Services
Shelter from the Storm:
A 24- hour, residential safe place for young people who are at risk and need refuge due to neglect, abuse, abandonment or are in need of supervision.
Shelter Coordinator: Brandi Pierce, bpierce@childrenshelter.org
104 youth spent an average stay of 21 days in the emergency shelter.
Outpatient Services:
We are the only Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) provider in Southern Oklahoma. We serve children, youth and families on a regular or intensive basis on-site, in school or in a community setting.
*Now accepting new clients for individual, family, and group counseling. We would be glad to serve you. For more information please contact:
Executive Director, Kaylyn Weldon Gary MA, LPC
Office: 580-226-1838
Email: kweldongary@childrenshelter.org
126 youth through intervention outpatient services, 54 adolescences needing community at-risk services, 60 young people in the First-Time Offender Program, and 32 teens needing community service supervised hours for a total of 474 young adults wrapped in positive supports.
Prevention:
Providing short-term educational services for children, youth and families for identifying and promoting positive behaviors and enhancing relationships.
- First-time offender Program- Service geared for the first time offender, giving a second chance to our youth who finish the program. We teach proper communication, anger management, and drug and alcohol abuse education. Bringing together our youth and their parents/guardians.
- Education Programs - School based Botvin Life Skills Classes, and No-Cost Parenting Classes