Agency Details:

The Center For Youth

Our Promise to Youth: The Center for Youth is the best organization to turn to for young people seeking to deal with, explore, or understand issues of importance to them - from their perspective, and on their terms. Started by kids, for kids, all Center services from counseling to shelter, to education, to referrals - are rooted in, and delivered with the knowledge that youth want to, and can, take responsibility for their life choices.

Description:
The Center for Youth provides free and confidential services to youth, ages 12-21 and their families. Services include:EMERGENCY SHELTER SERVICES: Center House for youth ages 12-18, (coed facility)and Host Homes, adult volunteers who provide short term emergency housing. COUNSELING INTERVENTION: Counselors provide essential outreach, individual and family counseling and crisis intervention services. PREVENTION EDUCATION: Educators provide a variety of workshops and group training designed to address the specific needs of youth. The evidence-based Life Skills, Get Real About Violence and Reconnecting Youth are all offered.STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM: Provides education, counseling, prevention and referral services to street youth and assists them in leaving the street. TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM: Provides case management support and assist 16 - 21 year old participants in learning skills to achieve self sufficiency and succeed in stable, independent living.STUDENT SUPPORT CENTERS: At East, Edison and Franklin High Schools and Mary McLeod Bethune school 45. LEARN TO EARN: A employee readiness program for in and out of school youth. VOLUNTEER PROGRAM: Where youth and adult volunteers choose from a diverse range of activities.

History:
In 1971, a group of Monroe County high school students had a vision of a "center" for youth. With support from their school and the community, they rented space where teens could come and talk to other teens about issues that affected their lives. They created a founding philosophy stating that youth are capable of making the right decisions that affect their lives when provided with accurate information, support and encouragement and the first executive director of The Center for Youth was 18 years old.

Contact person: Kathy Cummins, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (585) 271-8134

Address:

905 Monroe Avenue Rochester, NY 14620 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.centerforyouth.net

Directions:

From the East, take 490 W to Monroe Avenue exit. Turn left on Monroe Avenue. Turn right at 2nd traffic light onto Laburnam Crescent. From the West, take 490 E to Monroe Avenue exit. Turn right. . . (more)   Nearest Bus Stop: Monroe Ave., 1 minute walk

Last updated on October 16, 2009