"...today I have freedom, knowledge, experience and a broad horizon."
-Lizzeth,
Former Client,
Now Independent Successful Young Woman
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OUR FRIENDS PLACE
is breaking the cycle of abuse,
neglect, poverty and homelessness.
By the time a girl reaches adolescence, no
matter what trauma she is enduring, there is
only a slight chance that she will receive
help.
The situation is equally inadequate
for young, single women with no children –
the few support services available give
preference to women with families.
For these at-risk
girls and young women, Our
In The News:
2011 Ebby Award Winner is Lyn Berman
Going Green! Read the 2010 Annual Report Online
Our Friends Place provides an important
and unique service to the most under-served and vulnerable populations —
girls and young women. Through therapeutic
residential care and teaching independent living
skills, at-risk girls and young women are able to experience a safe and
stable home environment. This care, which they might not
otherwise receive, helps them to stabilize and
teaches them the skills they need to rebuild
their lives and become economically self-sufficient.
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"I am now working in Biomedical Research at UT Southwestern Medical Center. I am a successful and very happy woman, who is just too excited about what life has to offer me." - Katrina
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● With 23% of our children living in poverty, Texas ranks 42nd
● A child living in poverty is 22 times more likely to be abused
● 35% of all American women who are heads of their household do not have a high
school diploma
● 97% of welfare recipients are women
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