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      Community Based Services Referral Form
      ↳ IMPACT WV (PDF)
Therapy Services
Before & After Care
Parenting Services & Visitation
Peer Recovery
      ↳ Peer Recovery Support Flier (PDF)
Safe at Home
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      ↳ YMN Flyer (PDF)
Youth Opportunities Unlimited (PNG)

Residential Services

Residential Services
Emergency Youth Shelters
      ↳ Wellness Policy *Updated 2018 (PDF)
Recovery Homes
      Mission & Vision
Ronald C. Mulholland Juvenile Center
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      Runaway Homeless Youth Statistics
      YSS Safe Place Site Locations

Substance Use Prevention Services

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      ↳ Prevention North SubGrantee Application Checklist (DOCX)
      ↳ SABG SubGrantee Statement of Work (DOC)
      ↳ Impact WV Info (PDF)
Amplify Youth Voices
Marshall Wetzel Post Overdose Response Team (PORT)
Northern Panhandle Harm Reduction & Recovery Alliance
Preventing Prescription Substance Misuse (PFPD)
Vaping Information
Upcoming Events

News

YSS in the News
      1.31.22 No one in WV knows how many people are truly experiencing homelessness. Here's how one city is trying to fix that (Mountain State Spotlight)
      1.26.22 Change a life, become a youth mentor (WTRF)
      ↳ 1.21.22 Shelters Preparing as Temps Plunge (Intelligencer) (PDF)
      1.20.22 Where to go in Wheeling if you're without shelter this winter (WTRF)
      1.19.22 YSS Winter Freeze Shelter preparing for temperature dip (WTOV)
      ↳ 12.19.21 Ohio Valley Street Survivors Make Donations to YSS, Others (Intelligencer) (JPG)
      12.6.21 YSS Winter Freeze Shelter Opens Ahead of Schedule (WTOV)
      12.6.21 YSS Winter Freeze Shelter opens early as temperatures plunge (WTRF)
      12.27.21 Project HOPE Director discusses ways to help homeless
      ↳ 12.4.21 Homeless Camp Is Set for Removal (Sunday News-Register) (PDF)
      11.29.21 West Liberty women's hoops squad, Paree, Panhandle aid YSS (WTOV)
      11.18.21 Hillcrest Building will host Winter Freeze Shelter again this winter (WTOV9)
      ↳ 11.17.21 YSS to Open Winter Freeze Shelter at Hillcrest Soon (News-Register) (PDF)
      11.16.21 Melissa Adams, Wheeling's Homeless Liaison, Aims to Break Down Barriers (WTOV9)
      ↳ 11.07.21 Out In The Cold At YSS SleepOut (Sunday News Register) (PDF)
      11.05.21 It’s a freezing night ahead for YSS SleepOut volunteers, but they’re ready (WTRF)
      ↳ 11.02.21 Students in Wetzel County Learn History of Red Ribbon Week (WTOV) (PDF)
      11.2.21 YSS Development Director Terra Crews interviewed about homelessness on Comcast Newsmakers
      ↳ 11.01.21 YSS Wheeling SleepOut Returns This Friday (Intelligencer) (PDF)
      ↳ 10.30.21 SleepOut Builds Awareness For Youth Facing Homelessness (Weirton Daily Times) (PDF)
      10.26.21 Youth Services System Accepting Donations For Winter Freeze Shelter (WTOV)
      ↳ 10.25.21 Hancock County Savings Bank Foundation Distributes Awards (The Review) (PDF)
      ↳ 10.23.21 Comcast Helps Keep Ohio County Students Connected With Chromebooks (Intelligencer) (PDF)
      10.22.21 Comcast Donates 1,200 Computers to OCS, Community Partners in Wheeling (Lede News)
      ↳ 10.22.21 Comcast Donates 1,200 Computers To Ohio County Schools Students (PDF)
      10.20.21 YSS Offers Free Naloxone in Weirton, Moundsville (WTOV)
      ↳ 10.15.21 WPHS Cheerleader, First-Grader to Collect Coats for Winter Freeze Shelter (Intelligencer) (PDF)
      10.9.21 YSS Stuffs Trucks for Winter Freeze Shelter (WTOV)
      10.9.21 Stuffing the truck for winter started today at The Highlands (WTRF)
      ↳ 10.5.21 Interfaith Service Planned for Mental Health Month (The Intelligencer) (PDF)
      10.4.21 You're giving people more than survival as YSS Winter Freeze Shelter gears up (WTRF)
      ↳ 10.1.21 Youth Services System receives $750K to serve homeless teens (WV News) (PDF)
