Teen Text Line - Green Chimneys

Talent Show with a Therapeutic Twist

February 20, 2020

Text 4 Teens

Confidential help for Putnam County Youth

Grappling with challenges? From drug use and eating disorders to cyberbullying, and more…Text 4 Teens can offer you support.

If you are a teen in Putnam County who is dealing with cyberbullying, drugs/alcohol, gangs, sexting, sexual assault, eating disorders, problems at home/school/the bus, or if you just need to talk with someone, just send a text.

Text us anonymously AT 845.661.9749

Friday 6:00 – 10:00 pm
Sunday 4:00 – 8:00 pm

Our 24-hour crisis hotline is always an option, too.

Call 845.279.2588 for free, confidential help.

Chinchilla

The Green Chimneys wildlife classroom is home to an adorable pair of chinchilla brothers who are often the first animals students want to hold. The brothers are inquisitive and playful but also very shy so students must be calm, and allow the chinchillas to come to them. The students love to build tunnels and play areas for the chinchillas and watch them in their favorite activities: taking dust baths (an instinctive act to clean their fur) and eating raisins. Considered to be the softest animal in the world, the chinchilla is a rodent native to the Andes Mountains of South America, and is a relative of the porcupine and guinea pig.