Youth Shelter in North Brunswick

The Middlesex County Youth Shelter is a temporary dorm for children up to the age of 18 as they are placed there by various government agencies such as DYFS. The facility hosts up to 12 boys and 12 girls, and once every two months we visit the shelter on a Saturday to spend time with them. The kids there are mostly in middle school and high school, and they come from a very diverse background.

At a usual visit expect to play some sports like basketball or dodge ball, and some group games and ice breakers. Typically we also bring a meal--BBQ when weather permits or pizza. For the holidays we also do a special meal. Each time we visit we ask everyone to bring a $5 gift that is wrapped for a secret Santa game at the end of the shelter visit.

Come to play with the kids, talk with them, eat with them and bring a gift. If anyone is interested in helping out with arts & crafts, please let Jeff Chuang know.

Jeff Chuang organizes Youth Shelter visits every other month.  February, April, June, August, October, and December.  Please see the events calendar for more details.