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Publication Date: 1974
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Runaway House: A Youth-Run Service Project.
Butler, Dodie; And Others
This booklet describes Special Approaches in Juvenile Assistance (SAJA), a nonprofit corporation that consists of: (1) the Runaway House, a temporary shelter and counseling program for people under the age of 18 who have run away from home; (2) two foster group homes in which the workers and young people share responsibility for cooking, cleaning and all decisions that relate to the house; (3) a Job-finding Cooperative that provides a free alternative to regular employment agencies; (4) a free school, and (5) several associated projects; including a farm, a people's law institute, housing co-op, etc. This booklet discusses the history, organization, funding, staffing, clientele, and services provided by SAJA. (RWP)
Descriptors: Delinquency, Foster Homes, Guidance Centers, Parent Child Relationship, Program Descriptions, Runaways, School Counseling, Voluntary Agencies, Youth, Youth Agencies
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Authoring Institution: National Inst. of Mental Health (DHEW), Rockville, MD. Center for Studies of Child and Family Mental Health.; Special Approaches in Juvenile Assistance, Washington, DC.
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