Interface Youth Shelter | CDS

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SHELTER

Youth aged 10-17 who are runaways, experiencing homelessness, truant, or not getting along with their family or guardians at home stay at our shelters, usually for 3-5 weeks at a time. While there, they participate in a social skills development program and counseling while also maintaining their routine of attending school. This a positive, often life-changing experience for both youth and their families.

OUR SHELTER LOCATIONS

Interface Youth Program - Central

1400 NW 29th Road
Gainesville, FL 32605
(352) 244-0618

Interface Youth Program - East

2919 Kennedy Street
Palatka, FL 32177
(386) 385-0405

Interface Youth Program - Northwest

1885 SW Grandview Street
Lake City, FL 32025
(386) 487-0190

Regional Coordinator

Central - Gainesville

CASSANDRA EVANS-MCCRAY

Regional Coordinator

East - Palatka

CINDY STARLING

Regional Coordinator

North West - Lake City

PAM PURNELL

ZEKE WHITTER

Residential Supervisor

Central - Gainesville

L'KESCHA MACK

Residential Supervisor

East - Palatka

SABRIENA

WILLIAMS-EUGENE

Residential Supervisor

East - Palatka

IN 2018,

422 YOUTH

received residential services at three CDS Interface Youth Shelters (Gainesville, Palatka, and Lake City).

99% OF YOUTH successfully completed the program.

99% OF PARENTS

who completed surveys expressed overall satisfaction with the program.