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Juvenile Alternatives, dba North Texas Youth Connection, is hosting a tour of their shelter and offices on Friday, January 27, 2006. The tour will begin at noon and attendees will be back in their vehicles and on their way in less than an hour. This is the regularly scheduled monthly tour designed as an opportunity for people in the area to become more familiar with the programs and services offered by the agency.
North Texas Youth Connection provides the following programs:
· Emergency Youth Shelter - 14-bed voluntary, temporary shelter for boys and girls 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 secured.
· STAR Family Connection - A free counseling program for families of youth ages 0-17 who are running away, truant, experiencing family conflict, or exhibiting misdemeanor behaviors. The organization oversees the STAR program in Grayson, Fannin, Cooke, Hunt, Lamar, Wise, Montague, Archer, Clay and Wichita counties.
· Community Outreach - Coordinates the area Safe Place program, provides preventive life-skills groups to area youth organizations and schools, oversees the Youth Advocacy Council, and develops the Diversity Conference and Leadership Forum.
There is no cost to attend the tour, and there will be no monetary solicitation during the tour. An RSVP is not required; anyone interested may simply meet at the facility at noon. The office is located at 1602 E. Lamar St. in Sherman. Perosnal tours are also available by appointment. For more information about the tour, the organization or any of its programs, call (903) 893-4717 or the toll-free, 24-hour crisis line at 1-800-568-7776. You may also visit the website at www.ntxyouthconnection.org.