Hope Harbor, formerly known as Laurel House, was founded in 1985 by two women who were distraught at the sight of teenagers living on the streets of Orange County, California.
Hope Harbor began as an emergency crisis shelter for teen runaways. Through the years, Hope Harbor has evolved into a unique, preventive-care program providing temporary housing (12-18 months), mental health care, academic support, and all basic necessities to at-risk, homeless, or runaway teens in Orange County. More than just temporary relief, Hope Harbor not only stabilizes these teens but brings restoration to the entire family unit before their teen ends up on the streets or becomes a ward of the court system.
Today, Hope Harbor is the only long-term youth shelter program for at-risk teens in Orange County. Hope Harbor is also the only program that provides live-in House Parents in a family-like, home environment. Volunteer groups can help throughout the year by hosting dinners, birthday parties or enrichment workshops for residents as well as host canned food drives for the center.
To learn more visit https://hopeharbor.org.
To learn more about volunteer opportunities please visit https://hopeharbor.org/volunteer/
WATCH A VIDEO on how Hope Harbor is providing emergency housing for teen girls and how in 2020 they will open a NEW home for at risk teen boys.