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Programs and Services

Prevention | STAR | Shelter | TLP

Emergency Youth Shelter

14-bed temporary shelter for males and females ages 10-17 provides runaway, homeless and abused youth with a safe place to stay until they can be reunited with their family or an alternative living arrangement can be secured. The shelter is licensed by the Texas Department of Families and Protective Services.

We strive to maintain a home-like environment in the shelter. Youth stay in the shelter on a voluntary basis and with the permission of their parent/guardian. Youth agree to follow the house rules which include going to school and participating in program activities. The shelter is operated by well-trained, professional staff who share an understanding and compassion for youth.

Discovery© is our copyrighted summer program for youth residing in the shelter. In this innovative program, the daily schedule is enmeshed with fun enrichment activities and experiential learning, including arts and crafts, tours of museums, field trips, games, group discussions, community service projects and guest speakers.

Youth in the foster care system, or in shelters, who reach age 18 "age out" of the system.  Visit our transitional living page to learn more about this problem.

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Need an idea about what to talk with your kids about at the dinner table? Watch our tweets below for "table topics" and use them as conversation starters!

Updated July 27, 2010

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Residents attended the JOLT camp during Spring Break, learning teamwork and leadership.  Click here for pictures.

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Runaway Love Music Video
Award winning entertainer Ludacris, with Mary J. Blige, promotes runaway prevention through his hit single off his Release Therapy album.

Click here to watch a video about runaway children,  courtesy of the National Runaway Switchboard

Grayson County Juvenile Alternatives, Inc., dba North Texas Youth Connection

                (903) 893-4717             P. O. Box 1625, Sherman, TX  75091-1625