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AFG’s Shelter Program provides a stable home, counseling, and life skills training
to homeless young women aged 15-21 and their children. The goal is to empower
them to lead productive and fulfilling lives. AFG’s Shelter can house up to 30 young
women and their children In addition to providing homeless young women with a
safe provides life skills classes, counseling and case planning services to those we
serve—all with the goal of giving them the tools they need to lead fulfilling and inde-
pendent lives a
Shelter programs include:
Stepping Stones:
A program for homeless and runaway young women ages 15-17 with the goal of
reunifying them with their families.
Emergency Shelter:
A program for homeless young women ages 15-21 and their children, with the goal
of providing a short-term safe and stable environment until they can get back on
their feet.
Transition to Independent Living:
Provides homeless young women with long-term shelter combined with life skills
classes, case planning services, and counseling, with the goal of providing young
women with the tools they need to be successful on their own.
Aftercare:
Provides continuing support to young women ages 15-21 that have moved out of
our shelter as well as to youth who are homeless or are at risk of becoming home-
less in the community.