“It is impossible to express in a few words how we feel about the changes in our son and our family since the Bar None experience. It saved our son’s life.”
—Anonymous parents
Bar None
Bar None Residential Services
Bar None Residential Services offers hope and a comprehensive array of effective children’s shelter-care services.
These services are individualized, culturally affirmative, and designed to provide trauma-informed care to both male and female youth. Bar None utilizes the ARISE Life Skills Curriculum and offers evidence-based skills groups. Bar None is specifically designed to connect with disengaged, at-risk youth, helping them prepare for successful transition.
Location22426 St. Francis Boulevard |
Office hoursMonday - Friday, |
WHO WE SERVEMales and Females between the ages of 12-17. |
FeesFunding for the shelter program is solely through county social services/corrections screening and approval. |
How we help
The primary goal of Bar None is to help youth prepare for successful transition back into community.
Youth at Bar None will develop foundational skills and maintenance in:
- Safety and Life Skills
- Emotion Regulation Skills
- Pro-social and Conflict Resolution Skills
- Communication and Empathy Skills
Norris Lake ShelterPlus
Short Term Stabilization and Enhanced Services
- Trauma informed environment
- Safe and supportive temporary living
- Stabilization of behavior
- Life skill development
ShelterPlus Services We Provide
- Behavioral Assessment
- Baseline Assessments
- Community-based recreational opportunities
- Discharge planning
- Nursing level medical screening
- On-site education/school
- Placement recommendations
- Skills coaching
- Needs Assessment
- Nursing
Additional Coordinated Services Available
• Ancillary services available include Psychiatric Medication Management and Diagnostic Assessments.
- For referrals and more information, contact Sara Ellis — Intake Coordinator
- Phone: 763-252-4541
- Fax: 888-965-5125
- sara.ellis@voamn.org