Runaway Shelter & STAR
(Services to At-Risk Youth)
The
Center’s Runaway Shelter and STAR program serve ten- to 17-year-old runaway
and homeless youths and their families, as well as youth and families that
are at risk of abuse, delinquency, or family separation. The program’s
purpose is to protect the safety and promote the healthy development of
at-risk youth by providing each participant with an individualized program
of shelter, counseling, skills training, and family reunification and
support services.
The
STAR program has served El Paso County since 1985 and has received
continuous federal financial support. The program is grounded in the core
values and principles of
 Positive Youth Development, and meets or exceeds
federal Program Performance Standards. Major components of the project
include Project Safe Place, the Runaway Shelter (a licensed, six-bed
emergency shelter), and an extensive non-residential counseling and outreach
program. Annually, the program provides more than 4,000 hours of counseling
and skills training to 800 youths and 1,300 days of emergency shelter care
to 200 youths.
This
program receives annual financial support from the United Way of El Paso
County, the City of El Paso, and the US Department of Health and Human
Services.
About the Center Therapeutic Homes Program Runaway Shelter & STAR Transitional Living Program Healthy Families Initiative
El Paso Center for Children, Inc.
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