Youth Focus, Inc. is a
non-profit United Way agency dedicated to helping young people and their families learn
to deal with today's pressures. A powerful collaboration of medical
professionals, therapists, businesses, law enforcement officers, administrators
and volunteers work together to support young people
and the diverse problems confronting them.
"...so that no child is left behind because we did not act." Marion
Wright Edelman
Our Mission: Youth Focus provides a continuum of prevention, intervention and treatment services for children and youth and their families who are at risk, in crisis or who have emotional or behavioral problems.
Youth Focus provides a wide range of services to at risk and troubled young people ages 5-21. Services include Big Brothers Big Sisters, professional counseling, family preservation services (intensive in-home counseling and family therapy), community support services, therapeutic foster care, an emergency shelter for runaway and homeless youth, two psychiatric day treatment programs, a 10 bed residential adolescent substance abuse program, a Transitional Living Program and a locked, Level IV Psychiatric Residential Treatment Center.
To access Youth Focus services please call 336-333-6853 in Greensboro or 336-841-6083 in High Point.
News: President Bush Visits Youth Focus
Youth Focus has received since 2005 funds from the federal Health and Human Services Department to help fund a Mentoring Children of Prisoners (MCP) program. This program, a component of our Big Brothers Big Sisters program, serves young people who have an adult who is incarcerated by matching the young person with an adult role model. Our local program has served 147 children since its inception. Nationally the program has served over 100,000 children.
In order to recognize this national mentoring program, on Tuesday, December 2, 2008 Youth Focus was honored by a visit to our agency by President George Bush. President Bush was accompanied by Jedd Medefind who serves as Special Assistant to the President and Acting Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives. The visit took place at 11:00 AM at the Big Brothers Big Sisters offices at 510 Summit Ave. in Greensboro. The visit included a round table discussion of mentoring that included President Bush, Jedd Medefind, Chuck Hodierne, the Executive Director of Youth Focus and three “Bigs” in the program as well as three young people being served by the project.
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