Organized in 1974 as a nonprofit by local citizens, social workers, clergy, attorneys and judges seeking answers for youth and families in crisis.
Operates emergency shelters for youth. Samaritan House for boys and Helinski Shelter for girls, both in Wheeling.
Operates the only Safe Place program in West Virginia.
Has an independent living program to prepare young people to live on their own after they leave foster care—Tuel [pronounced: Tool] Center in New Martinsville.
Operates the only private nonprofit juvenile center in West Virginia.
Operates a community-based adolescent drug and alcohol program in the Northern Panhandle.
Provides in-home support and skill building for parents in the Northern Panhandle.
Offers job skills training and employment programs for youth in the Northern Panhandle.
Operates three Peer Recovery Homes, Lazarus House and Mark's House for men and Mary & Martha House for women.
Youth Services System’s success with youth is the result of the commitment and generosity of our staff, fellow agencies, courts, law enforcement, and businesses, large and small.
Youth Services System believes that young people are every community’s treasure and that we should say "yes, yes and yes again" to help them succeed.
