CURRENT SERVICES
- Provide teen focused programming such as; study skills, health education, job skills, tutoring, social issues and arts programming.
- Connect youth with mental health resources if needed.
- Provide mediation to youth and their parents.
- Provide resources and support for teens who may be experiencing bullying at their school.
- Partner with schools and other organizations to provide educators with the tools to create schools were all kids feel included.
FUTURE GOALS
- Provide food and shelter for run away and homeless teens.
- Open a Teen Center.
- Provide a meeting space for community partners who are working towards the same mission.
WE ARE NOT A SUICIDE HOTLINE NOR DO WE PROVIDE SUICIDE PREVENTION SERVICES
If you are suicidal please call or contact one of the following:
- A friend or family member you can trust. Be honest with them. No matter what the situation or how big the problems are right now, there is always someone who is willing to support and help you.
- Your doctor, coach, teacher, school counselor, principal, or Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) adviser.
- Numbers you can call: (Anoka County) Riverwind Crisis 763-755-3801, (Hennepin County) Crisis Intervention 612-873-2222, (Nationally) Suicide Prevention Hotline 1-800-273-8255, or (Nationally) Trevor Project [LGBT focused] 1-866-488-7386
- Your local emergency number–911
CLARIFICATION ABOUT JUSTIN’S GIFT AND HOMELESS YOUTH:
Justin’s Gift is very concerned about the growing population of homeless youth in our area and are working to support organizations who are able to best address those immediate needs of homeless youth. However, to clarify, Justin’s Gift is not able to directly provide shelter or drop in services for homeless youth. We are able to direct youth to other outside organizations that provide those services, but do not have the capacity to provide those services directly ourselves.
Justin’s Gift is very concerned about the growing population of homeless youth in our area and are working to support organizations who are able to best address those immediate needs of homeless youth. However, to clarify, Justin’s Gift is not able to directly provide shelter or drop in services for homeless youth. We are able to direct youth to other outside organizations that provide those services, but do not have the capacity to provide those services directly ourselves.
Donations of any size are tax deductible and go directly toward providing activities and services to youth in our community. Please help us in any way you can. Thank you from all of us at Justin’s Gift!