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What is Juneteenth?

What is Juneteenth, and Why Should We Celebrate? Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union…

Denise V. Fuller

Denise is a new member of our staff, with us just a few months, but…

Ron Dargan II

Ron Dargan II is a Crisis Care Provider who comes to Youth Focus with years…

Diana Cooper

You know we love shining the spotlight on our wonderful staff, and today it’s Diana…

COVID-19 and Teenagers: How to Navigate and How to Help

Despite the belief that teenagers have become entirely dependent on mobile devices, tablets, and other…

Ayeisha, Live-In Program Coach

Ayeisha spends her days and nights at My Sister Susan’s House.  She is a live-in…

Ali, Program Coach

We’d like to introduce you to Ali Hobson, Program Coach.  Ali is a Program Coach…

How to #BeAConnection for a Child or Family

Youth Focus Safe Haven Therapist, Ashlyn Hodges, shares important identifiers and tips for understanding how…

Parent Check-In – How to support yourself

Hey caregiver, yes you- whether you are a parent/caregiver by birth, adoption, marriage, foster care,…

Let’s talk about self-care! 

You may have heard this said many times before- “Perspective is everything.” This feels more…

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month

For some children, getting to stay home with their parents or caregivers during COVID-19 is…

Jonathan Mindas, HEARTH Program Manager

Jon Mindas manages HEARTH. HEARTH offers transitional housing to homeless young adults age 18-21 in a…

Adrian Wright, Program Coach

Adrian Wright = The Definition of Team Player!   The young adults that Adrian works with…

Rebecca Hood, Crisis Care Professional

Rebecca Hood began her career with Youth Focus as an intern– but you’d never know…

Olivia W. Smith, Trauma Therapist

Olivia Smith is a Trauma Therapist with Safe Haven.  Safe Haven Outpatient Counseling provides free…

Talissa Bell, Crisis Care Professional

Talissa Bell is a Crisis Care Professional at Act Together, our emergency shelter for you…

Jennifer Shafer, Program Coach for HEARTH Transitional Living Program

Haaaaave you met Jennifer Shafer? Jennifer is a Program Coach at Hearth Transitional Living Program.…

Bonny Buckley, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Supervisor

Bonny is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Supervisor, a National Certified Counselor, and an…

Jannifer Pastorick, Safe Place Coordinator

It’s National Safe Place Week, and we’re celebrating!  #NSPWeek2020 honors Safe Place, an outreach and…

Maddie Schug, AmeriCorps Intern

  This week, thousands of Americans across the country will participate in AmeriCorps Week, the…

Look for the Safe Place Sign

Look for the Safe Place Sign Do you feel lost and alone?  Do you feel…

Kristy Huynh, My Sister Susan’s House

It’s time to get to know another fantastic member of the Youth Focus team, Kristy…

Ashlyn Hodges, Trauma Therapist

Say helllloooo to Ashlyn Hodges, a Trauma Therapist at Youth Focus and all-around fantastic person! …

Temara Carthens, Act Together

Each month, we’d like to highlight one of our excellent staff members by getting to…

North Carolina’s Homeless Youth

It may be difficult to imagine a youth experiencing homelessness but there are more than…

Spending the Holidays in a Shelter

Most of us are fortunate enough to have never experienced homelessness. The youth in our…

35th Anniversary of National Safe Place Week

TL; DR: Safe Place is a national program operated in Guilford County where any youth…

Tidying for Your Mental Health

  Tidying is all the rage right now.  If you haven’t seen the series on…

Volunteer Opportunities: Fall and Winter 2018

It takes a village, and Youth Focus is appreciative of any and all community support.…

Program Spotlight: Structured Day

The Structured Day Program is an outpatient, day treatment program for youth in middle and…

Leonard Paschall

Youth Focus is excited to feature another one of our amazing staff members! Leonard Paschall,…

Program Spotlight: Residential Treatment Center

It is 7am, and Sue has been awake for hours after waking from a nightmare.…

Hope, Empowerment and Resiliency Through Housing

Youth Focus has a long history of providing services and support to youth, but what happens once…

A month to focus on fighting for foster kids all year

Making sure that all children have a permanent and loving home is one of Youth…

Lashawna Kent, Structured Day

Each month, we’d like to highlight one of our awesome staff members by getting to…

National Safe Place Week, March 19-25

National Safe Place Network (NSPN) is pleased to announce National Safe Place (NSP) Week, March…

Lost In America

Lost In America is a feature documentary that follows director Rotimi Rainwater’s journey of shining…

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