Youth Services is part of national and local strategy to combat opioid addiction among young people: attended RX Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit
Youth Services’ Executive Director, Russell Bradbury-Carlin attend the RX Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit in Atlanta the last week in April. The summit, which began in 2012, bills itself as the event for decision makers and allied professionals working to…
Youth Services’ Summer Camp Fair held during April Gallery Walk April 5 from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Youth Services will host their Annual Summer Camp Fair on Friday, April 5, on Gallery Walk Night from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at the River Garden in downtown Brattleboro. Many summer camp providers will supply activities and entertainment for…
Make a resolution for 2019: Become a Youth Services volunteer. Learn about it April 1 from 9-noon
Youth Services is offering a Volunteer Training on Monday, April 1 from 9 am-noon at their offices in Brattleboro for community members interested in becoming more involved with the nonprofit. Volunteer opportunities range from helping on an ad hoc basis…
Course: “How to be a Successful Renter” starts January 23 afternoon at Youth Services
A course for new and prospective tenants, “How to be a Successful Renter,” will be starting January 23 at Youth Services’ Brattleboro office for renters of all ages and circumstances, the result of a collaboration between Vermont Legal Aid, Brattleboro…
David Brown voted Board Emeritus at Youth Services
David Brown, an award-winning realtor with Berkley & Veller Greenwood Country, was voted Board Emeritus at Youth Services’ October board meeting on which Brown “served with distinction” for over two decades. Only three other board members have received the board…
Suzie Wagner of VT Department of Labor joins board of Youth Services
Suzie Wagner, the Regional Manager for the Vermont Department of Labor’s Career Resource Centers in Springfield and Brattleboro, recently joined 18 other community members in serving on Youth Services’ board of directors. Through nineteen programs ranging from restorative justice, to…
Clinical Program at Youth Services Provides Substance Abuse Treatment and Counseling
In response to the opioid epidemic, Youth Services has added substance abuse treatment and counseling to its 19 other Windham County programs serving young people and families earlier this year, with appointments given at either its Bellows Falls or Brattleboro…
Executive Director shares wisdom at national ‘Youth Think Tank’
Youth Services Executive Director Contributing to National Think Tank Washington, DC—Russell Bradbury-Carlin, Youth Services’ Executive Director was invited to a think tank Sept 26-27 in Washington. DC organized by MANY, a national network that engages stakeholders across sectors to strengthen…
Workforce Development is expanding with youth-led business launch
Youth Services recently appointed Emilie Kornheiser to the position of Director of Workforce Development. In this new role Kornheiser will oversee and expand existing programs for clients and community partners. She will begin this summer by launching a youth-led screen…
Staff shares restorative justice experiences with researchers, policymakers and fellow practioners
Youth Services’ staff member Sarah Ballou, attended a conference on International Restorative Justice, “Global Unity and Healing: Building Communities with a Restorative Approach, held at the University of Vermont at the end of June. Organized by Vermont Law School, the…