      ↳ 10.1.21 YSS Sets Winter Freeze Shelter Drop & Drive (The Intelligencer) (PDF)
      ↳ 9.30.21 YSS Receives $750K in Federal Funding for Youth in Transitional Living Program (Intell) (JPG)
      9.29.21 Manchin, Capito announce large award to Youth Services System (WTOV)
      ↳ 9.21.21 Editorial: Celebrate Recovery from Opioid Addiction (Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register) (PDF)
      ↳ 9.21.21 Barbers Donate Time, Talents at YSS for 'Caleb's Cuts' (Intelligencer) (PDF)
      ↳ 9.21.21 Barbers Donate Time, Talents at YSS for 'Caleb's Cuts' (News-Register) (PDF)
      9.20.21 YSS giving free haircuts on what would have been Caleb Smail's birthday (WTRF)
      9.20.21 Free haircuts given at YSS in memory of Caleb Smail (WTOV)
      9.17.21 Youth Services System Honors Tom Burgoyne as 2021 'Good Samaritan' (The Intelligencer)
      9.16.21 YSS honors Tom Burgoyne at 2021 Good Samaritan Tribute Dinner (WTRF)
      9.16.21 Burgoyne feted by Youth Services System with Good Samaritan Award (WTOV)
      ↳ 9.15.21 Good Samaritan Venue Changes (The Intelligencer) (PDF)
      9.13.21 What you can do to help those fighting drug or alcohol addictions? Enroll in YSS Recovery Coach Academy
      9.10.21 YSS Good Samaritan Tribute Dinner Set for Sept. 16 Honoring Tom Burgoyne (LEDE News)
      ↳ 9.10.21 YSS, YWCA to Train Recovery Coaches (Intelligencer) (PDF)
      9.2.21 Save a Life Day becomes West Virginia's largest Narcan giveaway (WTRF)
      ↳ 8.28.21 YSS offers substance abuse recovery program to youth (The Times Leader) (PDF)
      8.23.21 YSS Offering New SMART Recovery Program for Family & Friends (WTRF)
      ↳ 8.21.21 YSS Offers Substance Abuse Recovery for Youth (LEDE News) (PNG)
      ↳ 8.14.21 Women's group supports YSS recovery home (The Times Leader) (PDF)
      8.5.21 Students get school supplies during YSS drive-through event at Wheeling Park (WTOV)
      8.5.21 WV leaders share success stories serving citizens, including Wheeling - YSS partnership for winter freeze (WTRF)
      8.5.21 Eager students drive up, drive off with school supplies at YSS Celebrate Youth Event (WTRF)
      8.2.21 Celebrate Youth event is right around the corner (WTRF)
      7.30.21 OV Power Yoga Hosts Donation-Based Yoga Series for YSS (Weelunk)
      ↳ 7.25.21 Crafting Brings New Skills, Fresh Outlook to YSS Residents (Sunday News-Register) (PDF)
      7.23.21 Lancaster native, retired FBI agent, honored as Good Samaritan (The Item, Clinton, Mass.)
      7.22.21 West Virginia ranked top 5 in country for ‘at-risk youth,’ programs fighting back (WTRF)
      ↳ 7.22.21 Youth Services System to distribute school supplies at Celebrate Youth (The Times Leader) (PDF)
      7.20.21 YSS to distribute school supplies at Celebrate Youth Drive-thru Event (LEDE News)
      7.20.21 YSS Celebrate Youth festival packing free back to school backpacks (WTRF)
      ↳ 7.20.21 YSS Celebrate Youth Event Slated Aug. 5 (Intelligencer/News-Register) (PDF)
      ↳ 7.14.21 Tom Burgoyne Honored With Tree at YSS Samaritan House (The Intelligencer) (PDF)
      7.13.21 Burgoyne Honored with Tree as YSS Good Samaritan (WTOV)
      7.13.21 Good Samaritan Honored with Tree Planting (WTRF)
      ↳ 7.12.21 Warm Day, Cool Event - Cops, Pops & Community (PDF)
      ↳ 7.4.21 Reactions Mixed to City's Plan for Homelessness Liaison (Sunday News-Register) (PDF)
      ↳ 5.30.21 YSS Ready to Camp out for a Cause (The Times Leader) (PDF)
      ↳ 5.30.21 Youth Services System Ready to CampOut for a Cause (Sunday News-Register) (PDF)
      ↳ 5.28.21 YSS Recovery Homes Gets New Director (Intelligencer) (PDF)
      5.25.21 Youth Services System to Host CampOut for a Cause (LedeNews)
      5.25.21 Youth Services System Holding Campout for a Cause (WTOV)
      ↳ 5.21.21 YSS CampOut for a Cause Coming June 4 (Intelligencer) (PDF)
      5.20.21 Discover Recovery to offer virtual help event for substance use disorders (WTRF)
