The Center for Children & Young Adults
The Center for Children and Young Adults is a transformative, model program whose mission is to provide safe and suitable housing, youth development activities and comprehensive supportive housing services for at-risk homeless youth who have been abandoned, abused, neglected and/or sexually exploited. Established in 1981, the mission of The Center for Children & Young Adults (CCYA) is to provide a safe and nurturing environment with comprehensive services for homeless youth and young adults who have been abused, abandoned, neglected, or are at risk. As a part of the state foster care system, we house, feed, clothe, and develop homeless and maltreated youth in the Atlanta Metro Area. Over the years, our fundamental goals have remained the same: (1) To provide shelter, food and clothing for homeless youth & young adults in need; and (2) To provide for the safety, education, health, and well-being of these young people while helping them to achieve a permanent home placement OR, where no placement is available, transition them successfully to independence. However, our approach has been changing over time. CCYA is redefining residential care for at risk youth in our community – we are no longer just housing, feeding and clothing youth, we are developing them. Through innovative therapies (music, art, & animals); strong community partnerships; a therapeutic culture of care; and a daily milieu that involves youth in their own care and planning; CCYA is helping youth to overcome their childhood maltreatment, expose them to new opportunities, learn and practice life skills, and achieve goals they once never dreamed possible
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