Youth In Need

24-hour hotline, 636-946-3771. Assist at-risk youth by providing services which strengthen families, build self-esteem, and develop independent living skills. Services for youth ages 9-21 include crisis intervention, counseling, emergency shelter and long-term care, case management, school assistance/counseling, job training, street outreach, Early Head Start (ages 0-3), Head Start (ages 3-5), in-home and center-based care and training for parents living in St. Charles, Lincoln, Warren and Montgomery counties. Pregnant women and parents of children up to age three are eligible as well as children with disabilities. Shelter hours are 24 hours a day, seven days a week. No referral necessary.