      5.13.21 YSS CampOut for a Cause: Sleep under the stars to give others a home this summer (WTRF)
      4.29.21 YSS Helinski Shelter Teen Crochets for Those in Need
      4.29.21 YSS CEO John Moses Serves Youth for 42 Years (WTRF)
      ↳ 4.22.21 YSS Names Tom Burgoyne Its 2021 Good Samaritan (News-Register) (JPG)
      ↳ 4.21.22 YSS Holding Recovery Coach Training Session (Intelligencer) (JPG)
      4.21.21 Youth Services System names 2021 Good Samaritan (WTOV)
      4.21.21 Former FBI agent, Ohio County sheriff named as YSS 2021 Good Samaritan (WTRF)
      4.20.21 Peer Recovery Coaches Help Others Heal at YSS Recovery Homes (WTRF)
      ↳ 4.17.21 Ohio County Names YSS's Jill Eddy a Champion of Children (Sunday News-Register) (PDF)
      ↳ 4.15.21 National Drug Take Back Day April 24 (Intelligencer) (PDF)
      4.6.21 Time Magazine photo essay shows heavy toll of the pandemic on Wheeling's homeless (WTRF)
      4.3.21 Deaths Among America's Homeless Are Soaring in the Pandemic. Wheeling Photographer Captures a Community in Crisis (TIME)
      3.25.21 Safe Places available in Ohio County and nationwide to. help teens cope with problems or find help (WTRF)
      3.15.21 YSS Winter Freeze Shelter Closes for Season After Successful Three Months (WTRF)
      ↳ 3.7.21 River Valley Health Foundation Supports YSS, Other Charities (Sunday News-Register) (PDF)
      3.5.21 Realtor Dave Robbins Provides Shelter With Tent Donation to YSS (LEDE News)
      3.5.21 Paull Associates Real Estate Agent helps those without a home by donating to YSS (WTRF)
      3.5.21 Local real estate firm Paull Associates helping homeless with donations to YSS (WTOV)
      2.18.21 YSS, Vineyard and others open shelter to close the gap in homeless shelter service (WTRF)
      ↳ 2.14.21 YSS After-Care Students Create Unique Valentines (Sunday News-Register) (JPG)
      2.11.21 - As Temps Go Down, Numbers Go UP at YSS Winter Freeze Shelter (WTOV)
      2.5.21 What you can do to help YSS Winter Freeze Shelter (WTRF)
      ↳ 1.31.21 Oglebay Institute Gives YSS Helinski Shelter Girls Chance to Dance (Sunday News-Register) (PDF)
      ↳ 1.21.21 Youth Services System, Wheeling Police Hope Knowledge of Crisis Intervention Will Help Save (PDF)
      1.19.21 Street Survivors' Holiday Donations Boost Local Charities, Including YSS (Intelligencer)
      1.16.21 Youth Services System, Wheeling PD Host Crisis Intervention Training (Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
      1.15.21 Wheeling Police Department takes part in crisis intervention training with YSS (WTOV)
      1.14.21 Wheeling PD Goes Through Crisis Intervention Training with YSS (WTRF)
      ↳ 12.31.20 - Wheeling Homeless Encampments in the Spotlight After Complaints (The Intelligencer) (PDF)
      ↳ 12.26.20 - Local shelters, including YSS Winter Freeze Shelter, ensure residents have a Merry Christmas (Times Leader) (PDF)
      ↳ 12.26.20 - Shelters Provide Warmth on Snowy Christmas (Sunday News-Register) (PDF)
      ↳ 12.24.20 - Hand Center keeps YSS shelter residents' fingers warm with donation (Times Leader) (PDF)
      12.22.20 - Lions Club collecting for YSS winter freeze shelter (WTOV)
      ↳ 12.21.20 - YSS Winter Freeze Shelter Opens at New Location (Intell) (PDF)
      ↳ 12.17.20 Steenrod Elementary Staff, Students Helping at the Holidays (Intelligencer) (JPG)
      12.15.20 Improved YSS winter freeze shelter offers more room, new amenities (WTOV)
      12.15.20 YSS Winter Freeze Shelter open at new location (WTRF)
      ↳ 12.4.20 10th Annual Wheeling SleepOut-Home for the Holidays Event - Intell/NR (PDF)
      ↳ 12.4.20 Local Musicians Ready to Entertain for Wheeling SleepOut Tonight - Intell/NR (PDF)
      ↳ 12.3.20 Wheeling SleepOut Set for Friday - Moundsville Echo (PDF)
      ↳ 11.26.20 Home for the Holidays-Wheeling SleepOut Window Display Contest Underway (The Intelligencer) (PDF)
      ↳ 11.26.20 Valley Hospice Employees Donate to Local Charities, Including YSS (The Intelligencer) (PDF)
