City Mission - Living Stones, Inc.

Home Again
Youth Shelter

Home Again is a facility specifically designed to meet the residential and social service needs of Fayette County's youth ages 12-17. Home Again targets youth who find themselves temporarily homeless, others who may be victims of abuse and neglect, or some who simply need respite services as an alternative to a more restrictive hospital placement. Home Again is a structured living environment where case management, individual and group counseling, personal life skill training, and social development and adjustment services are offered. The facility also offers assessments for residents that include educational, physical, emotional, and general health screenings to identify client needs that will be met by the Home Again staff. The approach to services at Home Again is client focused but family-based with the primary emphasis on reunification.

A significant component of the Home Again program is SAFE PLACE, a national program that incorporates community businesses and volunteers into a united effort to provide outreach services to youth. Businesses that participate in this program underwrite the cost for the SAFE PLACE logo and other materials and provide youth who are in trouble with a safe place until community volunteers bring them in to Home Again. Fayette County youth in need of help can go to a designated "Safe Place" site and receive the help they need.