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Teaches students how to look for warning signs, signals, and threats, especially in social media, of an individual who may be a threat to themselves or others and to say something to a trusted adult to get help. We want to teach students to understand and recognize warning signs and threats, how to act immediately, take it seriously, understand strategies to take action, and overcome potential barriers to being an “upstander” rather than a “bystander." Ultimately, the student is taught to seek out a trusted adult. Contact the Community Relations Office to have this program offered at your school.

Hosts annual conferences on trauma and children, publishes literature to inform professionals and the public, provides training and consultation in a host of related areas to similar organizations. The service is provided by the Sanctuary Institute, a training and consultation service, an evidence-based template for system change, based on the active creation and maintenance of a nonviolent, democratic therapeutic community in which staff and clients are empowered as key decision-makers to build a socially responsive, emotionally intelligent community that fosters growth and change.

Offers grants to assist the local community in efforts to enhance existing programs or the development of new programs for youth. Programming should be either an educational, recreational or cultural project and enhance the Developmental Asset base of youth. Assets are positive experiences, opportunities, and personal qualities that all children and adolescents need to be responsible, successful and caring.

Provides confidential community mediation services to help parties discuss issues, consider options, create their own solutions, and make decisions about next steps. Parents can discuss custody and visitation issues and develop parenting plans, mediation can help schools and parents resolve special education issues, couples can discuss separation and divorce.

Offers grants to assist the local community in efforts to enhance existing programs or the development of new programs for youth. Programming should be either an educational, recreational or cultural project and enhance the Developmental Asset base of youth. Assets are positive experiences, opportunities, and personal qualities that all children and adolescents need to be responsible, successful and caring.

Promotes non-violent conflict resolution techniques to educators, parents and young people workshops on conflict resolution concepts, communication, affirmation, mediation, bullying prevention, creative problem solving and bias awareness.

An updated listing of agencies and programs throughout the Orange County who have parenting resources, classes, or workshops available.

HOPE is an educational and support program for families affected by Substance Use Disorders.

Provides fiscal and oversight services for municipal recreation programs within the county that are funded through NYSOCF. Also provides additional funding to agencies providing youth services. No direct programs are offered by the Youth Bureau.

The Family Education Program provides home-based and group-based parenting education to families in Dutchess and Orange Counties. We strive to strengthen and support families by “meeting them where they are at” and enhancing their nurturing skills. Family Educators offer home visits with parents and children at times that are conducive for learning. We provide supportive modeling and coaching of effective parenting skills, using a variety of resources, including the evidence-based Nurturing Parenting Program curriculum.

Presents a program that is an evidence-based curriculum offered in many states throughout the nation. The classroom curriculum is taught by Suffolk County Deputy Sheriffs and Correction Officers who received specialized training to present to elementary and middle school students. Prevention as its primary objective, the program aims to prevent bullying, youth crime, violence, drug use, and gang involvement while promoting a positive relationship among law enforcement, families, and our youth. G.R.E.A.T. Lessons focus on life skills designed to help students avoid using delinquent behavior and violence to solve problems, and further helps them make positive choices in life. Contact the Community Relations Office to have this program offered at your school.

Provides advocacy and support toward youth service goals and positive recreational development for children and families. Also serves as a central information and referral clearing house for youth and families.

Advocacy training for parents of children with disabilities and professionals.

Offers two awards annually to recognize individuals who significantly support children and youth in Steuben County. The Youth Service Worker of the Year Award recognizes line staff who provide direct services to youth. The Champion for Youth Award recognizes those who significantly support youth from behind the scenes such as community officials, program administrators, board members, or other key volunteers.

Provides prevention intervention targeted to youth who have demonstrated an extreme high risk of involvement in criminal activity. Services include case management, individual and family needs assessments with referrals, and peer group facilitation.

Advocacy training for parents of children with disabilities and professionals.

Offers a variety of educational opportunities for professionals who work with youth, including conferences, workshops, trainings and networking with a focus on adolescent sexual health and adolescent development.

Provides funding to non-profit grass roots community youth groups who serve young people up to the age 18. The youth groups must be non-discriminatory and funding is for program use only.

Responsible for the coordination of youth programs in Babylon as well as providing funding for nine community based organizations throughout the town. The Youth Bureau oversees the operation of the Youth Institute, which was created for organizing, operating, and maintaining youth development programs and is also responsible for the coordination of contracted youth service agencies. Some services include: Comprehensive Mental Health counseling services ages 5-20 (including family), runaway and homeless youth services, parenting classes, social skills for neuro-typical youth, social skills for children on the Spectrum as well as a support group for their parents and a play group for their siblings, teen wellness group, and parent-child yoga.

Promotes, establishes and maintains a unified system of youth development, recreation and delinquency prevention programs. Does not provide any direct services, has contracts with local organizations.

Provides fiscal and oversight services for municipal recreation programs within the county that are funded through NYSOCF. Also provides additional funding to agencies providing youth services. No direct programs are offered by the Youth Bureau.

Maintains information for youth-related services and programs throughout Westchester for health care, recreation, advocacy and more, to better serve the youth and their families .

Offers summit that provides training and information to high school students on becoming school and community leaders. Participants collectively identify the priority issues that are facing youth today, and discuss these in a small group forum with elected state and county leaders.

Oversees development and implementation of youth services throughout the county. Assists in coordination and networking of services in order to provide the most services to keep youth engaged. Provides outreach to area organizations and the public to make them aware of issues faced by the county's youth.

The Family Education Program provides home-based and group-based parenting education to families in Dutchess and Orange Counties. We strive to strengthen and support families by “meeting them where they are at” and enhancing their nurturing skills. Family Educators offer home visits with parents and children at times that are conducive for learning. We provide supportive modeling and coaching of effective parenting skills, using a variety of resources, including the evidence-based Nurturing Parenting Program curriculum.