- 1-800-Hit-Home
Youth crisis hotline that is open 24 hours a day.
www.1800hithome.com
- Art Start
Works to provide at-risk children and adolescents with opportunities to learn, create, and communicate through the arts.
www.art-start.org
- Assistance Dog Institute, The
Provides assistance dog placement, training for social/therapy animals, and a program in which at-risk youth train and place assistance dogs.
www.assistancedog.org
- Cafe Reconcile
More than just good southern food in New Orleans. Café Reconcile helps people change their lives.
www.cafereconcile.com
- Chesapeake Center for Youth Development
Dedicated to meeting the needs of Baltimore at-risk youth. Provides job training, after school programs, counseling, GED preparation, and education.
www.ccyd.org
- Chi Chi Rodriguez Youth Foundation
Our goal is to assist at-risk children by improving various facets of their lives.
www.chichi.org
- Community Outreach for Prevention & Education (COPE)
A nonprofit providing health education and self-sufficiency education to at-risk youth and their families.
www.copepartners.org
- National Resource Center for Youth Services
Provides training, management services, information and referral, conference planning, teen conferences, and a wide variety of affordable publications and videos.
www.nrcys.ou.edu
- National Runaway Switchboard
Telephone crisis hotline for youth, teens, and parents.
www.nrscrisisline.org
- National Youth Employment Coalition
Dedicated to promoting policies and initiatives that help youth become lifelong learners, productive workers, and self-sufficient citizens.
www.nyec.org
- Orenda Healing International
Promoting individual and community healing through synergy of the arts, technology, and practical living skills. Based in Santa Fe, NM with outreach into Northern California and Europe. Major focus is youth entrepreneurism.
www.orenda-arts.org
- Project Safe Place
Innovative national program designed to assist youth and families in crisis situations.
www.iglou.com/safeplace
- ProJoven For Youth
Building a residential-care home for troubled adolescents in Paraguay.
www.projoven.org
- Robert F. Kennedy Memorial
Working across the country and around the world to carry forward Robert Kennedy's mission. Includes information on the National Project for At-Risk Youth.
www.rfkmemorial.org
- Savannah Family Institute
Offering a range of solutions by Dr. Scott Sells for managing disrespect, truancy, running away, teen pregnancy, alcohol and drugs, threats or acts of violence, and threats of suicide.
www.difficult.net
- Star Universe
Identifying and resolving specifically targeted crises such as illegal dog fighting and the growing number of troubled youth.
www.staruniverse.org
- Teen Line
Official teen-to-teen hotline that can be contacted via the web or by phone.
www.teenlineonline.org
- Teen Paths
Helps families of struggling teens to find the right program to help modify behavioral issues and focus families on a path to success and loving relationships.
www.teenpaths.org
- U.S. Dream Academy
Founed by gospel singer Wintley Phipps and working to provide opportunities and support to children who have or have had a family member in jail. Services include mentoring, academic tutoring, and exposure to computers and the Internet.
www.usdreamacademy.org
- Unusual Suspects Theatre Company
Exists to help at-risk youth create original theatre and to foster pride, self confidence, and racial tolerance.
www.theunusualsuspects.org
- We Help Teens.com
Providing the resources to at-risk teens and their parents to find local professional assistance.
www.wehelpteens.com
- Youth At-Risk
Network of services for at-risk youth and their families.
www.essexcountyyouth.org
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