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Immediate Safe Place help needed for youth in trouble, don't wait, call us now: 219-938-7070 then dial 0

Program Coordinator: Nikki Wielgos

Program Established: 1984

Program Motto: Where Kids Get Help...Fast!

Program Eligibility: Males, Females, Ages 6-17

Employment Opportunities: None (check back for more)

National Association: National Safe Place Services

Program Description: Project Safe Place provides access to immediate help and supportive resources for young people in crisis through a network of Lake County sites sustained by qualified agencies, trained volunteers, and businesses.

Youth can get immediate help when they go into a public location that displays the Safe Place sign and ask for help.

The program began in Louisville, Kentucky in 1983 as an outreach effort of the YMCA Center for Youth Alternatives. Success has prompted the implementation of this youth shelter outreach program in agencies like the Crisis Center.

Volunteers Needed: Yes - Businesses and public locations willing to display the sign and facilitate youth getting help.

For More Information or a Site Visit: Contact Program Coordinator, Nikki Wielgos or Program Assistant: Gavin Mariano

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Program Coordinator Spotlight -

Nikki Wielgos has led Safe Place in Lake County Indiana since 1989; she was instrumental in establishing nearly 200 sites since then.

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Youth in crisis can text the word SAFE and their current location to the number 69866 and they will receive an address of the nearest Safe Place site and contact number for the local youth shelter. Watch the Video here

In cities that don't have a Safe Place program, the youth will receive the name and number of the youth shelter or, if there is no local shelter, a national-hotline number.

The Crisis Center operates the Safe Place program for both Lake & Porter counties

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