The following organizations provide help and information for teen runaways and their families.

Child Welfare League of America

50 F Street NW, 6th Floor

Washington, DC 20001-2085

Phone: 202-638-2952

Fax: 202-638-4004

Website: www.cwla.org

This nonprofit organization helps millions of abused and neglected children and their families each year.

Children of the Night

14530 Sylvan Street

Van Nuys, CA 91411

Phone: 800-551-1800

Phone: 818-808-4474

Website: www.childrenofthenight.org

Children of the Night offers support services to homeless and runaway youth involved in prostitution and pornography.

The Covenant House

Phone: 800-999-9999

Website: www.covenanthouse.org

This privately funded childcare agency provides shelter and a wide range of other services to homeless and runaway youth across the United States. Their hotline—Nineline— offers over-the-phone counseling to teens in trouble and their families.

Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB)

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