“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
