Causes: Children & Youth, Children & Youth Services, Family Services for Adolescent Parents, Homeless & Housing, Homeless Shelters, Youth Development Programs
Mission: Abused and homeless young people deserve brighter futures. Second Story - The Abused and Homeless Children's Refuge helps children and youth achieve this by providing shelter, food, and counseling to abused, homeless and at-risk young people. Beginning as a small runaway shelter for teenagers in 1972, Second Story, formerly known as Alternative House has evolved into a system of services designed to respond to the changing needs of today's young people. We provide food, clothing, therapy, and shelter at our Second Story for Teens in Crisis program, case management and housing assistance for pregnant and parenting teenage mothers and their babies in our Second Story for Young Mothers program, neighborhood based outreach at our Family Resource Centers in Culmore and Springfield, after-school programs for at-risk children in Culmore and Annandale, a drop in Teen Center, and more.
Target demographics: abused, homeless, and at-risk young people and their families.
Direct beneficiaries per year: more than 2,670 runaway, homeless, abused and at-risk young people receive services
Geographic areas served: Fairfax County, VA
Programs: Second Story for Teens in Crisis—a 3-week crisis shelter for youth 13 to 17 years old. 24-hour crisis hotline 1-800-SAY-TEEN that is affiliated with the National Runaway Switchboard. Second Story for Young Mothers—a transitional living program for homeless young women 16 to 24 years old who are pregnant or have small children. Second Story for Homeless Youth—provides housing, case management and counseling to homeless Fairfax County students who do not have the support of a parent or guardian. Second Story in the Community—neighborhood outreach designed to bring services to at-risk youth and families, including:The Culmore Youth Outreach Program at the Culmore Teen Center. The Culmore and Annandale Safe Youth Projects, after-school programs for 4th, 5th, and 6th graders. Alternative House offers a myriad of supportive services, including walk-in crisis counseling, family therapy, information and referral, community education, etc. All programs and services come at no cost
Mission: Abused and homeless young people deserve brighter futures. Second Story - The Abused and Homeless Children's Refuge helps children and youth achieve this by providing shelter, food, and counseling to abused, homeless and at-risk young people. Beginning as a small runaway shelter for teenagers in 1972, Second Story, formerly known as Alternative House has evolved into a system of services designed to respond to the changing needs of today's young people. We provide food, clothing, therapy, and shelter at our Second Story for Teens in Crisis program, case management and housing assistance for pregnant and parenting teenage mothers and their babies in our Second Story for Young Mothers program, neighborhood based outreach at our Family Resource Centers in Culmore and Springfield, after-school programs for at-risk children in Culmore and Annandale, a drop in Teen Center, and more.
Target demographics: abused, homeless, and at-risk young people and their families.
Direct beneficiaries per year: more than 2,670 runaway, homeless, abused and at-risk young people receive services
Geographic areas served: Fairfax County, VA
Programs: Second Story for Teens in Crisis—a 3-week crisis shelter for youth 13 to 17 years old. 24-hour crisis hotline 1-800-SAY-TEEN that is affiliated with the National Runaway Switchboard. Second Story for Young Mothers—a transitional living program for homeless young women 16 to 24 years old who are pregnant or have small children. Second Story for Homeless Youth—provides housing, case management and counseling to homeless Fairfax County students who do not have the support of a parent or guardian. Second Story in the Community—neighborhood outreach designed to bring services to at-risk youth and families, including:The Culmore Youth Outreach Program at the Culmore Teen Center. The Culmore and Annandale Safe Youth Projects, after-school programs for 4th, 5th, and 6th graders. Alternative House offers a myriad of supportive services, including walk-in crisis counseling, family therapy, information and referral, community education, etc. All programs and services come at no cost
Children & Youth
Dunn Loring
