Become a Volunteer
Join Us For a Rewarding Experience
Local high school and college students as well as adult individuals donate their time and talent every year to assist Youth Services System in providing quality care and services to area children and families.
Please consider joining our dedicated volunteer corps. Opportunities vary throughout the agency but include such rewarding activities as mentoring, child care, and helping kids with their homework, organizing and supporting fundraising events, advisory board leadership, advocacy and more.
Each volunteer's contribution is critical to our success and enables YSS to continue to provide children and families with hope for tomorrow.
To find out how to become a YSS volunteer, please contact these YSS staff members.
Wheeling Community Child Care Linda Edwards, Director of Human Resources 1000 Chapline Street Wheeling, WV 26003 cknight@ysswv.com 304-232-8712
Mentors Opening Doors Enriching Lives (MODEL)
MODEL provides quality adult mentors to children and youth, ages 7 to 20 years. In this one-to-one mentoring program, each youth is matched with a trained adult mentor with the goal of building trust and communication that will help the child perform better in school, have stronger family relationships, and be more equipped to avoid negative activities or peer relationships. Currently, MODEL mentoring services are targeted to children in grade school to college seniors.
There are just a few requirements in order to be a mentor. You must be:
- 21 or older
- Complete an application
- Meet for a personal interview
- Attend an orientation session
- Successfully complete a background check, and
- Most importantly: Be willing to spend one hour each week for one year with your mentee.
You may have a few more questions. Can I do this? Am I what they are looking for? Do I have the skills to be a mentor? Not to worry. YSS has qualified staff to provide training and assistance. Our fun and dedicated staff are with you every step of the way, from the time you submit the application to orientation, to meeting your mentee, and throughout the entire match. And we are very good at matching the right adult with the right youth.
It's that easy, so let's get started. CLICK HERE to download and complete a mentor application.