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
Runaway and Homeless youth services are provided through the Safe Place/Host Home program. Safe Places' primary focus is short-term crisis intervention while the Runaway and Homeless Youth (Basic Center for funding Host Homes) programs service and outreach to address, prevention and serve youth wh
Contact us 24/7 at 1-260-530-7676
Runaway and Homeless youth services are provided through the Safe Place/Host Home program. Safe Places' primary focus is short-term crisis intervention while the Runaway and Homeless Youth (Basic Center for funding Host Homes) programs service and outreach to address, prevention and serve youth who are or may be at risk of becoming homeless. Host Homes are families who provide youth with housing for up to 21 days which allow the staff to link the youth with services. Services may include counseling, conflict mediation, parenting for parents, etc. This program is offered in Huntington, Wabash, and Whitley counties.
To contact Safe Place, call: 1-260-530-7676 or Email 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 Taylor Lesh at t.lesh@ysbofhuntingtonco.org
All new volunteers MUST complete a Teen Court application before participating.
Click Youth Volunteer Application.docx to print the Teen Court application
On Your Way Up and Gear Up
On Your Way Up and Gear Up
On Your Way Up and Gear Up
The Youth Services Bureau is excited to share a major change in our On Your Way Up program. This program began in 1997 to meet the needs of young parents in Huntington County. Over the course of the program it continued to evolve to meet the needs and to ensure it was not a duplication of services within Huntington County.
After a lengthy
The Youth Services Bureau is excited to share a major change in our On Your Way Up program. This program began in 1997 to meet the needs of young parents in Huntington County. Over the course of the program it continued to evolve to meet the needs and to ensure it was not a duplication of services within Huntington County.
After a lengthy assessment of the program, the agency felt the On Your Way Up program could better meet the need of the community with a more defined focus. On Your Way Up will now focus on prevention, specifically safety items. The program will no longer provide diapers, clothing, etc.
For more information, or to make an appointment, call 356-9681 or email adm@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
This is a free, voluntary program that provides the family with support and
Partnering with S.C.A.N.The Network serves families with children in the home who currently are not receiving services from Healthy Families programs and who are not currently DCS wards can be helped. Whether it's a short-term housing crisis, assistance in handli
This is a free, voluntary program that provides the family with support and
Partnering with S.C.A.N.The Network serves families with children in the home who currently are not receiving services from Healthy Families programs and who are not currently DCS wards can be helped. Whether it's a short-term housing crisis, assistance in handling a mentally ill family member, coping with out-of-control children or providing assistance in stressful situations, Community Partners can help!
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 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 registering please
This is an eight week 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 registering please contact Annie Harrell by phone: (260) 356-9681 OR email: a.harrell@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
Supervised visits
Supervised visits
A program to help kids get back on track
This program is for students who have been suspended, expelled, or approved by Special Services to participate in an altered school day.
Advantages of S.O.S.
- Learn time management and how to reduce stress
- Learn how to deal with peers and family members
- Learn to take control of their educatio
A program to help kids get back on track
This program is for students who have been suspended, expelled, or approved by Special Services to participate in an altered school day.
Advantages of S.O.S.
- Learn time management and how to reduce stress
- Learn how to deal with peers and family members
- Learn to take control of their education and have academic success
- Discover a safe place to grow and learn
- Meet other young people who are also dealing with similar concerns
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 Annie Harrell at a.harrell@ysbofhuningtonco.org
Supervised visits
Supervised visits
Supervised visits
Supervised visitation provides a safe environment for family visits to take place. The program provides a neutral, non-threatening professional to monitor the visits as ordered and to provide a service to the court system and the community as a whole.
For more information, contact Ira Bencun at i.bencun@ysbofhuntingtonco.org
Tools For School
Supervised visits
Tools For School
School Supplies
The purpose of the program is to help decrease the financial burden by supplying families with the basic necessary school supplies. If you need help with school supplies please contact our office at (260) 356-9681 to sign up or email a.harrell@ysbofhuntingtonco.org
*Kids may not receive all items. We try as hard as we can t
School Supplies
The purpose of the program is to help decrease the financial burden by supplying families with the basic necessary school supplies. If you need help with school supplies please contact our office at (260) 356-9681 to sign up or email a.harrell@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.*
Conflict Mediation
Conflict Mediation
Conflict Mediation
This program helps reduce conflict and facilitates a suitable solution during a conflict. This can be between students, students and teachers, children and parents, and between siblings. If you are interested in further information please feel free to contact our office by calling 260-356-9681 or emailing adm@ysbofhuntingtonco.org
CASA
Conflict Mediation
Conflict Mediation
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
Fingerprinting
Conflict Mediation
Fingerprinting
We now do fingerprints with IdentoGO by Idemia Identity Services. To sign up, go to https://www.identogo.com/
*Note:
Prices vary. Online payment may be done upon signup. Payments on-site may be made ONLY by check or money order made out to IDEMIA.
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