Oz Shelter Programs

 
   
  • Do you know a youth who is the victim of abuse?
  • Do you know a runaway youth on the streets?
  • Is your teen experiencing problems at school?
  • Does your family need a "time-out" from your troubled teen's behavior?

Oz San Diego in Clairemont and Oz North Coast in Oceanside serve teenagers ages 12-17 and their families in times of crisis.  We focus on reinforcing and reuniting the family whenever appropriate.  Oz helps young people and their families redirect their energy toward more positive solutions.

Oz provides a temporary, two-week homelike residence for teenagers experiencing personal, interpersonal, school or family difficulties.  While living at Oz, residents participate in various activities designed to help them learn basic living skills, take responsibility for their own behavior, and interact more effectively with other family members.

Fees are assessed on a sliding scale and we are also able to directly bill certain medical insurance providers.

YMCA Oz North Coast

215 Barnes Street, Oceanside, CA 92054

760-721-8930

YMCA Oz San Diego

3304 Idlewild Way, San Diego, CA 92117

858-270-8213

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Services Offered:

  • 24-hour crisis counseling
  • Temporary residence to teenagers in crisis
  • Individual, group and family counseling including weekly multifamily groups
  • Educational and recreational programs
  • School dropout prevention
  • Independent living program for eligible youth
  • Information, referrals and advocacy with other agencies in the community, including a 24-hour crisis hotline
  • Outreach and community education
  • Youth Outreach Program providing services for homeless youth on the streets
  • Arrangement of transportation for runaways seeking to return to destinations within the United States

  
     
 

Help is Available

Appropriate Youth for Program:

  • Emotional/behavioral difficulties
  • Emotional, physical, sexual abuse
  • School problems
  • Drug/alcohol experimentation
  • Runaway/potential runaway
  • Beyond parental control
  • Depressed/in crisis
  • Difficulties with other teens
  • Abandoned/homeless

Appropriate Parents/Families for Program:

  • Family conflict/crisis
  • Poor communication
  • Loss of control
  • Distressed
  • Breakdown of family relationships
  • In need of parenting skills