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Safe Place
Safe Place Poster Contest
All 6th - 12th graders...enter our annual Poster Contest! Deadline is February 12, 2010.
For more information about the Safe Place Poster Contest or to download an entry form, click here.
Safe Place Volunteer Training
Safe Place Volunteers are first responders when a teen goes to a Safe Place for help. During this training you will learn how to take action and ensure teens are safe. For more information on becoming a Safe Place Volunteer call Angie Jones at 918.382.4479. RSVP is required for training. Take the first step today, fill out an application!
The next Safe Place Volunteer Training will be held Wednesday and Thursday, March 10th and 11th, 5:30-8:30PM at Youth Services, 311 South Madison, Tulsa OK 74120.
What is Safe Place?
Youth at risk or in crisis can get help quickly at Safe Place locations. Safe Place sites are located throughout the Tulsa-area, including metro-area QuikTrip stores, fire stations, and Metropolitan Tulsa Transit Authority (MTTA) buses.
Youth in crisis or vulnerable situations can text "SAFE" and their location to 69866 and instantly receive the closest Safe Place location as well as the telephone number to the nearest youth agency.
How does Safe Place work?
When a youth goes into a Safe Place and asks for help, an employee trained to respond to youth in crisis will call Youth Services (YST) to send a volunteer to assist with the youth's problems. The employee will provide a safe environment until the volunteer arrives. The volunteer then either will wait with the youth until a parent arrives, transport the youth to the YST shelter, or takes other appropriate action.
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Where are Safe Places?
NEW: Text "SAFE" and your location (anywhere nationwide) to 69866 and receive the nearest Safe Place location and youth agency phone number!
The following locations in the Tulsa area are designated Safe Places: All Tulsa metro-area QuikTrip stores; fire stations in Tulsa, Bixby, Berryhill, Broken Arrow, Jenks, Keystone, Owasso, Sand Springs and Skiatook; police departments in Broken Arrow and Sand Springs; and all MTTA buses. Want to know if you're at a Safe Place - just look for the Safe Place sign.
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Why project Safe Place?
Safe Place offers accessible services to youth who need help immediately. The reasons
youth seek out Safe Place are varied, but can include running away, conflicts at home,
substance abuse, danger at home or danger in relationships with peers.
Safe Place Volunteer Opportunities
For information about becoming a Safe Place volunteer, click here.
For additional Safe Place information contact Angie Jones, 918.382.4479 or e-mail.
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