Gateway Community Services is a non-profit agency established in 1970 to serve families and teens in the Lansing area. We offer many services, including shelter, counseling, job and education assistance, and family reunification, among many others. Additionally, we operate a 24 hour crisis line for teens:
Teen Crisis Hotline
1-877-833-3689
You can call this number at any time and a counselor will always be available to talk. Click here for more information about our organization and the programs we operate.
Attend our Weekly Information Meeting!
Each week Gateway holds informational meetings about our programs. For many of the programs, this is the first step in the intake process. The meetings are run by our Intake Coordinator and are held every Monday afternoon at 4:00 pm at our administrative office (directions).
At the meeting, you will be free to ask any questions you have about Gateway and our programs, and also begin the intake process if you desire. No advance sign-up is required and as always there is no fee. All you have to do is show up!
If you have any questions about the information meetings or anything else about Gateway, please feel free to call us at (517) 351-4000.
Higher Ground is a service for at-risk and runaway youth with the ultimate goal of family reunification. The Higher Ground Program strives to help youth and their families learn healthy ways to cope while working to resolve conflicts. The program's services include:
~Counseling for individuals and families ~Emergency shelter for runaway and homeless youth ~Counselor on call 24 hours for crisis intervention ~Community referrals
Higher Ground's goal is to support youth as they continue to develop the healthy coping skills needed to build a strong personal foundation. Additionally, the Higher Ground Program assists families in crisis, working toward family healing and reunification whenever possible. For more information about Higher Ground, click here.
Crossroads is a voluntary transitional living program for young people who are unable to live at home. Youth live in the Kevin J. Moody Youth Home, a 24-hour supervised group home. The goal of the program is to help youth prepare for independent and self-sufficient living. Services offered during the program include:
~Shelter ~Independent Living Skills Instruction ~Counseling & Case Management ~Employment Assistance ~Tutoring ~Health Care
After graduating from Crossroads, participants have access to a variety of services including advocacy, employment and educational assistance, case management, crisis intervention, rental assistance, and emotional support and guidance. For more information about the Crossroads program, please click here.
Violence Intervention & Prevention Project is a program to promote peaceful, thoughtful, and non-aggressive means by which young people can learn to channel and communicate anger and frustration. The Violence Intervention and Prevention Project (VIPP) uses many different methods to achieve these goals, including:
~Aggression Replacement Training ~Skillstreaming ~Anger-Control Training ~Moral Reasoning Training ~Art Therapy
For more information about these techniques and about the VIPP as a whole, please click here.
Youth Workforce Development Program is a program designed to provide educational planning and employment support to low income youths. Run in conjunction with Capital Area Michigan Works!, this program offers many services, including:
~Tutoring in Reading & Writing ~Help with Resume Building ~Guidance in Mastering the Interview Process ~Assistance with Conducting a Job Search
The Youth Workforce Development Program (YWDP) also assists youth in finding jobs and internships with local area businesses. Informational meetings are held at 4pm every Thursday at Capital Area Michigan Works! and for more information please click here.
Street Outreach is a program designed to find homeless youth on the streets and bring our services to them. The Street Outreach team traverses the tri-county area each week, bringing along Gateway brochures and information packets, as well as more tangible goods like blankets, clothes, food, etc.
The Street Outreach team has also partnered with local businesses to create Project SafeZone. Anywhere that you see the SafeZone logo is a safe place to stay and wait for help. SafeZone locations will also be provided with Gateway materials to help educate the community about our programs.
The goal of the Street Outreach Program is to bring our services to youth in the places in which they are confortable. If you are in a crisis and need help, you can call our 24 Hour Teen Crisis Hotline (1-877-833-3689) and someone will always be there to answer the phone and get you help.
For more information about the Street Outreach Program, please click here.
July Employee of the Month
July 13, 2010
Congratulations to Sherrie Jiles for being named Gateway Employee of the Month for July! Sherrie has been commended for her flexibility, dedication to her clients, and her commitment to the Gateway team. To read more about why her coworkers voted her employee of the month, click here.
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Video Interview With Crossroads Client
July 9, 2010
The video below is a video testimonial from one of the clients involved in Gateway's Crossroads Transitional Living Program. After living at the Kevin Moody Youth Home and going through the Crossorads program, he is now employed, going to school, and moving into his own apartment.
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Street Outreach at Power of 9 Video
July 9, 2010
On June 22, 2010 Gateway's Street Outreach Team attended the Power of 9 Kickoff event at Level II Club. The event was hosted by Pam Levy and run by Angela Austin and Rina Risper of One Love Global and The New Citizens Press.
Below is a video of Street Outreach Coordinator Ashleigh MacLachlan speaking about Gateway's programs and emphasizing the impact of the Street Outreach Program. For more information about Street Outreach, please click here
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Employment Opportunities at Gateway
July 9, 2010
Now is a great time to become part of the Gateway team. We currently have three job openings and are looking for qualified applicants to fill the positions.
Currently open are the positions of Crossroads Case Manager, AmeriCorps/VISTA Development and Marketing Associate, and Crossroads Direct Care Worker.
To view the full job postings and for information about applying, please visit our employment opportunities page.
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40th Anniversary Photos
June 18, 2010
Gateway would again like to thank everyone who attended or supported our 40th Anniversary fundraiser. We would especially like to thank the Michigan Brewing Company for hosting the event, smooth jazz artist Phil Denny for performing, and all of our sponsors for helping make the event possible. To view pictures from the evening, please click here.
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June Employee of the Month
June 10, 2010
Congratulations to Erika Vanhoven for being named Gateway Employee of the Month for June! Erika has been commended for her friendliness, her dependability, and her willingness to go above and beyond to help youth at the Kevin J. Moody Youth Home. To read more about why her coworkers voted her employee of the month, click here.
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Thank You for Supporting Gateway's 40th Anniversary!
May 25, 2010
Gateway would like to thank everyone who helped make our 40th Anniversary Celebration a success. We would like to extend a special thank you to our sponsors who made this event possible:
We would also like to thank all the Gateway staff and board members who helped in the preparation and planning of the event and all of the donors who either attended or mailed in donations. It is through your support that Gateway can continue to make a difference in the lives of runaway and homeless youth. We will be posting pictures from the event in the next few days, so stay tuned!
Gateway Community Services
Attend our Weekly Information Meeting!
The Street Outreach team has also partnered with local businesses to create Project SafeZone. Anywhere that you see the SafeZone logo is a safe place to stay and wait for help. SafeZone locations will also be provided with Gateway materials to help educate the community about our programs.
