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Alternatives for Area
Youth manages the
Teen
Center
located at 580 S. Maple, a drop-in facility that
provides free or low-cost activities in a supervised environment
without drugs, alcohol and smoking. The Center hosts between twelve and twenty teens daily. Activities include basketball, foosball, ping pong,
billiards, computer usage, puzzles, board games, movie nights,
crafts and dances. The
latest addition to the Center’s grounds has been ramps for skate
boarding, inline skating and biking enthusiasts.
The Center also staffs a warming shelter for ice skating in
Sands
Park.
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Contact
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Sheila
Kaminski |
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Mailing Address
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P.O. Box
571,
Manistee,
MI
49660 |
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Phone |
231-723-1588 (Teen
Center) |
| E-mail |
skaminski@manistee.org |
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Fundamentally a volunteer agency, the American
Red Cross provides a variety of services in Manistee, Mason and
Lake
Counties
around the clock. Disaster
services include financial support following fires or other family
tragedies; food and shelter after large catastrophes; and
preparedness education. The
agency offers emergency aid with utilities as well. Help
is also available when emergency communication is needed between
families and military members. In
addition, assistance is available to trace relatives in refugee
camps or detained in wars. Health
and safety services encompass CPR and first aid classes; lifeguard
and water safety training; babysitter classes; and HIV/AIDS
education programs. American
Red Cross also sponsors community blood drives and bone marrow
typing.
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With a mission to empower community youth, Big
Brothers Big Sisters serves the emotional, social, and educational
needs of children ages six through eighteen. The agency facilitates professionally-supported relationships
with one-to-one mentors in either a school or community setting. Bigs
is committed to quality prevention services and advocacy for youth
by helping children gain the developmental assets they need to
become healthy, contributing members of our community.
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Contact
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Rachel Krolczyk, Manistee Case Manager |
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Address |
110 Maple Street, Manistee,
MI 49660 |
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231-398-3302 |
| Regional Office |
Nicholeen Frusti, Executive Director |
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521 S. Union Street |
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Traverse City, Michigan 49684 |
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Phone |
231-
946-2447 |
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E-mail |
bmw-cm@t-one.net |
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Web site |
http://www.bigsupnorth.com |
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CHOICES assists victims of domestic violence by
providing support, counseling, shelter and educational and advocacy
services. The
sixteen-bed emergency shelter and the crisis line are available
around the clock. In
addition, this organization serves a homeless population without the
element of violence. In
order to increase public awareness of domestic violence, CHOICES
also offers educational information and services to the community at
large.
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Contact |
Jacqueline Kiszelik |
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Mailing Address |
124
Washington Street,
Manistee,
MI
49660
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Phone |
231-723-6597 |
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E-mail
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jkiz@jackpine.com |
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Girl Scouts of Crooked Tree assists approximately
100 adults who in turn serve 300 school-age girls throughout
Manistee
County
. The
troops are organized in five age levels:
Daisies, Brownies, Juniors, Cadettes and Seniors.
This values-based, informal, educational program dedicates
itself to building character in girls and providing the life skills
necessary for success.
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Striving to improve the
quality of life for the developmentally disabled, Manistee
Association for Retarded Citizens is an advocacy group comprised of
parents and citizens. The
organization sponsors advocacy programs, family support group,
student assistance fund, social events and a summer enrichment
program. Membership
meetings are held monthly on the first Monday at 7:00 p.m. at the
Manistee
Intermediate
School District,
225 Ninth Street.
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Contact
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Leanne Witucki |
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Mailing Address |
P.O. Box
545
,
Manistee
,
MI
49660 |
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Phone |
231-723-4028 |
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Manistee
County
4-H
offers youth, ages five through nineteen, an array of educational
experiences. Operating
under the direction of Michigan State University Extension, this
developmental program provides positive and experiential
opportunities in collaborative environments that build strong,
healthy youth. Over 1800
youth participate annually in clubs, school programs, summer library
programs, workshops, 4-H sponsored state events and the Manistee
County Fair.
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Manistee Recreation Association provides
structured recreation and leisure activities for the residents of
Manistee
County
.
Although the organization encompasses all ages, it primarily
focuses on teaching the fundamentals of youth sports, including
spring and fall soccer, summer baseball, hockey and wrestling.
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Contact |
Sandra Saylor and Juanita LaFeir |
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Mailing Address |
30 Jones Street, Manistee, MI 49660 |
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Phone |
231-723-9274 |
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E-mail |
mra@manistee.com |
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The Salvation Army is a religious and charitable
organization providing emergency food, shelter, clothing and
transportation. The
organization also provides assistance with utility, medical and rent
bills and sponsors the Century Terrace Soup Club, a monthly supper
and religious program for residents of Century Terrace (housing for
seniors and disabled persons). In
addition to Sunday worship services, several Bible studies are
offered throughout the week. Other
programs include summer youth camps and a teen outreach center.
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The Scenic Trails Council Boy Scouts of America
has a mission to help prepare young men to make ethical choices over
their lifetime by instilling in them the Scout Oath and Law.
Local Scout leaders serve as role models and help Scouts
practice citizenship. Cub
Scout Packs for boys in grades one through five meet weekly,
enjoying fun activities that are planned by their dedicated den
leaders. Boy Scouts in
grades six through twelve meet weekly to develop outdoors skills and
plan camping trips. They
learn leadership skills while making a difference in their
community.
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Available around the clock, Staircase Youth
Services provides free, confidential short-term problem solving,
supportive services and crisis intervention for at-risk youth, ages
ten through seventeen. Programs
for this age group include temporary foster care placement, youth
advocacy, prevention programming and referrals.
Staircase also offers a Transition to Adulthood (TAP) program
for homeless youth ages seventeen through twenty-one.
TAP provides safe shelter, life skills training and short
term counseling with a goal of helping this population make a
positive transition into adulthood.
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Contact |
Leshia
Rybicki, Manistee County Outreach Youth Specialist |
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Phone |
231-843-3200 |
| Crisis
Contact |
888-267-6086
(weekdays) or 800-292-4517 (all other times) |
| Office
Location |
Cynthia
Arneson, Executive Director |
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5880 West US
10, Ludington, MI 49431 |
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E-mail |
cynla82155@yahoo.com |
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