Youth Services
Grosse Pointe Park 48230
Offering Foster Care and Adoption services throughout the State
Detroit 48208
Street outreach and case planning services for transgender and other sex workers. Resource line answered 24 hours/7 days per week; Resource email looked at M-F 9-5.
Pontiac 48341
Teenage runaway crisis line. For teenagers who are questioning their identity, who are suicidal and/or who are thinking of running away from home.
Highland Park 48203
Ruth Ellis Center (REC) was established as a 501(c)3 nonprofit in 1999. We envision a world where LGBTQ+ children and youth are safe and supported no matter where they go. Our mission is to create opportunities with LGBTQ+ young people to build their vision for a positive future. REC currently operates five core services: (1) Drop-In Center providing a full range of basic needs services and case management for LGBTQ+ young people who are experiencing homelessness, unstably housed and/or experiencing food insecurity; (2) The Ruth Ellis Institute providing training, consultation and coaching for organizations and systems of care that desire to engage productively with LGBTQ+ youth of color; (3) Home-based Family Preservation Services designed to help a family navigate the challenge of embracing a child’s sexual orientation or gender identity; and (4) Ruth Ellis Health & Wellness Center (HWC). The HWC expands existing mental health services by adding primary care and substance abuse disorder prevention and treatment to address the large numbers of LGBTQ+ youth who suffer because of the conflict, discrimination, and violence they often face from family and society. (5)Kofi House: Center for Lesbian and Queer Women and Girls(CLQ). The CLQ provides advocacy/outreach and case management services through an equity lens to empower girls and young women between by providing a safe space and services to support health and well-being.