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- EIN 35-1324480
- (219) 938-2710
- 101 N Montgomery St Gary IN 46403-3921 USA
- www.crisiscenterysb.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Child Abuse Prevention, Children & Youth, Children & Youth Services, Crime & Law, Domestic Violence, Family Services, Human Services
Mission: To provide shelter for children in crisis, and to provide services for youth and families in crisis using the following crisis center programs: alternative house, crisis contact line, counseling, safe place & safely home, and teen court.
Programs: Alternative house is an emergency shelter for children and youth, providing temporary shelter for boys and girls, ages 10 to 20, who have run away, been pushed out of their homes, abused or neglected. While at alternative house, youth receive counseling, transportation to and from their home schools and to medical and other services, tutoring, recreation, youth development activities and follow-up.
counseling services provides professional services to alternative house clients as well as the community. It offers a rapid response to deal with personal difficulties.
teen court is a youth development and delinquency prevention program which provides a youth-run court for youthful offenders who are referred by area police departments. The goal of the program is to provide a learning experience in personal responsibility and citizenship.