MISSION
Youth Service Bureau delivers client-centered, trauma-responsive, and preventative services and support to youth experiencing safety and housing crises.
VISION
We envision a future where all youth have safe and stable
housing, peer and community support, tools to heal, and
opportunity to reach their full potential.
WHAT WE DO
YSB's ultimate goal is to ensure all youth have access to safety, shelter and the opportunity to succeed. We work to help youth repair foundations which have been damaged by abuse, neglect, homelessness and lack of resources by teaching them how to overcome the complex barriers to self-sufficiency. We do this through offering an array of services (emergency youth shelter, street outreach program, a drop in center, transitional living programs, independent living programs, individual and family counseling, case management services, Safe Place presentations and sites) which are offered completely free of charge to youth. Our entire community benefits when we can empower young people and give them the tools to build self-sufficient and successful lives.
PHILOSOPHY
Positive Youth Development is the primary philosophy that underpins all YSB programs. Youth will thrive when they have:
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a personal sense of safety
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a sense of well-being
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support to work toward a higher degree of self-sufficiency
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positive relationships with caring adults
This website is supported by Grant Numbers: 90CY7526, 90YO2501, 90YZ0053, 90CX7484 from the Family and Youth Services Bureau within the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Neither the Administration for Children and Families nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse this website (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided). The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Administration for Children and Families and the Family and Youth Services Bureau.