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Anchor House Inc.
Main Address: 482 Centre Street Trenton, NJ 08611
Main Phone Number: 609-396-8329
Main Fax Number: 609-396-1239
Website: www.anchorhousenj.org
Facebook Link: Anchor House, Inc.
Twitter Link: @anchorhouseride
Email address(es): kmcnear@anchorhousenj.org
Executive Director: Kim McNear
Program Director : Jay Neiderman
Type of Program: Shelter Program
Capacity: 12
Gender: Male and Female
Age Served: 10-17
County or Counties Served: Entire State Description of Program: Anchor House Shelter is a 24-hour program for runaway, homeless and at-risk youth ages 10-17 in Mercer County, New Jersey. As one of the nation’s federally funded basic centers, runaway and homeless youth have walk-in access to the program 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The shelter’s primary purpose is to meet the immediate needs of runaway and homeless youth and their families, and to reunite them as quickly as possible.. Anchor House also reaches out into the community to help youth and families in crisis. 12. Referral Source/Process: Anyone can refer (Self, parent, guardian, DYFS...) Anchorage
Address: 740 Greenwood Avenue Trenton, NJ 08629
Mercer County Telephone Number: 609-989-1625
Program Director: Ben Thornton
Type of Program: Supervised Transitional Living Home Program
Capacity: 6
Gender: Male and Female
Age Served: 18-21
County or Counties Served: All Description of Program: The Anchorage Transitional Living Program provides residential services to homeless youth ages 18-21 to ensure their successful transition to independence. The program’s goal is to help youth develop the skills they need to be employed, to encourage them to enroll in continuing education, and to obtain community resources, appropriate medical care, financial assistance, and behavioral health services. The Anchorage also provides services to youth on an out-client basis. Referral Source/Process: Self-referral, DYFS, Community Angel's Wings
Address: 601 Hamilton Avenue Trenton, NJ 08629
Mercer County Telephone Number: 609-392-6100
Program Director: Mereides Delgado
Type of Program: Shelter Program
Capacity: 5
Gender: Male and Female
Age Served: Birth-12
County or Counties Served: Entire State
Description of Program: Angel's Wings seeks to provide a safe, stable and nurturing environment where each child's safety, permanency and well being can be addressed and continued with the family after discharge. Angel's Wings is a 30-day residential emergency respite care community home for children newborn to 12 years old. Referrals for placement come from the Division of Youth and Family Services. The Family Support program continues to serve families and children upon discharge from Angel's Wings, as well as referral and walk-in families from the community. The residential component of Angel's Wings is a unique concept in emergency shelter care – it is the only program of its kind in New Jersey. Up to five children are housed in a home in Mercer County, which offers a home-like, loving environment for the children 24 hours, 7 day a week. Angel's Wings is a ‘round the clock’ asset to child welfare workers who must remove young children from their homes. Referral Source/Process: DYFS Anchor Link Program
Address: 899 South Broad Street Trenton, NJ 08611
Mercer County Telephone Number: 609-218-5630
Program Director: Ben Thornton
Type of Program: Drop-in Center Program
Capacity/Gender: Male and Female Age Served: 14-21
County or Counties Served: Entire State
Description of Program: Anchor Link is the agency’s Street Outreach program. Its primary purpose is to reach out to youth on the streets to reduce the incidence of runaways and homelessness, and to build relationships with youth to engage them in services that will help them be productive members of society. Anchor Link provides crisis intervention, counseling, assistance with job searches, linkages for shelter services or assistance locating safe living arrangements, referrals to community programs, advocacy, life skills education, and transportation. Referral Source/Process: Self Referral, Community Anchor Line Supportive Housing
Address: 899 South Broad Street Trenton, NJ 08611
Mercer County Telephone Number: 609-218-5630
Program Director: Ben Thornton
Type of Program: Supported Housing Program
Capacity: 4
Gender: Male and Female
Age Served: 18-21
County or Counties Served: Mercer Description of Program: The Anchor Line Apartment Program works with homeless young adults ages 18-21. Anchor Line supports these youth by providing subsidized housing, food, case management, and life skills education in order to give them the time and skills they need to successfully live on their own. Referral Source/Process: Self-Referral, DYFS, Community
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