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inspiration for Alternatives For Girls came in 1985 when a group
of southwest Detroit residents, clergy and business people began
to share concerns about the alarming increase in drug use, homelessness,
prostitution and street activity among girls and young women. Originally
a small, volunteer-run program, operating a five-bed emergency shelter
in a neighborhood church, AFG has evolved into a multi-service agency
with 45 employees. It is housed in a two-story, brick building constructed
in 2002 following the successful completion of a $4.5-million capital
campaign.
For more information, please contact:
Deb Patrick
Marketing and Events Coordinator
Phone: (313) 361-4000
Fax: (313) 361-8938
E-mail: dpatrick@alternativesforgirls.org
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| AFG
Facts |
| AFG is a private, 501(c) (3) agency.
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Facility
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AFG is housed in a 32,000 square foot building, which opened
in December 2002.
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facility includes a 24-hour residential shelter housing
up to 35 young women and up to 10 children at any given
time.
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building features a library, computer center, health care
screening room, two parenting centers, classrooms, an arts
and crafts center, commercial kitchen, individual and family
counseling rooms, and a resource center for walk-in clients.
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During
Fiscal Year 2005/06, AFG:
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Provided 8,909 Nights of Care to homeless young women and
their children.
- Provided
1,597 outreach hours to young and adult women on the streets.
- Engaged
176 elementary and high school girls in ongoing after-school
academic and cultural enrichment programming.
- Distributed
26,837 harm-reduction items.
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Awards
- Community
Service Award, National Council of Negro Women — Detroit
Chapter (2004)
- Executive
Director of the Year Award, United Way Community Services
(2002)
- Wade
Hampton McCree Jr. Award, Federal Bar Association (2001)
- Use
Your Life Award, Oprah Winfrey’s Angel Network (2001)
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