Project Oz Runaway and Homeless Youth Project Oz counselors provide emergency interventions for youth who have runaway from home, or who are homeless. Although we travel just in McLean and DeWitt counties in Illinois, we have served youth from across the nation. We are part of the National Runaway Switchboard.
Many youth pass through our area on their way to a larger city.
Our Host Homes network, who are community families that let runaway youth stay with them overnight, shelter about 75 youth each year. We also have an intensive Street Outreach Program, designed for longer-term assistance to youth who are homeless or at high risk of exploitation.