In 1974, a group of volunteers founded Youth in Need, because they saw a problem with the way troubled youth is treated in the community. Safe Place is a program created by Youth in Need that provides secure places that teens can access and other services to help them in times of crisis. The program now serve more than 12,000 youths in the area. Find out ways you can help by visiting http://www.youthinneed.org.

“We work with them and their families to make sure that they’re healthy and safe and achieve success in life,” Karen Sieve said.