Helping Services for Youth and Families

Domestic abuse advocacy Services: 1. Provide emergency support for victims of domestic violence including safe housing, advocacy with law enforcement, medical, legal and social service personnel.2. Provide transitional housing for Families relocating following an emergency intervention resulting from domestic abuse.3. Provide financial and material support including first month rent and utility payments, gas cards, food, and clothing to victims of domestic violence.4. Educate the public and professional service personnel on the impact of violence and appropriate helpful responses.5. Educate Youth on teen dating violence and healthy relationships.

Family education and support services:1. Reduce founded child abuse through community wide education and promotion of healthy family relationships.2. Support young parents in parenting for health, safety, and appropriate developmental expectations of children, appropriate discipline, and guidance of children.3. Support young parents through providing opportunities to socialize and support one another.

Substance abuse prevention Services: 1. Prevent substance abuse by providing timely information about substances, their effects on the individual, family, and community.2. Consult with and support community wide efforts to address substance abuse, and Youth bullying, and harassment.3. Coordinate and support adult to Youth mentoring relationships.4. Reduce high-risk behavior among Youth and increase individual, family, and community assets that support and promote positive Youth development.5. Support and encourage positive learning environments in schools through positive life skill development among Youth in school.