Tri-CYA 'Sew'-tacular 2010 - Huntington Youth Bureau

Special Town-wide Projects and Programs
Huntington Youth Bureau Youth Development Research Institute, Inc. • www.hybydri.org
The following are components of HYBYDRI. All projects are available to all youth and families within the
Town of Huntington.
Huntington Drug & Alcohol (271-3591) provides confidential treatment, crisis intervention and referrals for
those with substance abuse problems and Education and Prevention programs in schools and the community.
Project Excel (271-5499) is a comprehensive youth development program, offering GED and SAT preparation; job counseling,
development and placement; entrepreneurship; community services; and art programs for all youth. Project
Excel develops skills, talents and self-discipline to help youth extend themselves to others through their talents and
insights.
Project Sanctuary (271-2183) serves homeless and runaway youth—and those in danger of becoming
homeless or runaway—by providing counseling, crisis intervention, emergency shelter, street outreach
and prevention services to youth and their families.
Youth Court (271-5547) trains teens to dispense justice to their peers—in real court. Volunteer youth perform
roles of prosecuting and defending attorney, judge, bailiff and jury.
Hotline (549-8700) This T.D.D./T.T.Y. equipped, 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week Hotline allows
Huntington youth and their families to access services when in crisis.
General Youth Programs
Programs and activities of the Community and Youth Agencies (CYAs) are designed and
delivered as part of a comprehensive plan that responds to the needs of youth and their
families. They include:
Youth Development. At the core of the Huntington Youth Bureau system Youth Development builds resiliencies against fac-
tors that put youth at risk for such behaviors as using drugs or alcohol, becoming truant, dropping out, running away,
joining gangs, acting violently or destructively, becoming pregnant, contracting HIV, etc. Youth Development encourages
youth to identify and use their strengths in order to enhance their capacity to make positive choices and take responsible
actions concerning themselves, their families, their community and society as a whole. In every CYA, youth help design and
carry out programs, help their peers, volunteer for community services and serve as Board members. Examples can be seen
in the Grandfriends, Natural Helpers, and in such CYA programs as Peer Listeners, Youth Council, International Cooking and
Step Team.
Special Prevention. These programs target youth who and have been identified as at-risk by the school, their parents or agen-
cy staff. Programs include Anti-Bullying, Stress Management, and Conflict Resolution.
Community Services. These activities organize youth, their families and the community in the processes of
changing or developing service structures, mechanisms or linkages.
Advocacy. Whether on behalf of an individual, a family or a group, or on behalf of a cause or policy, the ultimate goal is to ena-
ble youth and families to promote and achieve their own rights, best interests and well being for themselves and by them-
selves.