KRYSTAL BARLOW Haven House Services

Mission Statement “Haven House Services strengthens youth and young adults through effective programs, advocacy and community mobilization.” (Haven House Services) FYKGrTNJo&feature=player_embedded

History “Haven House Services was founded in 1973 to provide community-based services to at-risk youth and their families in Wake County. Haven House Services grew out of an incident in 1972 that illuminated the gaps in services for struggling young people in the community. Rev. Al Dimmock, a local pastor, was volunteering in juvenile court when the court faced the case of a young girl who could not go home, was not appropriate for training school, and had no other options. This case compelled Rev. Dimmock to create a place of refuge for young people experiencing difficult circumstances. This place became Haven House Services, which was incorporated in Initially a group home for girls, a group home for boys followed in December From there, a natural evolution of services began” (Haven House Services)

Agency Timeline 1974–2008: Residential Services for year old youth: group homes located on Horne St., Shepherd St., Gorman St., and Wake Forest Rd. 1981: Wrenn House crisis intervention and runaway shelter opened 1981: Preparation for Independent Living, a transitional living and drop-in program for homeless youth, years old 1983–2009: Youth Enrichment Services, a one-on-one volunteer mentoring program 1984–2010: Intensive in-home counseling 1987: Safe Place, a network of 200 county-wide locations to assist youth in crisis (Component of Wrenn House) 2002: Homesteaders MST, in-home counseling using Multi-Systemic Therapy 2003: Restitution and Community Service allows court-involved youth to conduct community service 2003: Street outreach for homeless youth 2005: Agency Accreditation – Council on Accreditation 2005: Second Round Boxing, a program that focuses on discipline, self-control and empowerment 2006: Structured Day Program, a place for short-term suspended youth to be supervised and stay current with their schoolwork and SCORE, a WCPSS alternative program for long-term suspended youth 2010: Gang Outreach 2011: Juvenile Diversion Team 2011: Community Alternative Program 2012: Skills for Success 2013: Assessment Team

Needs and Future Direction Haven House could use a program that provides children who have been expelled a place to go to maintain their academics. Haven House always needs more grant funding to ensure that further cuts won’t be made to their staff, which would jeopardize the quality of their programs offered.