336-375-1332
Act Together is a 12 bed facility for youth who have run away, are experiencing a family crisis, are the victims of abuse or neglect, or become homeless for other reasons. The maximum stay is normally 15 days, is voluntary and must be earned by an earnest effort to develop solutions using other Youth Focus and community resources. Referrals can be made 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The shelter serves approximately 250 youths in a year.
Click here for the: ACT TOGETHER REFERRAL FORM
Referral Instructions:
Act Together Crisis Care
accepts referrals 24 hours a day 7 days a week for youth ages 11 to
17 in crisis. Referrals may be submitted via phone at 336-375-1332
or via fax at 336-1621-0444 to the attention of the Act Together
Staff. The referral form may be downloaded from the link above.
If you have any questions
about the referral process, please contact our staff.
Our shelter, constructed in 1998, is located at 1601 Huffine Mill Road in Greensboro.
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Act Together Crisis Care of Youth
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Communities across the country search for ways to keep youth safe
and many have established Safe Place as a community collaboration
making help readily available.
Safe Place designates businesses, community buildings and
mobile units as Safe Place sites that prominently display the Safe
Place logo. Any youth in
crisis can walk in and a trained representative will come to meet
with them and together they will begin to determine what kind of
help is needed. Safe
Place connects children and their families with the supportive
resources they need.
Follow the
link below to find additional resources for outreach during Child
Abuse Prevention Month.
Safe Place 336-274-5909
Across the country and in Guilford County, there are designed "Safe Places” where kids can go to get immediate help. The familiar black and yellow sign is a beacon for youth who are running away suffering abuse by a parent or a stranger, having alcohol or drugs related problems, experiencing depression or other conflicts.
The people of all these participating locations know how to access the free, confidential help by calling on trained staff from a Youth Focus emergency shelter. Over 250 kids have used Safe Place since it's inception.
Americorp
Act Together of Youth Focus, Inc. is a proud partner of the AmeriCorps Partnership to End Homelessness, a State AmeriCorps Program, dedicated to alleviating homelessness in Guilford County. Our Members are deployed across 5 Partner Agencies to serve the needs of homeless men, women, youth, the disabled, the recovering, and those in crisis situations. Members at Act Together work directly with our homeless clients to provide food, shelter, clothing, emergency crisis intervention, life skills coaching, tutoring, mentoring and case management. In addition to serving at their sites, each month the team implements community service projects to benefit the homeless and hungry. Act Together has the privilege of having three full-time AmeriCorps members serving our runaway and homeless youth population.
