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Anchor House
ADDRESS
482 Centre St.
Trenton, NJ 08611
PHONE
609-396-8329
FAX
609-396-1239
INTERNET ADDRESS
ADMINISTRATOR
Brian Rottkamp, Executive Director
CONTACT NAME
Brian Rottkamp, Executive Director
DESCRIPTION
A multi-service agency offering shelter, counseling, referrals,
recreation, life-skills education, crisis intervention, outreach,
transitional housing and other services to at-risk, homeless,
runaway, throwaway, abused and other youth and their famlies.
PROGRAMS
Anchor House Shelter: a Basic Center program for runaway,
homeless and at-risk youth in Mercer County, NJ. The principal
goal is to provide for the immediate needs of runaway and
homeless youth and their families, seeking to reunite youth
with their families, strengthen family relationships and help
youth decide on a constructive course of action. Services are
available 365 days a year, 24 hours a day, and consist of
temporary shelter, food and clothing, individual and family
counseling, crisis intervention, medical referrals, advocacy, drug
and alcohol abuse prevention and education, support groups,
psychiatric and psychological evaluations.
Angel's Wings: provides services to homeless, abused and
neglected children (birth to age 12). Community Homes
function as emergency shelters operated by live-in staff, child
care providers and certified volunteers. Children generally stay
no longer than 30 days until permanent homes can be found in
the community, or the children can be reunited with their
natural families.
Anchorage Transitional Living Program: provides transitional
living services to homeless youth ages 18-21, and youth ages
18-21 who are aging out of the New Jersey child welfare
system, to ensure successful transition to independence. Each
youth is assisted in developing the skills necessary to obtain
and maintain permanent living arrangements, gainful
employment, community resources, appropriate medical care,
financial assistance, and behavioral and health emergency crisis services.
Anchor Link: The agency's Street Outreach program. The
primary purpose is to provide education and prevention services
to reduce the incidence of runaway, homeless and street youth,
to build relationships that will assist youth to trust staff in
order to leave the streets, and to provide necessary support
services to help youth become productive members of society.
Anchor Link provides crisis intervention and counseling, shelter
services or assistance in locating safe living arrangements,
referrals, advocacy and service linkages, individual assessment
and life skills, and transportation.
Additional Outreach Programs: 1) Runaway Prevention
Program provided by the Trenton Police Department which
works with youth and families who have been referred by the
police department as in need of crisis intervention services; 2)
School Outreach Counselor who works with the schools
throughout Mercer County to provide crisis intervention
services whenever needed and acts as a liaison to the schools
to ensure that the youth who stay at Anchor House are
receiving education services while in placement.
Anchor House Foundation: the fund-raising arm of Anchor
House which sponsors the annual Ride for the Runaways.
FOUNDED
1979
SUBJECTS
Emergency Services
Housing
Counseling
Children and Youth
Support Groups
LAST UPDATED
3/08