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COMMUNITY SERVICES
Our Vision
Is strong healthy communities where all youth are
valued and achieve their highest potential
COOL BED
PROGRAM
Our Mission
Is to help at-risk youth become self-sufficient and
reach their highest potential investing in them,
strengthening their families and building their
communities.
A program designed to
strengthen and empower
youth and families
A brief history
Founded in 1970 as a community response
abandoned and neglected youth, San Diego
Youth & Community Services ushered in
groundbreaking services that led to more humane
laws and protections juveniles. It opened one of
the first runaway shelters in the nation and
introduced the only foster care for special-needs
children In San Diego County. Support programs
for families were added 1972 to stabilize single
parent homes, advocate for affordable housing,
provide care for the elderly poor, and supply multicultural education and job training programs. The
first social service merger in the history of San
Diego expanded San Diego Youth & Community
Services' programs extending emergency
services to "low income and homeless
populations countywide. The agency has a legacy
of innovative response to emerging social
problems, developing programs that creates
opportunity and independence for clients of all
ages and backgrounds.
Who is eligible?
This is a voluntary program for youth and families
who desire a cooling-off period. Youth must be
an East County resident and at least 12-17 years
of age. In addition, youth must not have a history
of fire-setting, sexual perpetration, severe
psychosis or violence toward self or others, and
must not be gang-affiliated. Youth and families
will be interviewed by the clinician or the case
manager to determine eligibility based on these
criteria.