Topics: Well-being

Based on years of work with runaway and homeless youth and the best emerging evidence, the Family and Youth Services Bureau believes that youth in vulnerable situations need a sense of well-being in order to succeed. By well-being, FYSB means that youth enjoy general good health and have access to treatment and care when they need it. Beyond physical health, they have satisfactory life circumstances such as stable living arrangements, enriching educational experiences, job satisfaction, mental health stability and social connectedness.

The Beat
May 17, 2012
Chris Molinelli calls it “a happy accident.” In September, his Middletown, NY, youth shelter, A Friend’s House, received a 3 a.m. call from a young man who needed emergency housing. “He met all our criteria, but we couldn’t get him transportation,” Molinelli says.
Publications
From organizing fundraisers to cleaning up parks, groups of young people in every city and town across the country are engaged in both national and grassroots efforts to enrich their neighborhoods...
Podcasts & Multimedia
May 18, 2012

Sandy Skelaney is a Miami street outreach worker who specializes in helping victims of sex trafficking. She talks to NCFY about how to approach sexually exploited youth and how to begin to help them.

Time: 5:22 | Size: 4.9 MB | Transcript

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