Our History

For over twenty years, Our Friends Place has been dedicated to providing a foundation for girls and young women to build from adversity by learning a self-reliant approach towards their own development.  In December 1987, Our Friends Place opened its Therapeutic Group Home to meet an unmet need in the community – a home for girls of abuse, neglect, and abandonment.  The program’s design provides long-term residential services to girls in need of therapeutic care, unable to live with their families and who are often homeless.

 

The success of the Group Home and our recognition of another need – young women with very limited financial and/or emotional support – led to the opening of the Transitional Living Center (TLC) in 1992 to help young women reach economic self-sufficiency. 

 

Our community resource realities reinforce the importance of Our Friends Place in providing care for girls and young women.  The need to continue helping these underserved and vulnerable populations is great.  

 

The Daily Points of Light Foundation in Washington, D.C recognized Our Friends Place as a National Daily Point of Light on December 20, 1999.

 

The Center for Nonprofit Management recognized our Transitional Living Center program in 2011 with its Award for Excellence in Social Innovation for programs with a budget under $1 million.