      11.25.20 YSS Winter Freeze Shelter has new location, new challenges (WTRF)
      11.23.20 Wheeling, YSS using Hillcrest Building for Winter Freeze Shelter (WTOV)
      ↳ 11.19.20 YSS, Local Agencies Promote Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services in Wetzel County (PDF)
      ↳ 11.18.20 City Provides Former OVMC Space for Freeze Shelter (PDF)
      ↳ 11.6.20 Festival of Trees Kicking Off Today at Stifel Center (PDF)
      ↳ 11.1.20 Left Out in the Cold - Wheeling SleepOut 2020 - Sunday News-Register (PDF)
      ↳ 10.24.20 We're Not Doing Enough to End Homelessness (Sunday News-Register) (PDF)
      10.19.20 YSS Impact Coalition Announces National Prescription Drug Takeback Day (WTOV)
      ↳ 10.11.20 YSS Recovery Home Residents Find Hope (Sunday News-Register) (JPG)
      ↳ 10.8.20 Youth Services System Inc. Unveils Third Recovery House (Intelligencer) (JPG)
      10.8.20 Grant helps open Wheeling's newest recovery home (WTOV)
      10.8.20 House for anyone fighting drug or alcohol addiction opens (WTRF)
      ↳ 10.8.20 Youth Services System Inc. Unveils Third Recovery House - Intelligencer (jpg) (JPG)
      9.17.20 YSS Part of Ziegenfelder's Cops, Pops and Community Effort (WTOV)
      9.9.20 Virtual Good Samaritan Dinner Tickets Available until Thursday (Intelligencer)
      9.6.20 Day of Caring Held for United Way (WTRF)
      ↳ 8.30.20 YSS Offers New Peer Recovery Program for Teens and Older Adults (News-Register) (JPG)
      8.28.20 YSS Offering Addiction Recovery Program for Teens (WTRF)
      8.14.20 The Caring City: Wheeling's Longstanding and Successful Social Services Organizations (Weelunk)
      ↳ 8.7.20 YSS Provides School Supplies to Local Families (Intelligencer) (PDF)
      8.6.20 Youth Services System adjusts without annual youth festival (WTOV)
      8.4.20 Marshall County Schools Back to School Fun Fair tomorrow (WTRF)
      ↳ 7.28.20 YSS names Vineyard Church, pastor as Good Samaritans (The Times Leader) (PDF)
      7.27.20 YSS keeping Celebrate Youth back-to-school tradition alive (WTRF)
      ↳ 7.27.20 Youth Services System to Distribute School Supplies Aug. 6 (News-Register) (JPG)
      7.27.20 YSS Names Vineyard Church, Pastor as Good Samaritans (News-Register)
      7.26.20 Youth Services System in Wheeling names 2020 Good Samaritan (WTOV)
      7.15.20 Wheeling Partners Awarded $100,000 Aetna Foundation Grant to Advance Health Equity in Ohio County (Weelunk)
      6.24.20 Bombas Socks Donates to Youth Services System (WTRF)
      6.23.20 Community Impact Coalition shows that resources are available (WTOV)
      6.22.20 Youth Services System Offer Summer Jobs, Mentoring for At-Risk Youth (WTRF)
      6.22.20 Second Annual Discover Recovery Offering Resources on Substance Use Disorder (WTRF)
      ↳ 6.20.20 Discover Recovery Goes Virtual (Sunday News-Register) (PNG)
      ↳ 6.5.20 YSS Holding Virtual Campout Fundraiser Today (Intelligencer) (PNG)
      ↳ 5.29.20 Ferns Family Makes $10K Donation to Prevent Homelessness During COVID-19 (Intell) (PNG)
      5.28.20 Terra Crews Talks Campout for a Cause with Steve Novotney (WKKX)
      5.22.20 YSS Cancels Celebrate Youth Festival (WTRF)
      5.21.20 — YSS to Host Campout for a Cause Fundraiser (WTRF)
      4.25.20 - CFOV Awards Nearly $100,000 in Emergency Impact Fund Grants (The Intelligencer)
      4.14.20 YSS School Mental Health Coordinators Helping Students Navigate COVID-19 Crisis (The Intelligencer/News-Register)
      4.13.20 YSS still helping students’ mental health during high-anxiety time (WTRF)
      4.13.20 YSS holds virtual conference to discuss at-risk youths (WTRF)
      4.11.20 'We're All Working Together to Serve the Population' (The Intelligencer)
      4.10.20 YSS Virtual Pop-up Conference Tackles Challenges (Lede News)
      4.2.20 Second Chance for Homeless Families (WTRF)
      3.28.20 Helinski Shelter Residents Learn to Sew, Make Masks (The Intelligencer)
