OUR MISSION

The Harbour offers youth safety today and opportunities for a successful tomorrow

HISTORY OF THE HARBOUR

On a cold December night in 1968, a young girl was locked out of her north suburban Chicago home by her father after she disclosed that he had sexually abused her. Lacking other options, police took the girl to a detention center for juvenile offenders. This incident inspired local citizens to found The Harbour, in order to provide emergency shelter and services to youth in crisis. The agency was incorporated in 1971 and began providing emergency shelter to adolescent girls in 1975. Later, we expanded our services to meet the needs of homeless youth unable to return home.  We added the following programs: