Our Services
Safe Place/Host Home
On Your Way Up and Gear Up
Safe Place/Host Home
Contact us 24/7 at 1-260-530-7676
Safe Place provides youth with immediate access to support during times of crisis. Through the 24/7 crisis line, a trained staff member will meet with the youth to assess the situation and determine the appropriate action steps. Examples of calls range from family conflict, thoughts of running awa
Contact us 24/7 at 1-260-530-7676
Safe Place provides youth with immediate access to support during times of crisis. Through the 24/7 crisis line, a trained staff member will meet with the youth to assess the situation and determine the appropriate action steps. Examples of calls range from family conflict, thoughts of running away, thoughts of suicide, being bullied and other situations.
On going support and referrals to community resources can also be provided.
Target population is 10 - 17 years of age, however, we do our best to provide resources to anyone that reaches out to us for assistance.
This program is offered in Huntington, Wabash, and Whitley counties.
To contact Safe Place, call: 1-260-530-7676 or send an email to Angela Stratton at a.stratton@ysbofhuntingtonco.org
Teen Court
On Your Way Up and Gear Up
Safe Place/Host Home
Teen Court is a diversion program designed to provide first-time offending youth an opportunity to be held accountable in a court setting by a jury of their peers. Teen Court aims to allow youth to learn from their mistakes without jeopardizing their future. Cases are referred by the Probation Department, School Corporation, or directly
Teen Court is a diversion program designed to provide first-time offending youth an opportunity to be held accountable in a court setting by a jury of their peers. Teen Court aims to allow youth to learn from their mistakes without jeopardizing their future. Cases are referred by the Probation Department, School Corporation, or directly from the Police Department.
Court hearings in Huntington are typically on the first and third Tuesday of the month. Hearings are held at the courthouse at 6:00 PM.
We now facilitate the program in Whitley County!
Want to volunteer? Volunteers are 12 to 18 years of age. Teen Court volunteers hear actual cases and sit in as jury members, defense attorney, and prosecuting attorney. If you would like more information on how to volunteer, email Jamie Straley at j.straley@ysbofhuntingtonco.org
All new volunteers MUST complete a Teen Court application before participating.
On Your Way Up and Gear Up
On Your Way Up and Gear Up
On Your Way Up and Gear Up
Both Gear Up and On Your Way Up primary focus is to provide families with safety items. These items include car seats, safety locks, smoke alarms and more. There is no cost to these programs.
For more information, or to make an appointment, call 356-9681 or email I.bencun@ysbofhuntingtonco.org
* The Youth Services Bureau is also a design
Both Gear Up and On Your Way Up primary focus is to provide families with safety items. These items include car seats, safety locks, smoke alarms and more. There is no cost to these programs.
For more information, or to make an appointment, call 356-9681 or email I.bencun@ysbofhuntingtonco.org
* The Youth Services Bureau is also a designated car seat inspection station. If you, or someone you know, is in need of a car seat inspection or check up call our office at
(260) 356-9681.
Community Partners
Suicide Prevention/QPR training
Community Partners
Our Community Partners, a partnership with SCAN, is a support for families with children 0-18 that have requested support or referred by someone else. The program provides home-based case management services to connect families to resources to strengthen the family. Families work with their case managers on mutually established goals to
Our Community Partners, a partnership with SCAN, is a support for families with children 0-18 that have requested support or referred by someone else. The program provides home-based case management services to connect families to resources to strengthen the family. Families work with their case managers on mutually established goals to move the individuals and family unit towards economic and family stability.
If you would like to refer yourself or someone else to the program then please click here.
When a family needs help, we're just a click away!
**If you have any questions about how Community Partners works please contact adm@ysbofhuntingtonco.org
Skills For Life
Suicide Prevention/QPR training
Community Partners
This is an eight week, two hours per session, program that provides young people with the tools needed to be successful in life.
Sessions Include:
- Anger and stress management
- Communication and Conflict Resolution
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Self-Esteem
- Relationship Education
- Planning for the Future
- Drug and Alcohol Education
If you are interest
This is an eight week, two hours per session, program that provides young people with the tools needed to be successful in life.
Sessions Include:
- Anger and stress management
- Communication and Conflict Resolution
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Self-Esteem
- Relationship Education
- Planning for the Future
- Drug and Alcohol Education
If you are interested in learning more, please contact our office by phone: (260) 356-9681 OR email: adm@ysbofhuntingtonco.org
*There is a $50 fee for this class.
Suicide Prevention/QPR training
Suicide Prevention/QPR training
Suicide Prevention/QPR training
A QPR training will help you understand the issues of suicide on a local, state and national level. Trainees will also learn the warning signs of suicide, how to approach and ask some one if they are thinking about suicide, and how to get them help through the appropriate referrals.
**Trainings are Free of Charge**
If you or your agency a
A QPR training will help you understand the issues of suicide on a local, state and national level. Trainees will also learn the warning signs of suicide, how to approach and ask some one if they are thinking about suicide, and how to get them help through the appropriate referrals.
**Trainings are Free of Charge**
If you or your agency are interested in participating in a QPR Training please contact us by phone (260) 356-9681 OR email: adm@ysbofhuntingtonco.org
Get the facts; take appropriate action!
Call:
Safe Place 260-530-7676
OR
The National Suicide Prevention Hotline:
1-800-273-TALK (8255)
OR
New Suicide Hotline: 988
Project S.O.S
Tools For School
A program to help kids get back on track
This program is for middle school and high school students who have been suspended, expelled, or are in need of a modified schedule.
Advantages of S.O.S.
- Learn new study and time management skills
- A smaller classroom setting allowing for more one on one support
- Learn new and enhance existing
A program to help kids get back on track
This program is for middle school and high school students who have been suspended, expelled, or are in need of a modified schedule.
Advantages of S.O.S.
- Learn new study and time management skills
- A smaller classroom setting allowing for more one on one support
- Learn new and enhance existing social skills for better communication and to build stronger relationships
The SOS program runs daily throughout the school year from 8:00 am to 2:30 pm. (SOS follows the Huntington County School Corporation's schedule for closings and delays).
For more information, email to adm@ysbofhuntingtonco.org
Tools For School
Tools For School
School Supplies
The purpose of the program is to help ensure that Huntington County students begin the school year with the needed school supplies. To register your student, please contact our office at (260) 356-9681 to sign up or email adm@ysbofhuntingtonco.org
*Kids may not receive all items. We try as hard as we can to supply general,
School Supplies
The purpose of the program is to help ensure that Huntington County students begin the school year with the needed school supplies. To register your student, please contact our office at (260) 356-9681 to sign up or email adm@ysbofhuntingtonco.org
*Kids may not receive all items. We try as hard as we can to supply general, basic supplies to each child to successfully start the school year. You are always welcome to check back in later if you have additional needs.*
Community Partners
Community Partners
In partnership with Iris Family Support Center, we offer Community Partners services as support for families with children ages 17 or younger living in the home. We can also serve families when they are prenatal or if they have an 18 year old still in school. This program, administered by Iris Family Support Center, funded by the Indiana
In partnership with Iris Family Support Center, we offer Community Partners services as support for families with children ages 17 or younger living in the home. We can also serve families when they are prenatal or if they have an 18 year old still in school. This program, administered by Iris Family Support Center, funded by the Indiana Department of Child and Family Services, provides assessments and home-based case management services to connect families to resources to strengthen the family. Families work with their case managers on mutually established goals to move the individuals and family unit towards economic and family stability. Through this program, families can assess services such as:
- Housing crisis assistance
- Financial education and planning
- Home scheduling assistance
- Navigation of a medical diagnosis
- Job search
- And so much more!
CASA
Every year more than half a million abused and neglected children are in need of safe, permanent, nurturing homes. That's where CASA steps in. CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) was created in 1977 to make sure the abuse and neglect these children originally suffered at home doesn't continue as abuse and neglect at the hands of the
Every year more than half a million abused and neglected children are in need of safe, permanent, nurturing homes. That's where CASA steps in. CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) was created in 1977 to make sure the abuse and neglect these children originally suffered at home doesn't continue as abuse and neglect at the hands of the system. As trained advocates, CASA volunteers are appointed by judges to be a voice for these children in court. The result is that a child is placed into a safe, loving home where he/she can thrive. It is the CASA vision to provide a volunteer for each and every abused and neglected child who needs one.
For more information, email Tamie Morrison at t.morrison@ysbofhuntingtonco.org
Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI)
JDAI is a bipartisan effort with public, private and community partnership for juvenile justice system improvement. The initiative focuses on the reallocation of public resources from mass incarceration toward investment in youth, families, and communities. This reinvestment provides an opportunity for lasting improvement to public sa
JDAI is a bipartisan effort with public, private and community partnership for juvenile justice system improvement. The initiative focuses on the reallocation of public resources from mass incarceration toward investment in youth, families, and communities. This reinvestment provides an opportunity for lasting improvement to public safety.
JDAI is the most replicated juvenile justice system reform effort implemented nationwide. For over 25 years, JDAI has proven that the juvenile justice system’s dual goals of promoting positive youth development and enhancing public safety are not in conflict and can be greatly strengthened by eliminating the unnecessary or inappropriate use of secure detention. Indiana is one of approximately 300 JDAI sites in 40 states and the District of Columbia to implement the Eight Core Strategies to enhance and improve their juvenile justice systems. These sites are home to approximately 30% of the nation’s youth ages 10 – 17.
For more information, email adm@ysbbofhuntingtonco.org