Safe Station, our teen runaway and homeless "home away from home" is a 24-hour shelter that provides a safe place off the street for teens in crisis. Teens receive individual and group counseling as well as referral assistance for family therapy. Many teens we see are victims of physical, sexual or emotional abuse.

Our goals are to provide a safe place, off the streets, for teens in crisis and to reunite families when possible.

Safe Station is open to any young person 12 through 17 years of age. We accept youth who have run away from home, have been pushed out of their home, or are in a crisis that creates a need for shelter.

While in residence, young people are taught decision-making skills to learn how to face and overcome difficult situations. Families are encouraged to participate in exploring alternative methods for coping and for solving problems.

Also operating from Safe Station is Safe Place, an initiative that educates young people about the dangers of trying to resolve difficult, threatening situations on their own. The project created a network of Safe Place sites around the community where help can easily be found.

For more information about Safe Station, contact Mary Poczik, Director, or Kelly Troyer, Outreach Coordinator, at 574-235-9396.

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