Founded in 1974 as Florida’s first runaway program, Youth Crisis Center has grown to one of the largest and best-known providers of services for runaway, displaced and troubled youth and their families.
Mission
The mission of Youth Crisis Center is to provide safe shelter for at-risk children and youth, counseling for families in crisis, links to community resources, and life skills training for at-risk adolescents emerging into adulthood, all with the goal of strengthening families and restoring hope.
Vision
Every young person will have hope and dreams for their future.
About YCC
YCC provides residential shelter, counseling, case management, and a transitional living program for children, teens and young adults. YCC provides more than a safety net for those in need, YCC provides hope to hundreds of youth and their families every year.
Nationally recognized as setting a standard in youth services, YCC has been ranked as one of the top five programs in the United States by the Youth Policy Institute in Washington DC. YCC has been honored with two Presidential Commendations for Excellence, has received numerous state honors awards by the State of Florida, and is fully accredited by the Council on Accreditation. YCC has been featured on 60 Minutes, Sunday Morning with Charles Kuralt, and Wards of the Street, a national documentary. YCC has also appeared in The New York Times, USA Today and Readers Digest, and has been featured numerous times by local media. Recently, YCC was honored with the 2015 Healthiest Companies Award from the First Coast Worksite Wellness Council (FCWWC)
