Youth Programs and Services

RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS SERVICES

  • Runaway Youth
  • Who Can Help?

As of January 1, 2009 the Wayne County Dept. of Aging and Youth is providing services to runaway youth.  A runaway youth is defined as a youth between the ages of 12 – 17 that refuses to stay at home for a variety of reasons.  Services that are provided include: case management, family mediation, resource referral information, educational support and advocacy.  If you are a runaway or you are a person who would like to help a runaway please call 1-800-216-5693 for assistance.

For further information about the Wayne County Runaway Program please contact Kathy McGonigal, Deputy Director for Youth at 946-5624.

Wayne County Pre-Trial Services provides short-term crisis management to assist youth in obtaining shelter, food, and clothing; crisis intervention; counseling; substance abuse prevention; and independent living skills. A homeless youth is defined as a person under the age of twenty-one who is in need of services and is without a stable and appropriate shelter where supervision and care are available.

  • 165 East Union St.
  • Newark, NY 14513
  • 315-331-0897
  • TOLL FREE - 888-231-9650