Traverse Place

Traverse Place for Homeless Teens

Services Available 24/7 | Free Services | Confidential

(810) 341-6328

Traverse Place program of Reach Resource Services offers quality transitional housing for homeless youth from 17 to 21 years of age. This program can go up to 21 months and provides help to homeless teens getting them on their feet and learning life skills.

Our program is available for those who are looking to get on their feet, need a place to stay, or need help graduating school. Give us a call today to learn more about Traverse Place.

Free Confidential Services

Traverse Place offers 100% FREE, confidential, and voluntary services to homeless youth in need. Our goal is to help you or a loved one develop the skills needed to succeed in life and to get established. Give us a call for more information on our 21-month program for homeless teens in Flint, MI!

How Our Program Helps You Get on Your Feet

When you or a loved one comes into our 21-month program, you are required to work, get your degree, and save money from every paycheck. You must save 60% of your income. Once you graduate from the program, you will receive the money you saved. You can use your earnings to get an apartment that will eventually help you get on your feet.

Our Goal

Our goal is to provide you with a safe place to stay and to teach you the life lessons you need. You will be required to attend life skills training. Our compassionate and kind staff will provide you with the tools to achieve great things, all for FREE!

You don't have to struggle, give us a call for more information!

You Deserve to Get a Great Education

Even if you’re unable to get scholarships, grants, loans, or simply don’t know where to begin and have no one to turn to, you can still succeed in college. To be successful, you will have to develop and improve yourself. We will help you get there.

Start bettering your life today. You have resources and a community that cares about your education. Contact Traverse Place to begin your journey to early success!

Get Assistance With Your College Tuition and Costs

Traverse Place is proud to provide residents with the resources to excel in life by graduating from college. Education can be expensive, but if you put forth the earnest effort, we will help you succeed. Our program is here to help you get on your feet and get a proper education.

Your Journey to Success Starts With a Diploma

Not graduating high school will create a challenge for you and fail to show employers your true worth and intelligence. While you stay at Traverse Place, we will provide you with the means to earn your diploma, so you can begin your journey to a successful career.

Become Independent While You Learn

At Traverse Place, we will help you develop your life skills, attitude, and determination to be independent. By working with us, you will learn to enjoy a lifestyle that suits your happiness and health. You’ll learn how to budget your finances, live responsibly on your own, and be free of conflict from others.

Work With Us and We’ll Work for You

Traverse Place is happy to welcome young people from all walks of life. You’ll begin a journey to a better, independent life of success and we will support you through it all. This requires commitments from you, which you will find below. Start bettering your life, call for more information about Traverse Place!

Success Starts With Hard Work

While at the 21-month program located at Traverse Place, employment is required. You will explore the workforce and begin to develop your skills, allowing you to build a resume. This is important for the success you will achieve while at Traverse Place.

Success Will Be Found in Education

Working harder, not smarter, is simply not the path to take. While at Traverse Place, continuing education is required. You will not only continue developing your professional skills through employment but you will also begin the journey to a fulfilling career through graduation – earning a job you truly love.

Develop the Skills to Live Independently

At Traverse Place, you will begin learning how to manage the money you earn. You will open a bank account, and receive professional guidance on budgeting your money for savings and future expenses – like an apartment and car!

You Will Earn the Things You Need to Live on Your Own

You will enter Traverse Place on a probationary period, but you will leave Traverse Place with more than just skills and success. At Traverse Place, you will gain “levels” as you develop.

Each time you “level up,” you will get to choose, from a list of items, what you want for your living space when you graduate.

When you graduate from Traverse Place, you can have an extensive list of items you need to furnish your apartment! This is our gift to you, for all your commitment and hard work to better yourself.

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