Adolescent Island Retreat

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Adolescent Island Retreat is a short-term stay resort for adolescents age thirteen to eighteen who have a parent/parents with cancer.  Typically the focus on our society is placed on caring for offspring when they are the one fighting cancer, but an adolescent coping with having a parent who is very ill and potentially terminally ill is a tough thing to do.  This building serves as a place for the adolescents to receive counseling and therapy, interact with one another and make friendships with other teenagers who can relate, and as a place for them to stay away from home for a few days.  This creates a mix use between institutional and hospitality.

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