Family Preservation for Teens Program Launches at Park Place Outreach Youth Emergency Shelter
(SAVANNAH, GA) On October 1, Park Place Outreach is launching a new program called Family Preservation for Teens, funded by the Promoting Safe and Stable Families grant.
The Family Preservation program works with teens and their families to receive case management services, support service, and placement prevention services to help teens remain safely in their homes to sustain and maintain family stability.
The program operates in the Dobransky Drop-In Center at Park Place Outreach, 514 East Henry Street, where youth and families can seek services Monday-Friday, 11:00am-7:30pm, including counseling, academic support, life skills, coping and anger management, health classes, and other life-skill based programming in a group setting with peers. Staff also works directly with parents on parenting teens.
Kendall Walker has been hired as the Program Manager for the Family Preservation for Teens Program. Walker is a graduate of Savannah State University, where he served as President of the Student Government Association, a member of the Foundation Board of Directors, and University System of Georgia Board of Regents, Student Advisory Committee Member.
Walker comes to Park Place from the Georgia Southern University – Savannah Graduates Program, where he worked as a College and Career Advisor at Jenkins High School.
For more information, please contact Park Place Outreach at 912-234-4048 or visit our website at www.parkplaceyes.org
Walker can be reached directly at Kendall@parkplaceyes.org
ABOUT PARK PLACE OUTREACH YOUTH EMERGENCY SHELTER
Park Place Outreach Youth Emergency Shelter, 514 E. Henry St., is a 12-bed temporary residential shelter for runaway, homeless, and at-risk youth, ages 11 to 17. Serving youth since 1984, the shelter is open 24 hours a day and provides a safe, secure, and loving environment. Park Place Outreach is the only facility in Savannah where youth can self-admit without an agency referral. The organization’s mission is to provide services to at-risk youth and their families, increase their functional level, and reunify families whenever possible. Park Place Outreach also operates a Street Outreach Program and Drop-In Center to identify homeless and nearly homeless teens and young adults and provide them with support services to get off the streets.
Park Place Outreach – Youth Emergency Shelter is an equal opportunity provider and employer. With the generous support of local organizations and individuals, the Park Place Outreach Shelter has helped more than 6,500 individuals. For more information, please visit http://parkplaceyes.org or find us on Facebook.
CONTACT
Park Place Outreach
Youth Emergency Shelter
514 E. Henry Street
Savannah, GA. 31401
912-234-4048 Fax 912-651-3621
http://www.parkplaceyes.org
MEDIA CONTACT
Cynthia Wright
Carriage Trade Public Relations®
cynthia.wright@carriagetradepr.com
912.856.9075