Authorizing the Mayor to submit training grant applications to various agencies which have shown interest in funding such a grant for the Youth Service Bereau of the City of South Bend

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The South &`nJ Yovih hrrvic, Corwu/ !on Vu, in n|rroii"n sincc April nf 1972. During this Koe the Bur'ou his ,,^l:,J fr." a r,[er/nl K,rvic, to o direct delivery of services provider. W:i1 v mnkiny rcfcrrnls one re appropriaLu, the bulk of activity is in direct service '|c|ivcry. Outlined below is o des- cription of the various components of the Youth Service Bureau. INTERN PROGRAM - This program involves participation by students from the area and state univursities and from Penn State University. The iotcrn p rag rom serves a two-told purpose. It provides a potential social worker with an oppor- tunity to receive some first-hand experience to help make career 6ecisinns. The second is to provido the Ynuth Service Bureau with increased staff to serve the ever-incroasinn caseload. SCHOOL SERVICE CCORD|N8TOR PROGRAM - This program was .officially begun in 1973 for the ourpnse of early prevention and diversion of juvenile delinquency. We have at least one staff persnn in each of ton area c|cmcntnry school's. The reason we have sited Lhc elementary school as on area of cnnccntraLinn is that the earlier we can idrntiFy and service the potential juxcnilc offender the more effective we can be in curbing delinquency. OUTREACH - The main thrust, and that aspect that sets the Youth Service Bureau --^—pa--r-t - from other social work agencies, is the o rcach prog r am. The Youth Service Bureau has found that there are many people who For a variety of reasons refuse sarvicrs that traditional social service ogencics proviJu. It is these people that thcYouLh Service Bureau serves. After rcccivin9 a referral from the police ni probation dcparLmcnt, other agencies, the school, o friend or n self-referral the oxtrcoch worker ':n|'cs n initial hmnc visit. Thu information gathered during this visit is presented at a case staffing and a treatment plan is developed. If necessary, a rcf,rra| is made to a more appropriate agency. IF the Youth ,Service Bureau Lcc|,s the case the client will be visited on a weekly basis for individual and [anii; counbclin5. The client may also 6ccno'c involved in some of the othzr programs offered by the Youth Service Bureau. The nvcragu lcnqd` of time a casc i' in nurvice is 2 months. RUNAWAY SHELTER - A tr"pnrory, 24-hour residential hc"c for runs/n/s in run by the Youth Sc,vicc Surcau. Too goal of the shelter is to prnvidu i��'.,dincc residential cnrc for the runaway with major emphasis on we youth rcLurninn or being placed in an ^cccptn!/lr Setting clsc,herc. While at the shclLcr o client rcccivrs individual, group, and family counseling. A[icrcaru is |/roviJ,'! when the client leaves. YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM The Youth Srrvicc Jurcnu \ork Experience yr,nr^c is de -- rk«ol people bor,ccn the ages of |G and 21 with jobs. The client /.om |ivc within the city limits and occt crrcain cc`.nu,ic eligibility guidelines to quoli[y For the program. Work Ex7uricncc is dcsigncU as a short term program, 1 a L inq thr,c to »i�, months, for each client. During this perio6, thc client works at a labignatcci worksite and is paid L|`rooqh C.E.T.8. Funds. The noio oi`jrcLivcs of Lhr pn,9ron are: l) to fo7i|iarizo /|`c client with the work world. 2) Ln Leach the client to be ro/ron»i!.lc and reliable.