Youth Services System, Inc.

06/08/2026

With schools wrapped up for the summer, let's take a moment to highlight the Second Step curriculum that Brooke County Schools implemented in every classroom this past year! 🏫

Second Step helps students build important social-emotional skills, strengthen relationships, and develop healthy ways to navigate challenges both in and out of the classroom.

Special thanks to YSS's Ashley Flaherty, Expanded School Mental Health Coordinator for Brooke Middle School, and the West Virginia Department of Human Services’ Bureau for Behavioral Health for supporting this grant-funded Expanded School Mental Health initiative.

Learn more on the West Virginia Expanded School Mental Health website: https://wvesmh.org/brooke-middle-benefits-from-second-step/

06/04/2026

Please join us in welcoming Steven Bieniek and Jonathan Turak to the YSS Board of Directors! 🎉

Steven currently serves as Business Manager for Ohio County Schools and earned his CPA license within his first year with the district. His financial expertise and commitment to public service help support students and schools throughout Ohio County.

Jonathan spent his career practicing law, joining Gold, Khourey & Turak as an associate in 1981 and becoming a partner in 1984. He is now retired after decades of service to the legal profession in the Ohio Valley and remains active in the community.

We are grateful to add Steven and Jonathan's expertise, leadership, and energy to our Board.

YSS is supported by a dedicated volunteer Board of Directors whose members generously share their time, knowledge, and passion to help guide our organization and advance our mission of providing prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery services for youth and families across the Ohio Valley.

06/03/2026

Mark your calendar for this resource fair next week! 🗓️

Stop by June 11! We’d love to see you there. Free and open to the public. Also great for anyone working with children and families to learn about programs right here in Ohio County.

06/02/2026

Wheeling, WV City Government is opening its public pools this week! 👀 And more than 20 packs of swim diapers are headed their way to help families make the most of summer.

The City has continually supported creating welcoming spaces for children and families, and we're proud to continue our long-term community partnership by helping make pool visits a little easier for local families.

Here's to a safe, sunny and splash-filled summer in Wheeling! ☀️💦

06/01/2026

With school being out and the kids at home, don't skip your recovery meetings.
On Sunday, June 7th, Youth Services System, Inc. will have prevention activities for the kids during the 7pm meeting. The only requirement is that you have the desire to work on your recovery. You are not alone!

06/01/2026

YSS is happy to share that 25 kids in our care are reaching a graduation milestone this year! 🎓

We are so proud of our graduates and all they have achieved. It takes courage and hard work to keep moving forward, and each of these young people has so much to celebrate.

It is an honor to care for them and share in these cherished life moments alongside them. We can't wait to see what comes next for each and every one of them.

Join us in celebrating the Class of 2026! 🎉

05/31/2026

In closing of Mental Health Awareness Month, we wanted to spotlight a colorful mural project from Prevention North Region 1 highlighting the voices of local youth!

Each coalition in the region was tasked with recruiting and creating a mental health mural featuring quotes from youth responding to a mental health prompt.

Participating coalitions included the Wetzel County Advocates Toward Community Hope, RISE Prevention Coalition in Marshall County and the Community Impact Coalition in Ohio County. Thank you to everyone who helped bring these murals to life and create spaces that encourage support and awareness surrounding mental health!

05/29/2026

The sun is shining and the flowers are blooming! ☀️

Our Program Managers at Samaritan House and Helinski Shelter spent time planting flowers alongside residents as we get ready for summer. Safe to say we’ve got a few green thumbs around here! 🌱

05/28/2026

We’re incredibly honored to share that Youth Services System, Inc. is launching West Virginia’s first transitional living recovery program for young adults ages 18-24 at the McCrary Center in Wheeling.

Thank you to our staff who put endless hours into pioneering this project and the community partners who help bring this vision to life.

Thank you to the West Virginia Bureau for Behavioral Health and the West Virginia Alliance of Recovery Residences for supporting this important work in our mountain state.

Our Community Services Supervisor Leanne Meyer said it best: “West Virginia is ready for recovery and ready to support young adults in their transition to sober living.”

Read more from The Intelligencer:

Youth Services System will now offer a recovery track for young adults, the first transitional living recovery program for people that age in West Virginia, YSS announced Thursday. Through a one-time grant from the West Virginia Bureau of Behavioral Health, the program, to be housed at the McCrary C...

05/26/2026

YSS wants YOU 🫵

Youth Opportunities Unlimited (YOU) helps young adults ages 16–24 take the next step toward toward employment, education, or career training. Only 8 spots remain available!

We are currently focused on supporting young people who are not in school and may be facing challenges such as:
▪ Leaving school before graduation
▪ Parenting or expecting a child
▪ Housing instability or homelessness
▪ Involvement with the justice system
▪ A disability or other barriers

Participants in the YOU program may receive paid job opportunities, career training, and ongoing mentorship and support.

Contact Program Manager Von Williams with questions or to see if you may be eligible at [email protected].