About the Mission

Edited by Matteo Bracco

Fashion Week of Rochester benefits the Center For Youth. "The Center for Youth provides comprehensive programs and services from prevention education to counseling to emergency shelter to youth development opportunities with respect for and full participation of youth." One of these programs is the Crisis Nursery of Greater Rochester. The Crisis Nursery recently opened up a new location, Owen's House.

Owen's House is the second crisis nursery location in Rochester, N.Y. As a part of the Center For Youth, the crisis nursery provides childcare services to families in crisis or in need of short-term childcare. Keturah is one of the managers at Owen's House. Keturah is a mother of four and feels it is important to provide these services to the community because she has also experienced the uncertainty of being housing insecure and in crisis. Keturah hopes that more people will become aware of the services offered at Owen's House so they can serve more families in the community.

Keturah dresses an infant at Owen's House, a crisis nursery, in Rochester, N.Y. on Oct. 9, 2018. Families use the crisis nursery for situations ranging from needing to attend school, to medical emergencies, or domestic violence.

Keturah dresses an infant at Owen's House, a crisis nursery, in Rochester, N.Y. on Oct. 9, 2018. The crisis nursery provides childcare for families in crisis as well as different supplies such as baby food and clothing.

Keturah (right) holds an infant at Owen's House, a crisis nursery, in Rochester, N.Y. on Sept. 26, 2018. Because Owen's House is the second location, they are not as busy as the first crisis nursery. Keturah hopes that more people will become aware of the crisis nursery so that they can serve more people.

Keturah looks over supplies at Owen's House, a crisis nursery, in Rochester, N.Y. on Oct. 12, 2018. Keturah, a former nurse, started working at the crisis nursery to help serve families in her community.

Keturah holds a baby at Owen's House, a crisis nursery, in Rochester, N.Y. on Oct. 9, 2018. Owen's house is the second crisis nursery location in Rochester run by the Center For Youth.