Working Together To Keep  Young Lives On Course.

Safe Harbor Boys Home

Building young men of character and integrity

A Heritage Of Caring

Safe Harbor admits boys age 15-17 who are fatherless, have lost one or more parents to death, and those who are experiencing behavior problems in home and at school and need an alternative home setting. Referrals are accepted from the professional mental health community, judiciary, pastors, relatives and friends.

The purpose of Safe Harbor is to assist the boys in becoming responsible, mature and independent young men through spiritual, educational and vocational training.

As a water based program the boys live aboard  boats, learning seamanship skills. All boys must be able to pass a swimming exam as a condition of admission.

The boys receive  Vocational training in a variety of disciplines is also offered on-campus. Lifestyle competence such as driver education, job seeking skills (interviewing, resumes, appropriate dress), banking - including establishing and maintaining a checking and savings' account, the correct use of credit, and every boy graduates from Dr. Robbie's FHA club (Future Husbands of America) learning basic nutrition, cooking and grocery shopping skills, laundry and housekeeping skills.

The boys must maintain academic success in order to be eligible for extracurricular activities that may include SCUBA certification, windsurfing, boating activities, fishing and a myriad of off-campus activities. Responsibility for one's actions are taught and reinforced on a daily basis. Privileges come only with an increased demonstration of responsibility for one's self and toward others.

The goals of our educational and vocational programs are to prepare the boys for entrance into and success in the workplace. The foundation principles used include a focus on INTEGRITY and GOOD CHARACTER, team work, listening and speaking ability, problem solving,  ability to instruct and lead others, ability to allocate one's time and money, reasoning and personal integrity, honesty, self management and social ability.

Every boy is instructed daily from the Biblical book of Proverbs. All staff members are trained to offer spiritual advice and wisdom in every day settings as well as during times of crisis.

The philosophy of Safe Harbor is to provide a caring, loving, disciplined atmosphere, to instill self esteem, responsibility and reliability in the boys. To teach them to live and work in harmony with others, to be accepting and tolerant of their fellow man without compromising the truth, in a word to become mature. To this end we believe this is maturity:

To know God and enjoy a personal relationship with Him;

To be able to stick with a job until it is finished;

To be able to bear an injustice without wanting to get even;

To be able to carry money without spending it;

To do one's duty without being supervised.

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