MISSION OF THE AGENCY

At Ocean's Harbor House, our Mission is to provide safe-haven for runaway, homeless, abandoned, abused and neglected youth, and provide them with the supports and the tools to unlock their potential by learning skills that empower them to build successful lives, relationships, and futures.

Ocean’s Harbor House was founded by concerned community leaders in 1985 to answer the needs of homeless, abandoned and runaway children and youth in crisis at the Jersey Shore, with a vision to create a safe space where these youth could go to be free from danger and victimization. Since then, we have grown from an emergency shelter to a multi-service organization. Through our Residential Programs and Healing Harbor Services, we address the complex issues faced by those young in 3 areas:

• We provide shelter and housing for youth who are homeless
• We provide counseling and case management for youth in crisis and their families.
• We provide training and education on Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation

Residential Programs: Emergency Youth Shelter is a 12 bed, 30-day facility accessible 24/7 and open to homeless, runaway and abandoned youth ages 10-19, regardless of geographic origin.                                                                                                          

Supervised Transitional Living Program is a 12 bed, 18-month group home setting providing educational and vocational counseling and services to homeless, runaway and abandoned youth, ages 16-21 regardless of geographic origin.                                                                                                                                                          

Healing Harbor Services: Family Crisis Intervention Unit (FCIU) is a state mandated program offering free case management, family engagement and crisis counseling service to Ocean County Youth up to 18 years old.

Sexual Exploitation of Children : Our trained team provides groups and workshops, using evidence-based curricula, to schools and other providers to create awareness and give young people the tools to defend themselves to build healthy relationships.

Youth Groups: We offer a variety of group sessions to youth ages 10 to 18 and their families.

Age Groups	Children Adolescents
Community Services	Basic Needs / Assistance Emergency Shelter / Housing / Warming Center Financial Counseling / Literacy Homeless Prevention Housing / Shelter Education Educational Services Employment / Training Independent Living Skill Program Life Skills Training Preparing for Adulthood Family & Support Services Case Management Family Support LGBTQ Youth Groups
Health Services	Behavioral / Mental Health Anger Management Anxiety Depression Family Conflict & Distress Mental Health Teen Issues Trauma / PTSD Crisis / Safety Child Abuse / Neglect Missing Youth Trafficking Intellectual and Developmental Needs Advocacy Support Coordination Transition Planning Medical Health / Wellness / Nutrition Integrated Mental / Physical Health Services Medical / Health Needs Preventative Healthcare
Treatment Services	In-Community Services CSOC Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) Individual Support Services (ISS) Mentoring Outreach Services Parent Coaching / Mentoring Professional Services / Wraparound Substance Abuse Evaluations Out-of-Home Services Transitional Living Outpatient Services Counseling Counseling / Therapy, Family Counseling / Therapy, Group Counseling / Therapy, Individual Creative Arts Therapy Social Skills Treatment Setting In Community
Payment Options	Free
Language Spoken	Spanish
Areas Served	Monmouth County Ocean County State-Wide

Last Updated: 06/02/23