      ↳ 3.26.20 YSS Recognizing 'Safe Place' Partners (Intelligencer) (PDF)
      3.19.20 Homeless population faces more hardship during COVID-19 epidemic (WTRF)
      ↳ 3.15.20 Marshall County Students Learning Benefit of Mindfulness (Sunday News-Register) (PDF)
      3.7.20 - YSS Seeks Safe Solutions as Winter Freeze Comes to a Close (Weelunk)
      ↳ 3.3.20 - Wheeling University students impact youth at Mulholland Center (Weirton Daily Times) (PDF)
      ↳ 3.2.20 - YSS Emeritus Board Members in the News - Linda Bordas, John Nanny, Darrell W. Cummings (Intelliencer/News-Register) (PDF)
      ↳ 3.2.20 - Youth Services System Adopts Online Resuscitation Training (Intelliencer/News-Register) (PDF)
      ↳ 3.1.20 Pats on the Back - State of the City Award (News-Register) (PDF)
      2.26.20 - Mayor Offers Optimistic View of Wheeling's Future (The Intelligencer/News-Register)
      2.25.20 YSS Among Honorees at Mayor's State of the City Address (WTOV)
      2.25.20 - Video of State of the City Address (WTOV)
      2.25.20 - Mayor Glenn Elliott's State of the City Address (Weelunk)
      2.20.20 - Community Foundation, Women's Giving Circle Award Grants (Weelunk)
      2.18.20 Women's Giving Circle awards more than $40K in grants to local organizations - WTRF
      2.3.20 Special Assignment: Homelessness in the Ohio Valley - WTOV
      1.31.20 Youth Services System holds appreciation dinner - WTRF
      1.30.20 Planet Fitness Celebrates by Donating to YSS Youth Mentoring Network - WTRF
      1.22.20 Area Residents Celebrate Life, Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King (The Intelligencer)
      1.21.20 Wheeling Country Day Students Visit YSS Winter Freeze Shelter on Martin Luther King Jr. Day (WTOV)
      1.13.20 Ye Olde Alpha Customers Raise $5K for YSS in Ugly Server Contest (The Intelligencer)
      1.9.20 AEP Mitchell Plant Employees Donate Toys to YSS (The Intelligencer)
      1.9.20 Youth Opportunities Unlimited Resumes This Month at YSS (WTRF)
      ↳ 12.22.19 A Story of Relationships and Redemption — Sunday News-Register (PNG)
      ↳ 12.19.19 Ferns Family Donates $10,000 to YSS Winter Freeze Shelter - The Intelligencer (PNG)
      12.18.19 A&B Kia, Ryan Ferns Health plex present check to YSS - WTRF
      12.18.19 Youth Services System In Wheeling Receives Special Gift from Mike Ferns Sr. - WTOV
      12.17.19 — Ye Olde Alpha continuing Ugliest Server tradition - WTOV
      ↳ 12.14.19 Christian Soldiers Make Christmas Brighter for Others - The Intelligencer (PNG)
      ↳ 12.5.19 Clothing Donation Drive Held in Memory of Slain Man - The Intelligencer (JPG)
      ↳ 11.17.19 - St. Mary's Students Dress Down to Help Homeless (The Times Leader) (JPG)
      ↳ 11.14.19 - Compassion Becomes Real - Letter to the Editor from John Moses (Wheeling News-Register) (JPG)
      ↳ 11.9.19 — SleepOut Raises Funds for Homeless Youth (The Intelligencer) (JPG)
      11.6.19 Tammy Kruse talks about the Winter Freeze Shelter on Comcast Newsmakers
      ↳ 11.5.19 - Murder Victim's Family Finds Healing in Giving to Homeless (The Intelligencer/News-Register) (JPG)
      ↳ 11.2.19 - Wheeling SleepOut Preview and Hot Cocoa Sale (The Intelligencer) (JPG)
      ↳ 10.10.19 - Wheeling SleepOut Art Installation Raises Awareness for Youth Homelessness (Intelligencer/News-Register) (JPG)
      WJU Students Make a Difference
PSAs and Videos
      ↳ Youth Services System PSA Creating Better Futures August 2020 (MP4)
      2015 Challenge Wheeling News
      Wheeling SleepOut 2012 Wrap Up Video
      ↳ Wellness Policy (PDF)
      Mulholland Center River Hills Bible Church Vacation Bible School 2016
Annual Reports
      ↳ FY 20 Annual Report (PDF)
      ↳ FY 19 Annual Report (PDF)
      ↳ FY 18 Annual Report (PDF)
      ↳ 2015 Annual Report (PDF)
      ↳ 2014 Annual Report (PDF)
      ↳ 2013 Annual Report (PDF)
      ↳ 2012 Annual Report (PDF)
      ↳ NRJC PUBLIC REPORT 2012 (PDF)
      ↳ 2011 Annual Report (PDF)
