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A brief history of the Youth Service Bureau Runaway Shelter would <br />not be complete if attention wasn't given to the physical. move of the <br />Shelter program. For three year;; the Shelter was located at 520 North <br />Lafayette. For two years staff searched, negotiated, consulted with <br />relatives, neighbors, and other agency personnel in hopes of finding a <br />new home for our Shelter program. Finally in the spring of 1979 final <br />negotiations were in progress for a facility at 1322 Lincolnway East. <br />After numerous discussions and meetings regarding licensing requirements, <br />fire regulations and health department stipulations, renovation work <br />began in the fall of 1979. Special attention was also paid to addressing <br />future needs and goals of the Shelter program. Offices - counseling <br />areas and the installation of a two -way mirror for supervision of family <br />therapy sessions were planned to meet present needs and in anticipation <br />of funding for the training proposal. The Shelter program began operating <br />in the new facility in January of 1980. <br />NOZE: Regarding a community needs assessment - To our knowledge there is no re- <br />cent community needs assessment of the South Bend area. However, members <br />Of various agencies within the community meet regularly to discuss problems, <br />issues, and concerns affecting community youth. Areas of need identified <br />do not directly relate to the Shelter program and thus the project will not <br />attempt to address these issues at this time. <br />