Youth Programs

A continuum of programs that address the needs of youth in crisis or those experiencing homelessness.

Safe Place is a national crisis prevention program for children and teens. Youth In Need is the regional provider of Safe Place services for the eastern Missouri region. If a young person needs help for any reason, he or she can go to any business displaying the yellow and black Safe Place sign. Learn more.

Youth In Need’s Street Outreach Program has provided continuous outreach since 1990. The program targets the needs of at-risk, runaway and homeless youth by providing services on the streets of the St. Louis metropolitan area. A mobile outreach unit provides tangible items, such as food, clothing and hygiene products to youth experiencing homelessness. Learn more.

Youth In Need’s Transitional Living Program group home is a 10-bed transitional living program for youth, ages 16 to 21, of all gender identities and expressions as well as sexual orientation. The home also can accommodate two pregnant teens or parenting teens with up to two children, ages birth to 3. Learn more.

Youth In Need’s Emergency Shelter is a 12-bed emergency residential group home for youth, ages 10 to 19, who are in crisis. The Emergency Shelter offers individual, family and group counseling, crisis intervention, case management services and daily educational groups. Learn more.

This website is supported by grants from the Family and Youth Services Bureau within the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Neither the Administration for Children and Families nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse this website (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided). The opinions, findings, conclusions and recommendations expressed are those of Youth In Need and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Administration for Children and Families and the Family and Youth Services Bureau.