Anchor Link Street Outreach provides services to youth ages 14-21. Its primary purpose is to connect youth experiencing homelessness with needed resources in order to create a stable housing plan.
In 2022, Anchor Link distributed 9,627 survival aid items including blankets, hats and gloves, food, hygiene and health items to youth. Counselors conducted 974 life skills sessions and we had 82 walk ins to the drop in center on South Broad Street. An increasing number of youth took advantage of the bathing and laundry facilities as well as the computers, to write resumes, apply for jobs and search for housing.
Areas of assistance include:
Housing emergency shelter
Emergency Food Items
Advocacy and support
A safe place to talk to a counselor without fear of being put down or unheard
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Anchor Link Drop in Center
The Drop in Center is located at 899 South Broad Street, Trenton, NJ. It welcomes any community youth, ages 14-24, in need of services.
Services offered:
- Survival aids, access to bathing facilities, kitchen, computers, washers and dryer
- Assistance in finding emergency shelter or alternative living arrangements
- Crisis intervention, counseling and case management
- Life skills job development and employment assistance
- Education assistance
- Advocacy and referrals
- Aftercare
