User:Ocean's Harbor House

About

Ocean’s Harbor House was founded in 1985 and opened its first building in 1988. In 2018, 129 youth were housed and over 300 were served. Ocean’s Harbor House provides a safe haven for youth, and serves the youth at multiple capacities such as an emergency Youth Shelter(temporary housing for ages 10-19), Supervised Transitional Living Program (STLP) - for adolescents and young adults up to age 21 that have exhausted all housing options (this is long term housing to transition youth to become independent/make stable living plans), Family Crisis Unit(free counseling open to anyone in the community). Serving and identifying at-risk human trafficking youth. Programs to reduce recidivism.

Ocean's Harbor House serves youth between the ages of 10-21. They are brought in from the NJ state child services (DCP&P, formerly DFYS), hospitals, rehabs, schools, police, nonprofit organizations, and etc. Doors are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to take in youth at all hours. The facilities and programs are in place for several reasons including trauma, neglect, runaways, or homeless. The Shelter and STLP buildings are both located in Toms River, 4 miles away from each other.

Ocean's Harbor House is the only youth shelter in Ocean County. There is no youth emergency shelter in Monmouth County so primarily serving Ocean/Monmouth Counties.

Oceans Harbor House provides essential needs such as housing, food, transportation, clothing, connecting kids with medical care for physical and mental health needs, and partnerships with schools/transportation.