VP, Programs (Behavioral Health)

Overview Since 1972, Covenant House has served and advocated for youth and young families experiencing homelessness, human trafficking, and exploitation. Our overarching goal is to end homelessness among youth and young families by helping them achieve housing stability, heal from trauma, tap into their innate resilience, and hone their interests and skills to forge new pathways to independence. This work is carried out across Covenant House sites in 34 cities in the US, Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras. About the Role As the Vice President, Program (Behavioral Health), your work will directly support our mission to end youth homelessness by ensuring we offer a full range of evidence-based and informed interventions to support young people with behavioral health challenges. You will lead the strategic development, implementation, and oversight of behavioral health programs and services for young people across the Covenant House federation, working to expand access to behavioral health services and supports for youth, enhance quality of care, improve outcomes, and disrupt the trajectory from youth homelessness to chronic adult homelessness. This is a newly created role that will report to the Senior Vice President, Program. The Vice President, Program (Behavioral Health) will ensure their work aligns with Covenant House’s Journey Home roadmap as well as our organizational values of inclusivity, joy, courage, accountability and ambition. You will collaborate closely with