"Children need models more than they need critics."
Joseph Joubert
Today, Carolina Youth Development Center provides programs reaching over 600 children and youth locally each year. We care for young people with very serious problems, including physical and sexual abuse, neglect, abandonment, and severe emotional disorders.
- The Beacon
The Beacon, a shelter program offered through Carolina Youth Development Center, is designed to serve runaway and homeless youth under 18 years of age. The Beacon offers a short term, safe residential experience that provides nurturing treatment and advocacy for children and their families. read more... - Safe Place
Safe Place provides 24 hour access to immediate help and supportive resources to homeless or runaway youth in crisis. read more... - The Bakker Career Center
CYDC seeks opportunities for young adults to explore career possibilities and learn the skills needed to enter and succeed in the work world and live independently as adults. The Linda and Tony Bakker Career Center was completed in 2005. read more... - Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS)
Big Brothers Big Sisters is a nationally acclaimed program matching hundreds of children from single-parent families to caring adult role models. Volunteers spend an average of nine hours each month with their Little Brother or Sister. The program also welcomes couples or groups wishing to volunteer. Together, these matches share quality recreational time, and many form life-long friendships. read more... - Callen-Lacey Center for Children
Callen-Lacey Center for Children is the only children's emergency shelter in Berkeley County. Callen-Lacey is open, every day throughout the year, providing shelter and treatment to local children, removed from their homes because of abuse and neglect. Carolina Youth Development Center manages two emergency shelters in the tri-county area, serving more than two hundred children annually. read more... - Charleston Emergency Shelter
When a child is removed from home because of documented abuse and neglect, he or she often has nowhere to go. The Charleston Emergency Shelter provides an immediate safe haven and treatment for children suffering from the impact of physical, sexual and emotional abuse, until they are placed with a responsible foster care family, go to live with a stable relative, or move to a more permanent group setting. read more... - Freedom Schools
Freedom Schools, an innovative program with documented outcomes is built upon the twin prongs of inspiring a love for reading and fostering an enhanced feeling of self-worth among participants. Summer programming includes not only intensive reading-related activities, but also sports and team-building exercises, arts and crafts, and field trips. College-age interns, trained by the Children's Defense Fund at a national training seminar in Knoxville, TN, lead all sessions. read more... - Horizon House Clinical Day School Program
Horizon House is part of Liberty Hill Academy, a Special Day School on CYDC's campus. read more... - Ledford House
Ledford House is a low management group home for DSS-referred youth ages 10-21 who have not been placed with a family or who are in transition from a more structured program. read more... - Oak Grove Group Home
Oak Grove is a group home for young men ages 11-17 struggling with serious emotional problems. In a nurturing environment, each child works toward reuniting with a family. read more... - Preparation for Adult Living (PAL)
Preparation for Adult Living is an Independent Living Program that includes a range of rehabilitative services for female adolescents ages 15-21. read more...
