On the street, teens are vulnerable to numerous perils: sexual exploitation, drug use and gang recruitment, to name a few. Long Island Crisis Center’s Street Outreach Project is there to help runaway and homeless youth in Nassau County, with services that stabilize their situations, address immediate needs, and support them toward longer-term plans for their positive development. Workers travel into the community in a mobile outreach van to visit places where youth congregate: bus/train stations, parks, street corners, and empty lots.
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Street Outreach Project’s services include:
· One-to-one outreach and counseling
· Distribution of survival aid items – bottled water, nutritious snacks, hygiene products and warm clothing in the winter months
· Case management to help youth develop positive goals
· Transportation to shelter at any time day or night
· Community education to raise awareness of the runaway/homeless problem and the availability of services
