New for 2011-2012!

Work with homeless youth to provide support and community resources to promote long-term stability. The Teen Mentor also nurtures the teens by cooking for them.

My Friends Place is southeastern Washington's first safe overnight sanctuary for homeless teens. My Friends Place had its ribbon cutting ceremony on November 30, 2011. It provides immediate basic human survival needs for youth on the streets. Warm meals, showers, laundry, and a safe place to rest, for youth ages 13 through 17.

Dedicated staff and volunteer  and AmeriCorps mentors will assist them in accessing long term solutions including family reconciliation services, transitional living arrangements, educational programs,  job training, and help with mental health or chemical dependency.

While the overnight shelter is reserved for youth ages 13 to 17 years old, My Friends Place also provides dinners, showers, homework help, laundry, clothes, school supplies, access to community services and fun to any homeless youth up to age 21.

Most of the youth who will come to My Friends Place have had family problems and some kind of life trauma. Staff are welcoming and will provide support to re-unite families when possible. When reunification is not in the best interest of the youth, efforts will be made to connect them to resources to become independent.