Casa Youth Shelter – a Caring Home

Casa Youth Shelter – A Caring Home – Casa Youth Shelter is a temporary haven for runaway, throwaway, abused and abandoned teenagers, offering food, shelter, clothing, professional guidance and relief from mental and/or physical violence at home. The 12-bed shelter has a modest home environment and is open 24/7 for any teenager in need. More than 10000 children have stayed in the shelter since 1969. A professional staff provides one-on-one and group counseling, and also offers parent/guardian services to aid family reunification. The shelter sponsors outreach programs in local area schools and businesses where classes are taught in crisis prevention and intervention, anger management, drug abuse, parenting skills and other relevant topics. The shelter is located at 10911 Reagan Street, Los Alamitos, CA, just east of Long Beach. For more information, call 562-594-0825, 800-914-CASA

Medical Marijuana Users Get Booted From Public Housing

Filed under: Drug Addiction Help Long Beach

Last week, tenants at Hunters View — a newly rebuilt development in Hunters Point — were outraged over a long list of "paternalistic" rules imposed by The John Stewart Company, as reported by the Examiner. The rules included regulations on bathing to …
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The Center Pairs with BHS to Offer New Substance Abuse Counseling

Filed under: Drug Addiction Help Long Beach

… with Behavior Health Services, Inc. (BHS), The Center will provide special substance abuse counseling and prevention case management services to 18- to 19-year-old men-who-have-sex-with-men (MSM) of color in the local and greater Long Beach area …
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