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Covenant House Michigan Provides Sanctuary, Support To Homeless Youth

Southfield (CW50) - Covenant House Michigan is more than a shelter. They provide both sanctuary and support to homeless and trafficked youth of Michigan. The kids who come to Covenant House have been abused and neglected. The kids have been abandoned by those who are supposed to care for them and they come to Covenant House to be a part of a family.

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Gerry Piro, Executive Director of Covenant House Michigan, with Community Connect Host Lisa Germani (Credit: Logan Tesmer/CW50)

Gerry Piro, Executive Director of Covenant House Michigan, joined Lisa Germani on COMMUNITY CONNECT to talk about how Covenant House is able to offer housing and support services to young people in need that currently is reaching 74,000 youth every year.

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Gerry Piro, Executive Director of Covenant House Michigan, with Community Connect Host Lisa Germani (Credit: Logan Tesmer/CW50)

To learn more, go to CovenantHouseMi.org

Watch Gerry on COMMUNITY CONNECTSaturday at 8:30am on CW50

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