Nebraska Youth Center
About Nebraska Youth Center
For youth ages 12 to 18 in western Nebraska, Nebraska Youth Center offers something practical and deeply human: a safe, nurturing place to land when life feels unstable. Through its group home and Emergency Shelter Care residential services, young people can find acceptance, redirection, and support toward a more steady future. It’s the kind of local care that matters because it meets youth in crisis where they are, then helps them move forward with purpose.
Nebraska Youth Center serves youth ages 12 to 18 in western Nebraska through both a group home and Emergency Shelter Care. That local focus gives it a clear role for young people who need stability right now, not later.
Programs
The concrete work this nonprofit runs. Each program may later become a fundable project.
Group home
A group home for troubled youth ages 12 to 18 in western Nebraska.
Emergency Shelter Care
Emergency shelter care residential services for youth in crisis.
About this work
In their own words — what they do, who it reaches, and what your dollars actually fund.
Mission
Nebraska Youth Center and Emergency Shelter Care Residential Program provides a safe, nurturing environment where youth in crisis can find acceptance and redirection, resolve issues, and develop positive behavior patterns and purpose.
Who they serve
Troubled youth ages 12 to 18 in western Nebraska, especially youth in crisis.
How your donation helps
- Build an outdoor basketball and volleyball court
- Expand access to social and educational materials inside the center
Events
North Platte Giving Day
annualA recurring fundraising day supporting local nonprofits, including Nebraska Youth Center.
Ways to help
Concrete needs and volunteer roles Nebraska Youth Center has shared.
Current needs
- Build an outdoor basketball and volleyball court
- Expand access to social and educational materials inside the center