Emergency Housing for Teens
EMERGENCY NIGHT BEDS
BIRTHING COACHES
PARENTING CLASSES
ADOPTION SERVICES
COOKING CLASSES
COLLEGE SUPPORT
LIFE SKILLS
We Love What We Do And We Know You Will Too!
CONSTRUCTION READY
PATH TO PRO
DRIVERS LICENSE
GED SUPPORT
COLLEGE SUPPORT
MILITARY SERVICES
COUNSELING
MENTORING
You Love What We Do, and We Do Too!
MILITARY TEEN SERVICES
Jars of Clay strongly encourages our girls and guys the opportunity to build a life with the military. We honor every young adult’s right to choose their future—whether that includes military service or another purpose-driven direction. We believe no one should have to enlist just to escape homelessness.
That’s why we create a faith-centered pathway to family and lifelong stability, offering safe housing, mentorship, life-skills development, education support, and permanent belonging through fictive kin community. Our mission is to ensure young people have multiple strong options—because they deserve more than survival; they deserve a real start and a lasting support system.
Our Military Partners Save Lives!
Housing Application
JOC provides free, on-campus housing for students aged 17–20 with or without babies.
We offer a residential, dormitory-style environment that includes meals and basic medical care.
Rooms are typically shared, with 2 plus students per room, featuring lockers, dressers, and shared bathrooms. While residential living is standard, some locations offer nonresidential options.
Employment Application
We help find jobs!
Our mission is to equip young adults with the practical tools they need to avoid homelessness by providing employment placement support, career readiness coaching, and budgeting skills that build long-term stability. Through one of our 25 trusted corporate partners, we help them access real job opportunities, learn how to manage income wisely, and create a sustainable path toward independence and lasting success.
Employment Pathways
Through hands-on training, job placement support, and life-skills coaching, we help them build a steady income, long-term stability, and a future they can sustain.
Our mission is to equip young adults with the practical tools they need to avoid homelessness by connecting them to career training and employment opportunities through our network of trade schools, Home Depot, trucking companies, and other workforce partners.
Trauma-informed Therapy
Our mission is to provide trauma-informed therapy for homeless youth and young adults who have aged out of foster care—creating a safe, consistent, and healing space where they can process pain, rebuild trust, and regain emotional stability. Through compassionate, evidence-based support and ongoing care, we help them move from survival mode into strength, resilience, and long-term wholeness.
Fictive Kin Family Placement
Fictive kin are trusted, non-biological relationships—like mentors, family friends, or community members—who willingly step into a family role to provide consistent care, support, and belonging.
Our mission is to provide young people experiencing homelessness with a stable, safe, and dependable place to live with a FAMILY—offering extended transitional housing along with consistent case management and essential supportive services. Through this proven model, we help youth move beyond crisis and into lasting independence, stability, and lifelong success.
Become an Ambassador for a homeless young adult by opening your home for a short season—providing a safe, stable place to stay, a supportive presence, and the encouragement they need to transition toward independence and a better future, because everyone deserves to know they are seen, valued, and truly loved.
JOC MEDIA
Here is a wave of love and opportunity to change the life of a pregnant teenager in crisis. We invite you to watch our introductory video and join us as a new foundational member to secure a baby's future!
Core Values
1. Redemption – We believe every life can be restored, and every story can be rewritten through love and grace.
2. Safety – We create a sanctuary of trust, compassion, and care where healing can begin without fear.
3. Family – Through community and fictive kin, we nurture belonging and show that family is built through love, not blood alone.
4. Dignity – Every girl is seen, heard, and valued as a whole person, not defined by her past.
5. Faith – We rely on spiritual truth to guide healing, reminding each soul that divine love restores all things.
6. Empowerment – We equip our residents with tools for self-worth, independence, and purpose-driven living.