Safe Place
Bauer Community Center is a designated Safe Place site. Safe Place locations extend the doors of local youth service agencies or shelters to support teens in crisis situations; providing access to immediate help and supportive resources for youth in need. As a community initiative, the program designates schools, fire stations, libraries and other youth-friendly organizations as Safe Place locations, which display the yellow and black sign.
Look for this sign, which indicates a location you can go to for help.
Youth Cafés
Bauer Family Resources partners with the Indiana Youth Institute to plan and host quarterly Youth Worker Cafés in Tippecanoe County. Cafés are local gatherings of youth workers, community members and parents. They provide opportunities for networking, sharing of information, learning about topics relevant to working with youth and advocating for issues related to youth.
Program Foundations
Fundamental Goals
As an Accredited Youth Services Bureau, Bauer’s 4 Core Roles of our youth programs are:
Advocacy: To support, represent and protect the well-being of children and youth.
Delinquency Prevention: To prevent delinquency and divert young people from the juvenile justice system.
Community Education: To inform and educate citizens about services available and spur youth to action.
Information and Referral: To share information and maintain a referral system among all service agencies for youth.
40 Developmental Assets
Our youth programs integrate components of the Search Institute’s 40 Developmental Assets, instilling positive support and strengths that young people need to succeed. The assets focus on both internal and external sources for improving youth outlooks and possibilities.
