To empower youth and families to

Children & Youth , Children & Youth Services

Safe station is a temporary emergency shelter for runaway and homeless youth ages 12-18. Safe station provided 182 youth with food, clothing, crisis intervention, and counseling services. The goal of safe station is to reunite youth with their families by providing a time-out period and by offering counseling and referrals to community agencies for continued support. 280 phone calls were received through our crisis line. 3,652 youths received information about safe station through school and community based presentations. 324 volunteer hours were donated to this program in 2017, the value of which is not reported in this return. youth development services provides counseling and social development for children ages 5-14 in the penn-harris-madison school corporation and through community organizations. We help children improve their social skills by clarifying values, promoting positive self-images, and teaching communication, coping, decision-making, and problem- solving skills. 2,830 youth were served in classroom skills-building groups. 300 students received individual counseling. 794 volunteer hours were donated to t young moms self sufficiency - provides opportunities for young mothers to overcome the many and complex barriers to self-sufficiency and decrease the possibility of abuse and neglect. It assists women aged 16-24 to identify realistic academic and employment goals, improve the health and nutrition of family members, increase a personal sense of competence and self-esteem, and foster a healthy relationship between fathers and children. 322 young mothers received services in fy 2017, of whom 97% we