In Anna¡¯s house we have a program for young people that have run away from home. 1. Situation Although we have seen a number of aids and research by the government and public organizations on the unemployed homeless, little attention has been pay to the homeless adolescents who comprise nearly 6% of the whole homeless population (based on Anna¡¯s House visitors). Homeless adolescents go through the same adversities as the adult homeless. Most of them are orphans or have dysfunctional family or domestic violence problems, which cannot be ignored, or they have their own individual problems. Moreover, they are more subject to crimes (ex. prostitution, violence, low-wage labor) and are likely to become a life-long homeless person. 2. Purpose Growing up in a dysfunctional family is adversely affecting a child¡¯s emotional well-being. It is crucial to note that of the homeless adolescents who visited Anna¡¯s House, 90% were from dysfunctional families (as of December 2004, 103 people), suffering from poverty, divorce, early death of the parents, child abuse, domestic violence. All these problems affect the lives of the children afterward, preventing them to grow up leading a normal life and integrate in the society. Anna¡¯s House is, therefore, making efforts to provide social skill development programs and help the young homeless to be able to adapt to society well. Also we are here to provide basic service for their survival. 3. Method The Three-Step Program First Step: ¡®Let¡¯s be friends¡¯, is the motto. We try to welcome the young people in simple and warm way giving food, clothes, medical care etc... without any request from our side. Usually when they come to our Center they have a lot of bad experiences and wounds and they are very diffident. We interview each person, trying therefore to understand his/her desire and to respect his/her own decision. Second Step: Offer them a safe place to live (Shelter) where with the support of 2 employers and 20 volunteers we run a daily program. This program help them to cultivate self-esteem, to notify job opportunities and we also conduct sex education and run few classes for the entrance/qualification examinations, in order to enroll them in private institutions for education. Our sole purpose is to get them to acquire the skills necessary for a job or to take different courses in schools. Third Step: Group home. The experience in the first and second step of the program is quite free, there are not so many rules to keep. There is more ¡®open space¡¯ for these young people who come from the streets and are not used to the community life. After a long discernment and preparation, just the most ready are invited to join the third level of the program. The youths live in a group home, in a separate house where they have to take their responsibilities. They have to enter and be in the society either by joining school or having a job, as a mature and responsible adult.