Charles Steinberg of the Michigan Coalition Against Homelessness described Haven House as the only family homeless shelter in the Lansing and Ingham County area.
“Each individual one (homeless shelter) has their niche, for Haven House the fact that they are specialized in intact families is their niche,” Steinberg said.
Some teenage boys in a homeless family may get sent to a teen shelter if the family went to a many of the other homeless shelters in the area, Bridgett Krebs, shelter manager at Haven House said.
“I am aware that in some cases if there is a teenage boy, they may not be allowed in to a shelter because they are around other children, and being sexually active, it can cause problems,” Steinberg said.
Haven House allows all ages of children from infancy to the age of 19, as long as the teen is still in high school. The main goal of Haven House is to keep the family together while they are solving their financial and housing situations, Krebs said.
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