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Child and Youth Resources

Basics Northwest
Provides social skills groups for different ages and a LEGO night. They also provide Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) services for children with a qualifying disability and certain health insurances.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Washington (Thurston, Mason, and Lewis area)
For more than 100 years, Big Brothers Big Sisters has operated under the belief that inherent in every child is the ability to succeed and thrive in life. As the nation’s largest donor and volunteer supported mentoring network, Big Brothers Big Sisters makes meaningful, monitored matches between adult volunteers (“Bigs”) and children (“Littles”), ages 6 through 18, in communities across the country. We develop positive relationships that have a direct and lasting effect on the lives of young people.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound (Pierce, King, and Kitsap area)

Community Youth Services/CYS
For more than 40 years, Community Youth Services has helped children, teens and young adults survive some of society’s harshest realities:  homelessness, abuse, poverty, crime. Through a continuum of interrelated programs, we enable young people to reach the ultimate goals of safety, stability, self-sufficiency, and belonging. Nearly three thousand youth – and their families – are served by Community Youth Services annually.  CYS is also a provider for Independent Living Skills (federally funded) - ask for Liz Snyder to find out about eligibility requirements.

Addresses & Contact:

Community Youth Services
711 State Ave, NE
Olympia, WA 98506
Phone (360) 943-0780
Toll Free 1 (888) 698-1816
Fax (360) 943-0785

Haven House
(360) 754-1151
Toll Free 1 (888) 698-1825
Fax (360) 754-1152

Safe Shelter
(360) 943-7861

Unleash the Brilliance
From the site..."UNLEASH THE BRILLIANCE (UTB) can change the life trajectory of at-risk youth and young adults through the use of dance, music, theater and positive personal testimonies. We provide a healthy alternative to gang and drug related activity through peer to peer mentorship relationships; inspiring, motivating and reshaping attitudes."


Youth Help Line
360-586-2777    24/7 free, confidential, anonymous phone line! Having trouble with school, parents, peer pressure, stress, relationships? Call for non-judgmental emotional support!  This help line is a service of the Crisis Clinic and you can find the Crisis Clinic on Facebook.