More help is available for youth in Central Nebraska. A youth shelter is now housed with the juvenile center in the former Children's Village building in Grand Island.
More help is available for youth in Central Nebraska.
A youth shelter is now housed with the juvenile center in the former Children's Village building in Grand Island. Participants have structured, goal-oriented activities that provide them privileges for successfully progressing through the four program phases. This isn't a replacement for the Boys Town Midplains Shelter south of Grand Island but rather a much needed alternative for those waiting for different placements. Other means of assistance are provided through foster families, who generally serve youth under the age of 12. We congratulate the group of representatives from the Hall County board, city of Grand Island, state probation office, Grand Island public schools, judicial system and business community that applied for the grant to hire a juvenile intake officer, who will conduct probation assessments for juveniles.