“Young People Grow Up in Communities, Not Programs”

How Can We Help?

• Community Education & Awareness
• Gender Specific Approaches
• Culturally Competent Communities
• Peers Helping Peers
• Role Models
• Community Mentoring

Services for Youth Still in the Home

• Family Preservation & Support
• Identify At-Risk Youth Through Community Settings
• 24-hour Crisis Counseling
• Education & Outreach Through Schools & Community Settings on:
  – Sexual Predators
  – HIV/AIDS
  – Teen Pregnancy

Services for Youth Who Have Just Left Home

• Temporary Shelter
• Assessment & Planning for Case Management
• Outreach and Early Intervention to Bring into a Safe Environment so They Don’t Fall Victim
• Develop Help for Teen Parents and Their Children

Longer Term Services for Homeless Teens

• Drop-In Programs and Street Outreach
• High School Completion, Job Training & Career Planning
• Transitional Housing
• Social & Life Skills Training to Build Positive Support
• Aftercare – Long-term Stabilization.(i.e., Mental Health, Substance Abuse, PTSC Healing, Social Development)

Services That Work

• Mental Health Treatment
• Substance Abuse Treatment
• Life Skills Training
• Food Programs
• Non-judgmental Service Providers
• Consistent Rules & Structure
• Affordable Housing
• Voluntary Participation