A goal we’re working toward: making sure young people facing housing instability have something solid to stand on, and someone who doesn’t disappear when things get complicated.

If You Need Help With Housing Right Now

PFWorks doesn’t offer housing support yet, and we don’t want you waiting on us. These free services can help today:

• National Runaway Safeline: call 1-800-786-2929 if you’re thinking about leaving home or already on your own.
• 211: call 211 or visit 211.org to find local shelters, housing help, food, and other services near you.
• In immediate danger: call 911.

Why This Matters

For many young people, housing instability isn’t a single bad week. It’s ongoing and unpredictable: moving between shelters, couches, and unsafe places, or changing caregivers and foster placements again and again. When home is uncertain, everything else gets harder. School slips, jobs are tough to keep, and planning for the future feels impossible. Many young people are also expected to figure out complicated systems on their own. The problem isn’t a lack of resilience. It’s the absence of steady support.

Where This Project Stands

We want to be honest: the Teen Safe Harbor Project isn’t an active program yet. Our planned first step is making sure the resource list we build includes trusted shelters, housing programs, and transition services for young people, so the right help is easier to find.

What We Hope to Build

• A clear, trusted list of housing and shelter resources for young people
• Plain-language guides for getting through systems like foster care transitions and housing applications
• Steady, ongoing connection with trusted adults that doesn’t vanish when a young person’s situation changes
• Partnerships with organizations already providing housing and transition support

How You Can Help

Know a shelter, housing program, or transition service that truly helps young people? Tell us about it. We’ll check every suggestion before it goes on our list.

Everyone deserves something solid to stand on.