Social Advocates for Youth offers a wide range of counseling, prevention, crisis intervention, and diversion programs at five locations in Sonoma County to at-risk and high-needs children, youth, and families (up through age 25). Many of our programs are offered in Spanish.
Our Dr. James E. Coffee House Teen Shelter is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week providing crisis intervention for runaway and homeless youth. Short-term counseling, including Functional Family Therapy (FFT) and Anger Management groups are also available.
Young adults who have aged out of foster care or who are homeless can apply for housing at SAY's Tamayo House Transitional Living Facility, also located in Santa Rosa.
Our Youth Employment Center helps youth find jobs and complete their G.E.D. requirements.
Our Medi-Cal Counseling Clinic provides individual and family counseling to children, youth, and young adults up to age 25 who receive Medi-Cal.
We also provide counseling, prevention, and diversion programs in the North County and Sonoma Valley.
Most SAY services are free.
