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     Contact:
 Case Management Program
 Ocean City Youth Drop-In
 and Health Center
 Phone:  
 410-629-0164/410-289-4044
 24 Hour Hotline:  
 410-641-4357  or 
 1-800-422-0009
 Summer hours
altSand Castles operates a Basic Center for runaway/homeless youth adjacent to the Ocean City Youth Health Center on Caroline Street. Services include: crisis intervention, individual, group, and family counseling, life skills, shelter, domestic violence outreach and education, and follow-up services. Youth can access these services through a 24-hour hotline.




Sand Castles is a FREE mobile crisis based program designed to meet the immediate needs of runaway and/or unaccompanied homeless youth in Worcester County. Sand Castles is operated by the Worcester Health Case Management Unit.

Services:   

  • A youth Drop-In Center.
  • Basic support services including food, clothing, and temporary shelter.
  • Crisis counseling (individual, family, group).
  • Program connection and referrals.
  • A safe place to get help.
  • Community outreach and education on RHY issues.


Eligibility: Youth who are in Worcester County, between the ages of 12-17, have  runaway or threatened to runaway, homeless without parental permission or supervision, and/or reside in an unsafe environment.

Download The Sand Castles referral form by clicking here.

Download the Sand Castles information form by clicking here for the first page of our brochure and here for the second page of the brochure. (Requires Microsoft Office).

Location: Sand Castles, Worcester County’s Runaway & Homeless Youth Program
4 Caroline Street, Ocean City, MD  21842
Phone Number: 410-289-4044, 410-629-0164
Crisis contact:    1-800-422-0009 or 410-749-4957 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week)

This service is provided by the Case Management Program.
Last Updated on Monday, 16 August 2010 14:12
 

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