DANBURY YOUTH SERVICES INC
Cause Area
Location
91 West Street Danbury, CT 06810
United States
Active Opportunities (2)
Flexible Schedule
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Danbury, CT 06810
Board Volunteer Position: DANBURY YOUTH SERVICES is looking for additional members for the Board of Directors. Members of the DYS Board of Directors are responsible for ensuring the agency upholds its mission, protects its resources, and functions in the best interest of the community. Members are expected to actively participate in organizational planning and decision-making by making sound and informed judgements and committing the time necessary to effectively contribut to and support board functions and activities. All members provide input, oversight and collaborative thinking. The Board Meetings are held via Zoom at 5pm on the fourth Monday of each month, ten months out of the year. Board members are also expected to work on a committee and serve as an ambassador of DYS byt actively going out in the community and promoting our mission, programs, events and fundraising opportunities. Please contact executivedirector@danburyyouthservices.org or call 203-748-2936 for more information about joining the DYS Board of Directors. You can also visit our website at http://www.danburyyouthservices.org/.
Date Posted: 2024-03-15
Flexible Schedule
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Danbury, CT 06810
Danbury Youth Services is seeking additional members for the Danbury Juvenile Review Board (JRB). The program, started in late 2018, is designed to offer meaningful alternatives to the criminal justice system through community-based intervention strategies. The JRB is a comprised of community members representing law-enforcement agencies, the school system, youth and family advocates, and substance abuse counselors. Youth under the age of 18 who have no prior arrests and have committed a Class A, B or C misdemeanor offenses are referred to the JRB case manager. Referrals are first filtered through the Danbury Police Department. If deemed appropriate by the Case Manager, the family is notified and given the opportunity to choose the diversion process. If the youth successfully completes the JRB program, the criminal charges are dropped and youth will not have a record. The JRB program provides local intervention which helps youth in the most direct and meaningful manner; offers supportive services such as counseling to both the youth and family; encourages young people to take responsibility for their actions; and makes recommendations that are in the best interest of each youth. Members of JRB should live in the Greater Danbury Area and should be somewhat familiar with different services that are offered for youth in the community. All members provide input and collaborative thinking on local intervention ideas for every case that is reviewed. The meetings are held bi-weekly via Zoom at 2:30pm. Please contact Andrea Capon at acapon@danburyyouthservices.org or call 203-748-2936 for more information.
Date Posted: 2024-03-15
Organization Information
Mission Statement
Our mission is to empower youth and families to build positive and fulfilling lives.
Description
Founded in 1969, Danbury Youth Services, Inc . (DYS) is a private, non-profit agency designated as the Youth Services Bureau for the City of Danbury and a licensed psychiatric clinic through the Connecticut Department of Children and Families. Our mission is to strengthen youth and families by fostering hope and teaching skills necessary to lead positive and productive lives. DYS accomplishes this mission by offering programs in the following areas: Youth & Family Counseling, Youth Employment, Restorative Justice, and Youth Development. The focus is person-centered prevention/intervention, fostering healthy relationships with youth and families, and building connections in the community. DYS turns no one away for the inability to pay.
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