1. You walk into a Safe Place location (identified by the yellow sign). Tell the first available employee that you need Safe Place help.
2. The employee will find a quiet, comfortable place for the you to wait while they call the local Safe Place contact.
3. The Safe Place contact will call the location back to identify the volunteer or staff member who will come to meet the young person at the location.
4. Ideally, within 20-30 minutes, the Safe Place volunteer or staff member will arrive to talk with you and transport you to the agency for counseling, support, a place to stay or other resources.
5. Once at the agency, counselors will meet with you and provide support, resources and help. They make sure you and your family receive the help and professional referrals needed. (Family members or guardians are called to let them know that you are safe.) The youth serving agency helps the youth and the family through a difficult time or crisis situation through counseling and support services.
The Safe Place program is available 24 hours a day every day of the year. The program is located at all Terrible Herbst convenience stores. Youth can walk into a Terrible Herbst and receive immediate help for any reason. All employees have been trained to work with a youth in crisis. The child is given a snack, moved into a secure location within the store, and a Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth case manager transports the child to safety-- depending on his/her individual circumstances.
If you are a teen in need of emergency shelter you can take a CAT bus for free to the nearest Terrible Herbst or walk in to any Terrible Herbst and ask for help.
Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth
4800 South Maryland Parkway, Suite E
Las Vegas, Nevada 89119
(702) 383-1332
www.nevadahomelessyouth.org
If you are a teen who needs help
Call Safe Place at
1-866-U-ARE-SAFE (1-866-827-3723)
24 Hours a day
In Southern Nevada:
EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS TEENS
Westcare Emergency Shelter 702-385-3330
5659 Duncan Street, North Las Vegas NV 89130
Center for Independent Living Emergency Shelter 702-385-1764
1417 Las Vegas Blvd. North, Las Vegas NV 89101
Girls and Boys Town Emergency Shelter 702-642-7070
821 N. Mojave Road, Las Vegas NV 89101
St Judes Ranch 702-294-7165
100 St Judes Street, Boulder City NV 89005
MEDICAL
Clinic on Wheels 702-870-7201
Huntridge Teen Clinic 702-732-8776
Southern Nevada Health District 702-759-1000
Nevada Health Centers, Inc. 702-307-5414
In Northern Nevada:
EMERGENCY SHELTER & STREET OUTREACH
The Children's Cabinet 775-856-6200
1090 S. Rock Blvd., Reno NV 89502
About this page: I have been very active in Domestic Violence causes all of my adult life. I noticed a need in the world pertaining to Same Sex Domestic Violence. It happens more than people know. Unfortunately there are a number of gay people who barely consider themselves worthy or valued as a gay person much less a Domestic Violence Victim. There are also very limited resources, statistics, or information, for Same Sex Domestic Violence. Hopefully through empowerment and education we can change some of this. :D ~ Dee ~
