The YMCA Youth & Family Services is a nonprofit organization that provides assistance to abused children, at-risk youths and families in crisis. It organizes workshops to teach life skills that promote self-esteem in youths. The organization offers the Even Start Family Literacy Program, which focuses on removing poverty and illiteracy by improving educational opportunities for families. The YMCA Youth & Family Services also provides temporary shelter and counseling services to runaway, homeless and troubled youths between the ages of 12 and 17 and their families. It provides the Turning Point Transitional Living Program, which includes assistance and support to young adults through various stages of personal, professional and academic growth. The organization is located in San Diego and is owned and operated by the YMCA of San Diego County.