Our programs, which encourage individual growth and promote constructive relationships, focus on four main areas:
Residential Services
Friends of Youth provides therapeutic foster care and support to children with parents we recruit and train. We also operate a residential facility that provides therapy and 24-hour supervision for boys who have been referred through the criminal justice system, child welfare services, family members or a therapist. (more)
Homeless Youth Services
At Friends of Youth, we believe every young person has a fundamental right to a safe home. In addition to providing the only emergency shelters for youth on the Eastside, we offer street outreach, transitional living facilities and scattered-site housing for long-term stability. (more)
Youth and Family Services
Friends of Youth provides services–including youth and family counseling, parent education, substance abuse treatment, assessment, prevention and referral services–to support young people’s wellbeing, helping them on the path to becoming healthy adults. (more)
Youth Development
Friends of Youth provides safe places for young people to gather, explore their interests, build job and learning skills, and move toward self sufficiency – in short, developing their full potential. (more)