Safe Place is an outreach arm of Youth Villages Runaway Shelter, and serves as the Mid South's only emergency shelter specifically serving runaway and homeless teens who need help fast. Staffed 24 hours a day, the runaway shelter is for teens, aged 13 to 17, who are seeking respite from family problems or find themselves in any dangerous situation.

Many teens make the decision to "hit the streets" when things get tough at home or in school. Safe Place provides easy access to Youth Villages Runaway Shelter services through a network of local business and organizations in Memphis & Shelby County (see list at right). These Safe Place sites are identified by the yellow and black Safe Place sign displayed at their entrances. Teens who need help can go to these locations to connect with trained volunteers as well as transportation to the shelter.  

For more information about Safe Place or the assistance provided, call (901) 276-SAFE. Help is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

• For more information about Youth Villages Runaway Shelter, e-mail raymond.primes@youthvillages.org
• For more information about Project Safe Place, e-mail peter.abell@youthvillages.org

How to Get to Youth Villages Runaway Shelter

Teenagers in need of help can access Safe Place in three ways:

1. Come to the Youth Villages Runaway Shelter. It is located at 1582 Poplar in Midtown Memphis. Here's a map. Or call 276-SAFE for directions.
2. Call Safe Place hotline: (901) 276-SAFE. You can call 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
3. Go to any Safe Place site - businesses, governmental buildings and churches throughout the Memphis area. At right is a list of Memphis area Safe Place sites.

Blockbuster Video
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Memphis
Camelot Care
City of Memphis Community Centers
Downtown Hospitality Hub
Girl's Inc.
Kroger
Memphis Crime Victims Assistance Center
Memphis Sexual Assault Resource Center (MSARC)
Memphis Libraries:
     Central Library     
     North Library
     Crenshaw Library
     Cordova Library
     Raleigh Library
Memphis Union Mission
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art
Memphis Fire Stations
MLGW
Meritan
South Memphis Alliance
Starbucks Coffee Company
Susanna-Wesley Child Development Center
YMCA of Memphis and the Mid-South
Youth Villages Runaway Shelter