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Causes: Children & Youth, Children & Youth Services, Homeless & Housing, Housing & Shelter, Youth Development Programs
Mission: Provides crisis counseling, shelter programs and prevention services to strengthen families, keep youth in school and prepare them to be productive citizens.
Programs: Youth and family services program provides crisis counseling and mental health services for youth up to age 18. Individual & family counseling services reached 3,242 clients; group counseling & skill development services reached 1,252 clients; minors in possession services reached 92 clients; healthy support program services reached 196 clients; prevention services reached 24,389 clients in 2014. Shelter services are available for youth in crisis because of abuse, neglect, homelessness or risk of homelessness or severe family discord. Street outreach services provides critical needs such as food, clothing and access to services and served 333 youth. Bridgeway youth shelter provides short-term (90-day stay) emergency shelter to youth ages 10-17 and served 101 residents in 2014.