When we hear the name Safe Space, we often think of a place where anyone can relax and being comfortable in expressing themselves. A place without fear of being discriminated against as a result of your race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, cultural background, religious affiliation, age, or etc.. That’s the type of place my field placement agency is. Safe Space NYC Inc. is an organization that offers a safe and caring environment for youth. This paper will analysis Safe Space NYC Inc. in the settings of its agency contexts, community contexts, and social problem context.
History of Safe Space
According to Safe Space NYC Inc., after the United State Supreme Court ruled that all children should be protect. Many agencies for the Prevention …show more content…
However, the agency is also located in Far Rockaway and Richmond Hill. Safe Space is a non- profit organizations, funded by the Department of Youth and Community Development. The agency serve youths ages 13-24. Safe Space goal is to prevent, enhance, and remediate. They provide programs to help prevent social problems and enhancement programs to help youths with social functioning. In addition, they also provide counseling to address an existing problem. Their services includes case management, counseling, referrals, housing placement, and tutoring. The staffing structure of the agency includes vice president, director of after school programs, supervisors, program coordinator, and line …show more content…
One social problem that Safe Space addresses is homelessness. Physical, sexual and emotional abuse, homophobia, poverty, mental illness are some of the reasons why many young adults today are facing the issue of homelessness. We know that homelessness is a social problem because “one-month prevalence estimates of homelessness among public high school students ranged from 3.9 percent to 5.9 percent of all students in Connecticut, Delaware, and Philadelphia.” (Cutuli et al., 2015). Not only does the issue of homelessness affecting adults, but it is affecting vulnerable youths. There are many view on the seriousness of homelessness. Many believe that people are lazy, dirty and should take responsibility of what happened to them. However, others see this as a serious issue that needs to be addressed. We have young adults and families living on the street because of various reasons. Something needs to be done and Safe Space is helping young people to access to shelters, permanent or supportive housing and
History of Safe Space
According to Safe Space NYC Inc., after the United State Supreme Court ruled that all children should be protect. Many agencies for the Prevention …show more content…
However, the agency is also located in Far Rockaway and Richmond Hill. Safe Space is a non- profit organizations, funded by the Department of Youth and Community Development. The agency serve youths ages 13-24. Safe Space goal is to prevent, enhance, and remediate. They provide programs to help prevent social problems and enhancement programs to help youths with social functioning. In addition, they also provide counseling to address an existing problem. Their services includes case management, counseling, referrals, housing placement, and tutoring. The staffing structure of the agency includes vice president, director of after school programs, supervisors, program coordinator, and line …show more content…
One social problem that Safe Space addresses is homelessness. Physical, sexual and emotional abuse, homophobia, poverty, mental illness are some of the reasons why many young adults today are facing the issue of homelessness. We know that homelessness is a social problem because “one-month prevalence estimates of homelessness among public high school students ranged from 3.9 percent to 5.9 percent of all students in Connecticut, Delaware, and Philadelphia.” (Cutuli et al., 2015). Not only does the issue of homelessness affecting adults, but it is affecting vulnerable youths. There are many view on the seriousness of homelessness. Many believe that people are lazy, dirty and should take responsibility of what happened to them. However, others see this as a serious issue that needs to be addressed. We have young adults and families living on the street because of various reasons. Something needs to be done and Safe Space is helping young people to access to shelters, permanent or supportive housing and