Programs At A Glance

SOMEPLACE ELSE (YOUTH CRISIS SHELTER)
Serving ages 10 – 17 through short-term residential program and emergency shelter; 24-hour supervision. Includes counseling for youth and their families.

FAMILY PLACE (COUNSELING)
Serving ages 6 – 17 through non-residential counseling and early intervention for youth and families. Includes family, individual, and group counseling.

STOP NOW AND PLAN
Serving ages 6 – 11 through family focused intervention program focus on youth exhibiting anti-social or aggressive behavior. Parent and youth workshops to teach flexibility, emotional control, and problem solving skills. Weekly meetings for 13 weeks.

GOING PLACES (OUTREACH)
Serving youth ages 11-24 through supportive and non-judgmental relationships. Staff connect youth with resources and services through Drop-In Center and Street Outreach. Providing support to homeless, runaway, and at-risk youth.

TREE HOUSE
CCYS is proud to partner with Tree House, a group home and step-down program for children at-risk for sex-trafficking. Tree House serves children and teens. CCYS operates the program in partnership with Tree House Board of Directors.

NATIONAL SAFE PLACE
Serving all ages who have runaway or are thinking about running away from home. Youth can access safety and CCYS through local businesses and partner agencies displaying the Safe Place Sign. Text the word “SAFE” and Tallahassee, FL to 69866 to get immediate help and find the closest Safe Place. Youth seek safety with partnering businesses and community centers displaying Safe Place sign.

YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL
CCYS established a Youth Advisory Council (YAC) to collaborate with staff members at a variety of agencies in the Big Bend in order to inform agency policies, procedures, and outreach efforts while developing leadership skills and providing service engagement opportunities to its members. The inaugural Youth Advisory Council was charged with the task of offering a youth-centered approach for CCYS, conducting a service project of their choosing, and volunteering alongside CCYS in the community.