Youth and Family Services
Our youth-centered behavioral health and family support programs highlight the benefits of family support services, serving as critical referral pathways for school counselors, child welfare agencies, juvenile courts, and youth shelters.
- Mentorship Programs
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Trauma-informed, community-based mentorship for youth experiencing behavioral challenges, foster care, parental separation, or chronic absenteeism is part of our broader youth and family support programs. Services include academic support, social-emotional learning, and identity development.
- Parenting Support
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Family stabilization programming includes evidence-based parenting education, family reunification support, and skills-building workshops to promote healthy boundaries, attachment, and resilience in the home
- Teen Health Education
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Professional educators deliver health literacy, STI prevention, consent, risk reduction efforts, and emotional wellness curricula in school and after-school settings. Referring agencies may request custom sessions
- School Outreach
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We provide in-school behavioral health support and case management in collaboration with school staff. Services help reduce behavioral referrals, increase student engagement, and improve outcomes for at-risk youth.
- Safe Spaces
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Drop-in centers provide youth with leadership training, and peer counseling. Often recommended for youth experiencing housing instability, bullying, or family rejection.
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Make an appointmentFAQs
Who can refer a child or family to your youth programs?
We accept referrals from school counselors, child welfare agencies, juvenile courts, and youth shelters looking for youth-centered behavioral health care and stabilization.
What does your youth mentorship program cover?
Our community-based mentorship supports youth facing behavioral challenges, foster care, or chronic absenteeism through academic help, social-emotional learning, and identity development.
How do your family stabilization services help parents?
We offer evidence-based parenting education, family reunification support, and skills-building workshops designed to strengthen healthy boundaries, attachment, and family resilience.
Do you provide mental health and behavioral support directly within schools?
Yes. We collaborate closely with school staff to provide in-school behavioral health support and case management that improves student engagement and reduces behavioral referrals.
What resources do your youth drop-in centers provide?
Our drop-in centers offer safe spaces for youth experiencing housing instability, bullying, or family rejection, providing leadership training, peer counseling, and emotional wellness tools.