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Mission:
The mission of the National Runaway Safeline is to keep America’s runaway, homeless, and at-risk youth safe and off the streets.
Program Description:
Since 1974, NRS has operated a national hotline. Each year, NRS makes approximately 25,000 connections with young people and their families through the 1-800-RUNAWAY hotline and digital crisis services, including live chat, email, and an online forum. These free, confidential services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Trained staff and volunteers provide non-judgmental support, information, and referral services to empower youth and families to develop a plan to address their crises.
NRS also operates the Home Free program. The Home Free program reunites youth with their family or legal guardian or helps them get to an alternative living arrangement, such as a community-based transitional living program, through a free bus ticket. Established in 1995 in partnership with Greyhound Lines, Inc., this program helps runaway, homeless and exploited youth return home safely or get to a stable place where they can receive appropriate services. In addition, Home Free works in collaboration with youth, parents and guardians, law enforcement, anti-trafficking organizations, social service and health care providers and others to ensure youth who are victims of labor and sex trafficking benefit from reuniting with caring adults or getting to an alternative living program.
Additionally, NRS provides a variety of free and downloadable educational and outreach materials through www.1800runaway.org
