White Auto Bod
y is now a business that kids and teens can get help fast! You might be asking yourself, “How can kids and teens under 16 get help from a body shop?” well your answer is not far away. We are known for being involved and giving back to our community and we wanted a way to help the youth of our area even more. Youth In Need began a program called, “Project Safe Place”. Here’s how it works:
Project Safe Place is a national crisis prevention program for children and teens. Youth In Need is the regional provider of Safe Place services for the eastern Missouri region. If a young person needs help for any reason, he or she can go to any business displaying the yellow and black Safe Place sign. Sites include all QuikTrips, YMCAs, St. Charles City-County Libraries, both White Auto Body locations, and most Fire Departments. All sites have been trained to call the Youth In Need 24-Hour Help Line and a Safe Place caseworker is immediately sent to pick up the child or teen, assess the situation, and provide assistance. Project Safe Place is a great way for the children and teens in our area to get immediate help when necessary, and an opportunity for them to take the initiative when a situation has become dangerous.
Why would a young person need Safe Place help? If he or she is: A runaway, lost, in danger, being abused, locked out of the house, kidnapped, having trouble at home or school, avoiding a bully, on an unsafe date or in the car with an unsafe or drunk driver.
To use this program, all a child or teen needs to do is enter a business displaying the Safe Place sign and tell an employee that he or she needs Safe Place help.
As always we hope that a child is never mistreated, but in the unfortunate event that a child is mistreated we will always be here to help them.
If you have any questions regarding this program please feel free to email us or comment below.
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