Sea Haven, Inc

1. Sea Haven, Inc www.seahaveninc.com

2. Shelter Home • Maintains a nine licensed bed facility for runaway, homeless, at-risk youth ages 13-17 • Staff work 3-8hr shifts • Referrals come from the Department of Juvenile Justice, Law Enforcement, Safe Place sites, schools, community, parents, and other agencies with knowledge of youth needing services.

4. Transitional Living Program • Offers case management and life skills instruction for at-risk youth ages 16-22. • This program allows youth to move toward independence and self-sufficiency by achieving personal goals • Combat Hunger

5. 62% of homeless youth indicated that a member of their family let them know they were unwanted and are never reported missing by guardians.

6. Combat Hunger Project Back packs of weekend food are delivered to local schools (high/middle)weekly to be delivered by guidance to the homeless, at-risk youth. Volunteers/Interns help package and deliver. Chef-boyardee- pop topsVienna SausagePop-tartsPeanut butter crackersSoup- pop topsCrackersSnack bowlsFruit cups90-second rice- store brandsHungry Jack mashed potatoes- just add water Snacks- variety sealed

7. Street Outreach CenterProject Lighthouse • The street outreach ‘drop in’ center offers services for runaway and homeless street youth. • Laundry services, showers, travel packs, emergency food, counseling, educational materials, and help leaving the streets. • Expanded Mobile Outreach (EMO)

8. In 2012, 654 students were homeless according to McKinney Vento Guidelines for Horry County. "This program will not abet street life…but will offer services that may reduce the risks that life on the street ultimately carries."

9. Expanded Mobile Outreach • Twice a week Sea Haven’s Project Lighthouse van visits designated areas in Horry County to meet youth who have been reported as homeless, aimless and congregating in local areas. • Survival packs of food, water, undergarments, personal hygiene supplies and an invitation to utilize Sea Haven services are provided.

10. Project Safe Place • Youth outreach program that provides a safe haven and resources for youth in crisis. • Youth get help fast with involvement from the community, partnerships with businesses, fire stations, schools and other community organizations. • www.nationalsafeplace.org • 94 sites in Horry County

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12. National Safe Place WeekHosted by Safe Place Sites

13. 2012/2013

14. Welcome to Youth Development:The Vital Link

15. WHO WAS A SIGNIFICANT ADULT TO YOU?

16. YOUTHDEVELOPMENT “Youth Development is the ongoing process in which young people are engaged in building the skills, attitudes, knowledge and experience that prepare them for the present and future. Youth Development should be seen as an ongoing, inevitable process in which all youth are engaged and all youth are invested.” (Forum for Youth Investment)

17. WHAT YOU CAN DO? • Make a difference for young people: The Power of One. • SUPPORT Young people with your care and attention • EMPOWER them to use their abilities to help others. • Set reasonable BOUNDARIES and have high expectations.

18. WHAT YOU CAN DO? (CONT’D) • Help them find activities that make CONSTRUCTIVE USE OF their TIME. • Spark their COMMITMENT TO LEARNING. • Guide them toward a life based on POSITIVE VALUES. • Help them develop SOCIAL COMPETENCIES and life skills. • Celebrate their uniqueness and affirm their POSITIVE IDENTITY.

19. CULTURE Culture is a constantly changing, learned pattern of customs, beliefs, values and behaviors, which are socially acquired and transmitted through symbols, rituals, and events, and convey widely shared meanings among its members. Culture includes everything about people including food, traditions, celebrations, relationships, ideas and various choices we make in life.

20. COMPARISON OF RESULTS ACROSS THE SPECTRUM(When considering youth participation in planning, operating and evaluation programs.)An Instrument for Examining the Nature of Adult/Youth Relationships; William A. Lofquist and Martin G. Miller, Ph.D. Young People Viewed as Objects *The adult is in control with no intention of youth involvement. *The objective: Personal growth of young people. *The byproduct: Conformity of young people and acceptance of the program as it is. Young People Viewed as Recipients *The adult is in control and allows youth involvement. *The objective: Personal growth of young people. *The byproduct: Increased organizational effectiveness. Young People Viewed as Resources *There is a youth/adult partnership (shared control) *The objective: Increased organizational effectiveness. *The byproduct: Personal growth of young people and adults.

21. When Youth Are: • Participants: youth are not consulted, or involved in the planning or carrying out of the activity, they just participate. • Planners: youth are involved in the development of an activity such as looking at logistics, who will do what, etc… • Providers: youth carry out the task or event completely. Adults may provide assistance at the request of the youth.

22. YOUTH AND ADULT PARTNERSHIPS?

23. KEYS TO SUCCESS • Youth are in responsible planning and decision-making roles • Activities meet real needs • Adults and young people work together as partners • Opportunities are provided for reflection and feedback on the program and on participants’ personal involvement • A commitment to support the youth participation process • Roles are clearly defined • The program establishes a positive peer group • Opportunities are provided to develop skills • Successes are acknowledged and celebrated • The project is fun to participate in Adapted from: Youth Involvement: Developing Leaders and Strengthening Communities, Bruce Swinehart, Partners for Youth Leadership, Boulder, CO

24. Thank you for participating!Sea Haven, IncPO Box 600North Myrtle Beach, SC 29597843-399-4045