Appropriating $49,231.00 Federal Assistance Grant for Operation of the Youth Services Bureau

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YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU: PROGRAMS Currently the YSB operates 6 separate and distinct programs. Most of our staff interchange in the various programs, but each program is under the specific direction of one person, so the director is better able to monitor them and provide input. Counseling & The Director assumes the responsibility Referrals: for all referrals, assigns them to ap- propriate staff and monitors the perfor- mance. All YSB staff and interns (in- cluding the Director) have such a case- load. These referrals from Police and Probation are usually first offenders, very young offenders or status offenders. A status offense is a violation that can only be committed by a juvenile, such as runaway, curfew violation,incorrigible, truancy, etc. The Director talks with the referring agency or reads the police report and makes a judgment as to which staff person or intern can best respond to the presenting problem. Once the case is in service, the director will discuss the case with the counselor and the counselor will be encouraged to bring up the case at the Monday morning staff meeting with the Consulting Psy- chologist present. Work Experience: Neil Shambry is the Head Job Coach in the Work Experience Program. Linda McDougal also works in this program. CETA funds the work subsidities. Approximately 500 youths have been in the Work Experience or NYC program. They are limited to from 3 to 6 months on the federal subsidy. At the end of that period they are eligible for further tr- aining through CETA or they enter the job market. We have been recognized for assisting several youth in securing em- ployment outside the program at the conclusion of their tenure. We institued a plaque in the memory of one of our young- sters who was killed by a drunk driver and we present this every six months to the youth with the best work record in our pro- gram.