STREET CHILDREN RESOURCES

See also our Urban Ministry resource center.

 

ORGANIZATIONS

Covenant House

JAF Box 2973, New York, NY 10116-2973 (mailing address)or 346 West 17th Street, New York, NY 10011, Hotline for kids: (800) 999-9999 "We’ll put you in touch with people who can help you right in your hometown." To order books, etc: 800-388-3888

Dale House
(Young Life

Dale House Project), 821 N. Cascade, Colorado Spring, CO 80903, (719) 471-0642,
A community and group home for youth referred and some off the streets. A training program for those who want to work with street kids or in a residential situation.

 

Hillbrow Kids
Online Resource list of organizations in South Africa for street kids.

Stand up for Kids

Based in the US, The mission of STANDUP FOR KIDS is to help homeless and street kids through volunteers who go to the streets in order to find, stabilize and otherwise help homeless and street kids improve their lives.

Street Kids International

"Street Kids International, an international charity based in Canada, strives to be the lead organization in developing, disseminating and advocating the practical solutions needed to give street kids around the world the choices, skills, and opportunities to make a better life for themselves."

 

Street Kids.net
"A network of Christian ministries that rescue and help street children in every country of the world."

 

Students Helping Street Kids International
"Students Helping Street Kids International (SHSKI) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that brings global education and community service together in a scholarship program for street kids and other at-risk kids in Brazil and Tanzania. American students and others help save these kids from tragedies of drugs, poverty, abuse and indifference by raising funds to allow them to attend school in there own communities."

 

ARTICLES

 

Allison, W. & Jerrom, D. (1984). "Glue sniffing: A pilot study of the cognitive effects of long-term use." The International Journal of Addictions, 19, 453-458.

 

Baizerman, M. (1988). "Street kids: Notes for designing a program for youth of and on the streets." Child Care Worker, 6(11), 13-15.

 

Ebigbo, P. (1989). "Situation analysis of child abuse and neglect in Nigeria, making use of Nigerian daily newspapers." African Journal of Pychology, 1(2), 95-101.

 

Swart, J. (1990). "Street children in Latin America, with special reference to Guatemala." Latin American Report, 6(1): 28-41.

 

Swart-Kruger, J. & Donald, D. (1994). "Children of the South African streets." In Dawes, A. & Donald, D. (1994). Childhood & Adversity: Psychological perspectives from South African research. (ch. 6). Capetown and Johannesburg: David Philip Publishers.

 

BOOKS

 

Casey, K. (1991). Children of Eve: The shocking story of America’s homeless kids. Covenant House. This small book tells of homeless kids in the Los Angeles area.

 

Janus, M.D. et al. (1987). Adolescent Runaways: Causes and consequences. Massachusetts: Lexington Books.

 

Kilbourne, P. (1997). A guide to affective ministry with street children. Monrovia, CA: MARC Publications of World Vision.

 

McGeady, St. M.R. (1991). Gods lost children: Letters from Covenant House. Covenant House. More stories and special boxed, helpful notes for parents: How to talk to your Teen, How to Diffuse an Angry Teenager, What To Do if You Think Your Teen Is Using Drugs, How To Be Your Teens Best Friend...

 

McGeady, St. M.R. (1994). Am I going to heaven: The shocking story of America’s street kids. Covenant House. More stories with letters and poems written by Covenant House kids about their spirituality—and Family Survival Guide.

 

McGeady, St. M.R. (1991). "Does God still love me?" The unforgettable story of America’s homeless kids. Covenant House. "I sleep in my pipe," and "He raped me the first time when I was nine" are two of the first stories in this booklet.

 

Perkins, I.E. (1993). Home is a Dirty Street. Describes the life of two African American kids on the streets of Chicago.

 

Ritter, B. (1988). Sometimes God has a kid’s face: The story of America’s exploited street kids. New York: Covenant House. A small booklet by the founder of Covenant House...stories of kids.

 

Swart, J. (1990). Malunde: The street children of Hillbrow. Johannesburg: Witwatersrand University Press. A great study based on close contact and relationships which uses the children’s own drawings to further interpret their views of life and the world.