Family House Adolescent Shelter needs volunteers to assist in creating a new garden: clearing overgrowth on a slope that leads to a flat clearing; the clearing effort needs more equipment and brawn, and the gardening area needs prepping and fencing. The effort would also benefit from a volunteer or two committing a couple of hours once a week to help keep the garden up. This time would be done with the clients as a Recreation group. Contact Cynthia at 338-5953.
FAMILY House
949 Creek Locks Road
Rosendale, NY
(845) 338-5953
FAMILY House is a safe, supportive shelter for up to fourteen young people ages 12–18 who cannot live with their families at the time. The facility is drug and alcohol free and is staffed 24 hours a day. Youth may stay up to sixty days. Residents go to school, participate in groups, and share house chores. FAMILY House regularly performs group community service projects as well. In the summer, there is a varied recreation program, including outdoor, art, computer and other activities. Family House residents sign a contract in which they agree to a number of house rules including a strict curfew.
Counselors work with families and with youth to address communication issues, life skills, and medical and mental health needs. Parenting education groups also are offered to families. The majority of residents return home from FAMILY House better able to communicate with their parents and to handle life’s challenges, knowing they have supportive services through FAMILY and other county agencies.
http://www.familyofwoodstock.org/Need%20temporary%20shelter%20-%20teens.htm
