Maine Teen Shelter Completes Renovations, Seeks Funding For Future

Circle Connections: New Products & Services Halcyon House, operated by Kennebec Behavioral Health, is a 10-bed shelter that provides emergency care for runaways and homeless youth ages 10-17. The shelter provides food, housing, clothing, personal care items, help with homework and transportation to school. The shelter has 12 paid staff members, one intern and one outside volunteer. Since being taken over by Kennebec Behavioral Health from Youth & Family Services a year ago, Halcyon House has been a temporary home to 46 homeless teenagers. There are four teen shelters in Maine, but only two – Halcyon House and New . . .