Call our 24 hour emergency hotline or visit the Dream Center for drop-in hours. Contact the Dr. Coffee Teen Shelter or Medi-Cal Counseling Clinic today to get help.
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Check out the latest SAY Events or sign up for a tour at the Coffee House Teen Shelter, Tamayo Village, or SAY Dream Center.
We offer free shelter to youth 12-17 and affordable housing to young people ages 18-24.
We help youth find jobs, graduate from school, and change their lives.
In April of 2020, SAY opened the doors to our Family Cottage: a housing opportunity for young adults ages 18-21 who are experiencing homelessness or unstably housed while also pregnant and/or parenting a young child. The Family Cottage offers supportive services tailored for youth who are interested in strengthening......
LEARN MORE“The day we opened the shelter was the day I didn’t have to turn away a youth.” -Lisa Fatu, Director of Youth Crisis Services Today we celebrate the sixth anniversary of our Short-Term Emergency Shelter, which opened on April 11th, 2016. This shelter is the only dedicated ‘transitional aged......
LEARN MORE“My favorite tool is curiosity,” says Emma Grace Fairchild, Program Coordinator for SAY’s Tamayo Village. “Instead of making an immediate judgement, try asking an immediate question: ‘Why did it happen this way? What made you make that decision?’” Emma Grace approaches all aspects of life with this kind of introspection,......
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