse, and for once I felt free of judgement, free to be the person that I longed to be. And most of all I found love.”
-Immerse overcomer
