Press Releases
If you are a member of the media developing a story about Youth Services System, Inc. please contact:
Betsy Bethel-McFarland
YSS Communications Manager
bmcfarland@ysswv.com
(304) 218-2894
For links to local media coverage, please go to YSS in the News
2020
12.3.20 — Local Musicians Will Entertain for Virtual Wheeling SleepOut
12.2.20 —Abraham & Co. Premier Sponsors of Home for the Holidays-Wheeling SleepOut 2020
11.23.20 —YSS Home for the Holidays Window Display Contest Underway
11.20.20 — YSS Seeks Support for 12th Annual Winter Freeze Shelter
11.16.20 — YSS Joins Agencies Providing Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services in Wetzel County
10.26.20 — 10th Annual Wheeling SleepOut Builds Support for Youth Facing Homelessness
10.24.20 — 
Op-Ed: Working Toward Ending Stigma of Homelessness
9.16.20 — YSS Rally, Virtual Service Mark WV Day of Hope
9.16.20 —Williams Energy Volunteers Spruce Up YSS on United Way Day of Caring
9.4.20 —Tickets for the Virtual Good Samaritan Dinner Available Through Sept. 10
8.20.20 — WTRF, EM Media create 30-second PSA for Youth Services System
7.30.20 — Dobkin Is New YSS Board Chair; Ashmore, Morrison Join Ranks
7.24.20 — Youth Services System to Distribute School Supplies in Ohio, Marshall Counties
7.7.20 — Youth Mentoring Network Seeks Volunteers in Belmont County
6.22.20 — Bombas Ships 2,000 Pairs of Socks to Wheeling
6.18.20 — Campout for a Cause Wrapup: Campers, Friends Raise $25,000 for Neighbors in Need
6.17.20 — Second Annual Discover Recovery Goes Virtual
5.22.20 — YSS Cancels Celebrate Youth Festival Due to COVID-19
5.18.20 — Campout for a Cause: New YSS Fundraising Event Focuses on Stay-at-home Fun for Families
5.6.20 — YSS GivingTuesdayNow Campaign Raises $4,000 to Help Families in Need
5.4.20 — YSS GivingTuesdayNow is May 5 - Help Us Help Families
5.4.20 — YSS Recognizes Children's Mental Health Awareness Day in WV
4.13.20 — YSS School Mental Health Counselors Creatively Coordinate Activities During COVID-19 Crisis
4.9.20 — YSS Pop-Up Virtual Conference Tackles Challenges Facing At-risk Youth
3.25.20 — YSS Announces Agency Response to COVID-19
3.20.20 — John Moses appeals for help during COVID-19: 'You name it, they come to our door'
3.13.20 — YSS Recovery Houses to Hold Fundraising Dinner March 15 - Takeouts encouraged
3.7.20 —YSS Seeks Safe Solutions as Winter Freeze Shelter Comes to a Close
2.25.20 — Wheeling Mayor Recognizes Youth Services System in State of the City Address
2.19.20 — Winter Freeze Shelter Newsletter February 2020
1.31.20 — Youth Mentoring Network Celebrates 'Thank Your Mentor' Day
1.24.20 — WCDS Second-graders Learn, Serve at YSS Winter Freeze Shelter on MLK Day
1.23.20 — St. Matthew's Donates to YSS Lazarus/Mary & Martha Houses
1.22.20 — Generations Donates Proceeds of Enchanted Winter Breakfast to Winter Freeze Shelter
1.17.29 — YSS Emeritus Board Meets at Generations
1.15.20 — Winter Freeze Shelter Newsletter January 2020
1.7.20 — New Blog Post: Behind the Scenes at YSS
2019
12.23.19 — Newsletter - Lazarus House / Mary & Martha House Winter 2019-2020
12.20.19 —AEP Mitchell Plant Donates Sleigh Full of Christmas Toys to Families in Need
12.20.19 — Ugly Server Contest in Full Swing at Ye Olde Alpha
11.18.19 — YSS, St. John's Home for Children Enter Into Management Agreement
11.15.19 — Pancake Breakfast Features Popular Cold-Weather Characters
11.15.19 — Youth Services System Earns First Three-Year Accreditation
11.13.19 — 9th Annual Wheeling SleepOut Raises More Than $65,000
11.5.19 — Wheeling Mayor Proclaims Nov. 8 as Wheeling SleepOut Day
10.31.19 — YSS Opens Winter Freeze Shelter One Month Early for Women
10.19.19 — Kids Helping Kids: Youngsters Set Up Roadside Hot Cocoa Stand for SleepOut
10.4.19 — YSS Wheeling SleepOut Art Installation Calls Attention to Youth Homelessness
9.20.19 — YSS Seeks Mentors for Local Children
- 9.10.19 — Comcast Newsmakers: Betsy Bethel-McFarland Shares How YSS Helps Homeless Youth
- 9.5.19 — Day of Hope: Wheeling Faith Communities Bring Hope & Light to Substance Use Disorders
- 9.5.19 — YSS Hosts Meeting to Discuss Housing for Women, Children
- 8.26.19 — Chicken or Spaghetti Dinner to Benefit Lazarus House/Mary & Martha House
- 8.20.19 — Where Will Wheeling Homeless Stay This Winter?
- 8.20.19 — YSS Officials Say It Will Take a Whole Village to Fill Void Left by Salvation Army
- 8.16.19 — YSS Honors Local Businessman, Chef as Good Samaritan
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CELEBRATE YOUTH 2019 MEDIA COVERAGE
8.2.19 — Thousands Turn Out for 12th Annual Celebrate Youth Festival at Wheeling Park
8.1.19 — Anticipation Was Heavy for Thursday's Celebrate Youth Festival
8.1.19 — Celebrate Youth Festival Brings Thousands to Summer's Biggest Bash
- Celebrate Youth Festival Brings Thousands to Wheeling Park
- Discover Recovery Offers Hope to Ohio Valley Residents
- Youth Services System Celebrates 45 Years (WTRF-TV 7)
- Youth Services System Celebrates 45 Years (WTOV-TV 9)
- Youth Services System Names Restaurateur Charlie Schlegel the 2019 Good Samaritan
- Woodsdale Fifth-Graders Donate 30 Tents to Freeze Shelter
- Lazarus House Winter 2019 Newsletter
- Youth Mentoring Network Celebrates National Mentoring Month
2018
2017
- Lazarus House Fall 2017 Newsletter
- This is My Brave Auditions
- Winter Freeze Shelter Newsletter- April 2017
- Winter Freeze Shelter Newsletter- March 2017
- Winter Freeze Shelter Newsletter- January 2017
2016
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YSS Reusable Goods Donation Guidelines
- Triadelphia Middle School Addresses Teen Suicide
- YSS Facts About the Ronald C. Mulholland Juvenile Center
- Youth Mentoring Network Interest Form
2015
- New Youth Acievement Center Supports Boys' Success
- Join us on July 31, 2015 for YSS Night at the Washington Wildthings game
- Volunteers sought for Celebrate Youth Festival Aug. 6, 2015
- Challenge Wheeling: June 20, 2015
