WASHINGTON (DC News Now) -- An organization based in Southeast D.C. is helping to put young people on a path toward stability. Covenant House's community service center sits along Mississippi Avenue SE, and from the outside, you'd have no idea about the opportunities that lie inside. From finding housing to finding their passions, the organization is there every step of the way for young people between the ages of 18 and 24. 20-year-old Robert Hunter came to Covenant House about three months ago. He moved to D.C. from Mississippi, looking for opportunity. "I've just always wanted more for myself. I've always had a lot of ambitions," Hunter said in an interview with DC News Now on Tuesday. Community gardens in Berkeley County help families on budget stock pantries, eat healthy He said he found out about the organization through a friend when moving here. “The possibilities here at Covenant House are endless. It's because they have all types of resources and things that can really help you," said Hunter. He's learning how to produce music in Covenant House's recording studio and editing lab, exploring his passion for drawing and painting, and taking advantage of their workforce development programs. "I'm also enlisting in the military, so I felt like that was [what] I could do as far as my country. Use that to help me get into school. We all start somewhere," said Hunter, who hopes to gain new skills in the military and study business management in school. When it comes to reaching out and asking for help, Hunter says not to let your pride get in the way. "If your pride is too big to let someone help you, don't think in the moment. Think about the future," he said. When someone first arrives at Covenant House, staff work to address the immediate needs of youth walking through their doors. They'll provide them with a safe place to eat a hot meal, take a warm shower and stay off the street. After that, it turns to finding stable housing, shopping for brand new clothes at their no-cost store, growing their own healthy greens and honing their professional skills that align with their passions, all while working toward their goals of success and stability School districts across Northern Virginia request delay of VDOE’s new performance plan "We had a young person come in who wanted to be in the FBI. We were able to get them a job, at an entry-level, at the FBI as a custodian," said Kevin Walker, the organization's director of workforce development. Kevin Walker and Chelsey Brown oversee many programs at Covenant House. The organization also has classrooms, a library, a gym and a food pantry on-site that is open to the entire community. A lot of the programs there are geared toward homeless youth. "The best thing about our youth is not that they're homeless. It doesn't define them. It is something they're experiencing, not something that they're going to have for the rest of their life," said Brown, chief program officer. To bring awareness to youth homelessness in the DMV, Covenant House is hosting its annual Sleep Out at the Wharf in Southwest D.C. on Friday, Nov. 22. "It's really an act of solidarity. We know that so many of our youth experience having to sleep outside in the elements. For just one night, all of our supporters are going to come together to do that very thing and just sleep outside on the ground in sleeping bags," said Keaira Kittrell, development manager at Covenant House. They're expecting about 100 people to sleep outside with them Friday night. Here's how you or a loved one can seek help: Young people in need of crisis care, food, intervention and other services in D.C., Maryland and Virginia are urged to give Covenant House a call at 202-610-9600. The Covenant House emergency shelter location (open 8 a.m. to 8 pm.) is at 511 Mellon Street SE, Washington, D.C. Their community service center (open Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.) is at 2001 Mississippi Ave SE, Washington, D.C.