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Welcome to The Kitchen, Inc.'s Rare Breed Youth Services. We help keep kids safe and off Springfield streets. We've served homeless and high risk disconnected youth for over a decade through our Street Outreach Drop-In Center and Transitional Living Apartment Program.  Through working with us, hundreds of youth have set goals, achieved stability, completed education, become employed and moved forward in their lives. Please have a look around to learn more about our programs and the great youth we serve.

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Video Presentation - 2009 High Risk and Homeless Youth Survey Report
Homeless Youth Subcommittee's 2009 High Risk and Homeless Youth Survey Report
The Kitchen - Rare Breed Receives $10,000 Challenge Grant for Safe Place Springfield
Rare Breed Coordinator Named Member of National Runaway Prevention Month Task Force
The Kitchen - Rare Breed Youth Services Announces Safe Place Springfield Program
Rare Breed Youth Services to Appear at 2009 Community Awareness Fair
Green County Senior Democrats Garage Sale Benefits Rare Breed Youth
Rare Breed Youth Volunteer at Kitchen's 5K Fun Run
Rare Breed Youth Pack Food for The Kitchen's Food Pantry
Rare Breed Youth Display Art During Art Walk
Rare Breed Youth Plant Urban Vegetable Garden
Rare Breed Youth Participate in Recent Artsfest
Rare Breed Youth Open Free Face Painting Booth at Easter Egg Hunt
Rare Breed Youth Help Out Downtown
Rare Breed Youth Attend Candlelight Vigil for Victims of Child Abuse
Rare Breed Coordinator Named to National Task Force and Regional Youth Services Board
High Risk and Homeless Youth Survey Report Released
Rare Breed Participates in Cider Days Scare Crow Competition
Rare Breed in 417 Magazine
Rare Breed Participates in National Night Out
Rare Breed Begins Mobile Outreach
Rare Breed Participates in 2008 Community Awareness Fair

Rare Breed Youth Participate in Artsfest
Rare Breed Hosts Group from Nevada Area
The Kitchen's Rare Breed Receives Federal Grants

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"Every time I come here,
my faith in myself is restored"
              - Rare Breed Participant