Last August, after being a transitional housing facility for at-risk teens in Orange County for more than 29 years, Laurel House closed. Thanks to generous donors and community members, the Tustin home reopened after renovations on May 6 as the only shelter in the county providing long-term care and other programs for teen girls in trouble. The nonprofit's goal is to end homelessness for at-risk teen girls by reunifying them with their families or moving them into positive living situations. The idea is to keep them off the streets and safe from human trafficking, gang involvement, and a life of drug and alcohol dependency. Due to outside influences that could jeopardize the healing process (or even put the girls in danger), the staff asks that the media not give the shelter address, so call or visit the website for more information.