      ↳ 2010 Annual Report (PDF)
      ↳ 2009 Annual Report (PDF)
Newsletters
      ↳ RISE & RECONNECT: YSS Recovery Homes Newsletter Spring/Summer 2021 (PDF)
      ↳ Winter Freeze Shelter Newsletter - Final 2020-21 (PDF)
      ↳ Winter Freeze Shelter Newsletter March 2021 (PDF)
      ↳ Winter Freeze Shelter Newsletter February 2021 (PDF)
      ↳ RISE AND RECONNECT: YSS Recovery Homes Newsletter Winter 2020-21 (PDF)
      ↳ Winter Freeze Shelter Newsletter December 2020 (PDF)
      ↳ RISE & RECONNECT: YSS Recovery Homes Newsletter Summer 2020 (PDF)
      ↳ Winter Freeze Shelter Newsletter February 2020 (PDF)
      ↳ Winter Freeze Shelter Newsletter January 2020 (PDF)
      ↳ RISE & RECONNECT: YSS Recovery Homes Newsletter Winter 2019 (PDF)
      ↳ RISE & RECONNECT: YSS Recovery Homes Newsletter Summer 2019 (PDF)
      ↳ Winter Freeze Shelter Newsletter March 2019 (PDF)
      ↳ Winter Freeze Shelter Newsletter Feb. 2019 (PDF)
      ↳ Winter Freeze Shelter Newsletter Jan. 2019 (PDF)
      ↳ LazHouse Newsletter Winter 2019 (PDF)
      ↳ Winter Freeze Shelter Newsletter Dec. 2018 (PDF)
      ↳ Winter Freeze Shelter Newsletter 2016-17 #3 (PDF)
      ↳ Winter Freeze Shelter Ministry Newsletter #2 - March 2017 (PDF)
      ↳ Winter Freeze Shelter Ministry Newsletter #1 December 2017 (PDF)
      ↳ Lazarus House Fall 2017 Newsletter (PDF)
      ↳ Winter Freeze Ministry Newsletter No. 1-Jan. 15, 2016 (PDF)
      ↳ Winter Freeze Newsletter 2014-5 Final Edition (PDF)
      ↳ May 2012 WSO Newsletter (PDF)
      ↳ 2012 Community Child Care Center Newsletter (PDF)
      ↳ 2011 Holiday Newsletter (PDF)
      ↳ 2009 Early Summer Newsletter (PDF)
Press Releases
      Peer Recovery Training Set for March 14-18
      YSS Winter Freeze Shelter Opens Early, Welcomes Guests at Former Hillcrest Site Tonight
      Wheeling SleepOut Was a Success
      11th Annual Wheeling SleepOut Raises Over $42K for Youth in Transition
      YSS Wheeling SleepOut Builds Awareness and Brighter Futures for Youth Facing Homelessness
      Volunteers Prepare to Stuff the Truck for YSS Winter Freeze Shelter 
      Update - Hybrid Good Samaritan Tribute Dinner Moved Outside
      YSS Recovery Coach Academy Training Marks National Recovery Month
      YSS Offers Substance Use Recovery and Support Program to Local Youth   
      YSS Offers Substance Use Recovery and Support Program to Local Youth   
      Youth Services System to Hold Open Interviews Aug. 18
      Karma Yoga: Small Business Extends Mission to Support YSS Clients
      YSS to Distribute School Supplies at Celebrate Youth Drive-thru Event
      Updated: Youth Services System Names Tom Burgoyne 2021 Good Samaritan
      2021 Good Samaritan Tom Burgoyne Tree Planting Ceremony Photos - 7.13.21
      YSS Plants Tree to Honor Lasting Impact of 2021 Good Samaritan Tom Burgoyne
      Youth Services System Gears up for 2nd Annual CampOut for a Cause
      Youth Services System Names Tom Burgoyne 2021 Good Samaritan
      Clean Life, Clear Path: Recovery Coach Training Set for April 19-23 at YSS
      Realtor Provides Shelter With Tent Donation to YSS
      West Virginia Community Can Discover Recovery in a Judgement Free Zone
      Clean Your Medicine Cabinet: DEA’s National Rx Take Back Day
      Youth Services System Recognizes Safe Place Partners
      2021 Black History Month / Past & Present Board Member Tributes
      YSS, Local Agencies Bridge Gap in Homeless Shelter Service
      YSS Youth Mentoring Network Celebrates Mentors, Seeks Volunteers
      Local Musicians Will Entertain for YSS Virtual Wheeling SleepOut
      Abraham & Co. Premier Sponsors of Home for the Holidays-Wheeling SleepOut 2020
      Home for the Holidays-Wheeling SleepOut 2020 Window Display Contest Underway
      Youth Services System Seeks Support for 12th Annual Winter Freeze Shelter
      10th annual Wheeling SleepOut Builds Community Support for Youth Facing Homelessness
      YSS Joins Agencies Providing Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services in Wetzel County
      Op-Ed: Working Toward Ending Stigma of Homelessness
      Williams Energy Volunteers Spruce Up YSS on United Way Day of Caring
      Rally, Virtual Service to Mark 2020 WV Days of Hope
      Virtual Good Samaritan Dinner Tickets Available Through Sept. 10
      WTRF, EM Media create 30-second PSA for Youth Services System
      Dobkin Is YSS Board Chair; Ashmore, Morrison Join Ranks
      Youth Services System Announces Chris Figaretti and Vineyard Church as 2020 Good Samaritans
      Youth Services System to Distribute School Supplies Despite Canceling Celebrate Youth Festival
      Youth Mentoring Network Seeks Volunteers
      Bombas Ships 2,000 Pairs of Socks to Wheeling
      Campers and Friends Raise $25,000 for Neighbors in Need
      Discover Recovery in a Virtual, Judgment-Free Zone
      YSS Cancels Celebrate Youth Festival
      Campout for a Cause: New YSS Fundraising Event Focuses on Stay-at-home Fun for Families
      Donors Support YSS Giving Tuesday Now, Respond to Needs of Families Facing Homelessness During COVID-19
      YSS GivingTuesdayNow 2020: Help Us Help Families
      YSS Recognizes Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day in West Virginia
      YSS School Mental Health Coordinators Creatively Meet Needs During COVID-19 Crisis
      YSS Pop-up Virtual Conference Tackles Challenges Facing At-risk Youth
      Youth Services System Announces Agency Response to COVID-19
      John Moses appeals for help during COVID-19 crisis: 'You name it, they come to our door'
      YSS Seeks Safe Solutions as Winter Freeze Shelter Comes to a Close
      YSS Recovery Houses to Hold Fundraising Dinner March 15 - Takeouts encouraged
      Wheeling Mayor Recognizes Youth Services System in State of the City Address
      YSS Emeritus Board Meets at Generations
      Women’s Giving Circle Continues Support of YSS Transitional Living Program With $13,000 Grant
      YSS Youth Mentoring Network Celebrates ‘Thank Your Mentor’ Day
      WCDS Second-graders Learn and Serve at Winter Freeze Shelter on MLK Day
      St. Matthew's Donates to YSS Lazarus House/Mary & Martha House
      Generations Restaurant Donates Breakfast Proceeds to YSS Winter Freeze Shelter
      New Blog Post: Behind the Scenes at YSS
      AEP Mitchell Plant Donates Sleigh Full of Christmas Toys to Children
      Ugly Server Contest in Full Swing at Ye Olde Alpha
      St. John’s Enters Management Agreement With Youth Services System
      Pancake Breakfast Features Popular Cold-Weather Characters
      Youth Services System Earns Three-Year Accreditation
      9th Annual YSS Wheeling SleepOut Raises More Than $65,000
      Wheeling Mayor Proclaims Nov. 8 as Wheeling SleepOut Day
      YSS Opens Winter Freeze Shelter One Month Early for Women
      Kids Helping Kids: Youngsters Set Up Roadside Hot Cocoa Stand for Wheeling SleepOut
        YSS Wheeling SleepOut Art Installation Calls Attention to Local Youth Homelessness 
      YSS Program Seeks Mentors for Local Kids
      YSS Program Seeks Mentors for Local Kids
      Comcast Newsmakers: Betsy Bethel-McFarland Shares How YSS Helps Homeless Youth
      Wheeling Faith Communities Bring Hope & Light to Substance Use Disorders
      YSS Hosts Meeting to Address Needs of Homeless Women, Families in Wheeling
      Celebrate Youth Festival Brings Thousands to Wheeling Park for Free Day of Activities
      Discovery Recover Offers Ohio Valley Residents Hope
      Youth Services System Names Restaurateur Charlie Schlegel 2019 Good Samaritan
       Woodsdale Fifth-Graders Donate 30 Tents to Youth Services System Inc. Winter Freeze Shelter
      ↳ Cigna Employee Volunteers to Serve YSS Youth Mentoring Network (DOCX)
      WCDS Students Give Warm Message to Homeless on MLK Day
       Youth Mentoring Network of Youth Services System Inc. Celebrates National Mentoring Month: Mentors Inspire!
      The Good and the Ugly: Ye Olde Alpha Customers Donate $6K to YSS in Ugly Server Contest
      New Martinsville Students Give to YSS
      AEP Mitchell Plant Employees Play Santa for YSS
      Teen Girls at YSS Helinski Shelter Make Baby Blankets for Wheeling Hospital
      The Rite Aid Foundation Donates $5,000 to Youth Services System Inc. for KidCents Thanks for Giving Holiday Program
      YSS Winter Freeze Shelter Seeks Donations
      YSS Hires Two Community-minded Professionals
      Five Join Youth Services System Board
      YSS Job Fair
      This is My Brave - Auditions
      Event News
      Youth Services System to Host CampOut for a Cause
Youth Mentoring Network Interest Form
YSS welcomes new CFO (PDF)
"Days of Hope" Drug Awareness Events Announced (The Intelligencer)
"Keep Wheeling Warm Campaign 2023" tips-off for a good cause (WTRF)
Recovery Coach Training at YSS saves lives through peer support (WTRF)
Summit Addressing Local Drug Issues Set in Wheeling Next Week (The Intelligencer)
YSS and Logan's Legacy team up to hold blood drive in Wheeling (WTRF)
YSS honors 50th Anniversary with ribbon cutting ceremony (PDF)
Hayden Cook, Shelley Loy and John Moses Honored as ‘Champions of Children’ by Ohio County Family Resource Network (The Intelligencer)
'Logan's Legacy' Honored at Youth Services System Blood Drive in Wheeling (Intelligencer)
Blood drive honors young man's legacy (WTOV)
YSS offering summer jobs for teens and young adults (WTRF)
Join YSS for Prescription Take Back Day (WTOV)
Drug Take-Back Day Coming Saturday (The Intelligencer)
"We can change lives": Recovery and prevention program eager to help community (WTRF)
Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting for NEEDED Substance Use Service in New Martinsville (Tyler Star News)
3rd Annual Discover Recovery event to take place Wednesday (WTOV)
Discover Recovery Event in Wheeling Highlights Support Networks (Intelligencer)
Discover Recovery annual event at WesBanco Arena (WTRF)
CampOut For A Cause Returns Friday (Intelligencer)
Camp out with the stars for YSS (WTRF)
Youth Services System will honor group with Good Samaritan Award (WTOV)
Women's Giving Circle Named 2022 "Good Samaritan" by Youth Services System (Intelligencer)
Women's Giving Circle honored as YSS 2022 Good Samaritan (WTRF)
YSS Featured on Topper Station's
Youth Services System, Inc. CEO Retires; Successor in Place
Celebrate Youth Festival is BACK in person (WTRF)
YSS Celebrate Youth Festival Set Thursday (The Intelligencer)
Celebrate Youth Festival Returns In-Person on August 4 at Wheeling Park (Weelunk)
YSS Celebrate Youth Festival drew 1,000 kids and parents (WTRF)
More Than 1,000 Children Attend YSS Celebrate Youth Festival in Wheeling (The Intelligencer)
YSS Summer 2022 Newsletter
Marshall County honors Black Balloon Day to bring awareness to drug overdoses (WTRF)
YSS Winter Freeze Shelter Searching for New Location (Lede News)
West Virginia Days of Hope around the corner (WTOV)
YSS honors the Women's Giving Circle at Good Samaritan Tribute Dinner (WTRF)
Manchin and Capito announce $7.9 million for 7 West Virginia Housing, Health Services and Research Programs (WOAY)
Wheeling SleepOut 2022 shows that everyone deserves a Happily Ever After (WTRF)
Youth Services System Hosts 12th Annual Wheeling SleepOut (WTRF)
YSS SleepOut Teams Enjoy Mild Evening (The Intelligencer)
Keep Wheeling Warm Campaign Kicks Off (The Intelligencer)
Track Gifts YSS With $6,336 (The Intelligencer)
Wheeling Island donates thousands to YSS through "Game Changer" funds (WTRF)
Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack donates over $6,000 to Youth Services System (WTOV)
YSS holds Celebrate Youth Festival at Wheeling Park (WTOV)
New Safe Place sites designated in Weirton (Weirton Daily Times)
Youth Services System, Inc. Introduces Four New Board Members (Lede News)
Wheeling Sleep Out 2023 (PDF)
January is National Mentoring Month! (PDF)
YSS introduces three new board members (PDF)
Youth Services System, Inc. celebrates 50 years of service (PDF)
Youth Services System, Inc. to host 17th Annual Celebrate Youth Festival (PDF)
Wheeling SleepOut 2024 (PDF)

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      Wheeling SleepOut 2022 shows that everyone deserves a "Happily Ever After" (WTRF)
      2022 Good Samaritan Tribute Video - The Women's Giving Circle
      YSS Celebrate Youth Festival drew 1,000 kids and parents (WTRF)
      2022 Celebrate Youth Festival
      Celebrate Youth Festival is BACK in person (WTRF)
      CampOut For A Cause 2022 Entertainment Stream
      Camp out with the stars for YSS this Friday (WTRF)
      Discover Recovery annual event at WesBanco Arena (WTRF)
      YSS and Logan's Legacy team up to hold blood drive in Wheeling (WTRF)
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      2021 Good Samaritan Tribute Video - Tom Burgoyne
      CampOut For A Cause 2021 Entertainment Stream
      2020 Good Samaritan Virtual Tribute
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      "We can change lives": Recovery and prevention program eager to help community (WTRF)
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      Youth Mentoring Network-- Michelle's Story
      Mentor Appreciation Dinner 2022
      Change a life, become a youth mentor (WTRF)

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      Youth Services System, Inc. CEO Retires; Successor in Place
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      Third Annual CampOut For A Cause Raises Funds for Youth & Families
      Logan's Legacy and Youth Services System To Hold Blood Drive on May 12th
      Youth Services System, Inc. Introduces Four New Board Members
      Youth Services System, Inc. celebrates 50 years of service
      YSS welcomes new CFO
      Youth Services System, Inc. Celebrates National Mentoring Month
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