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Youth Bureau

Address:

P.O. Box 6100
Hauppauge, New York 11788

(631) 853-8270 Fax: (631) 853-8271

SCOfficeofYouthServices@suffolkcountyny.gov

Our Mission

The mission of the Suffolk County Youth Bureau is to successfully meet the needs of Suffolk County Youth, under the age of 21, by ensuring effective countywide planning, thoughtful development, and efficiency in the management of resources necessary to sustain the County’s youth service system.

Vision

The Youth Bureau is a leader with an active voice and the cornerstone for youth development in Suffolk County.

Our goals are:

To be an active network of Youth Agencies
To be dedicated to the principles of positive and effective youth development
To provide training and resources to ensure quality and core competencies for youth development.

Values

All youth, 21 years old or younger, will grow up in a healthy, substance abuse free environment. Youth will be productive members of society and crime-free. They will achieve high academic status and be physically/mentally fit. Youth will be culturally sound.
Every youth should be educated and able to meet the skills required to be a member in the 21st century workforce.
Services must be provided for all youth and must be based upon assessment of particular youth needs.
Decisions made based on the assessment of particular youth needs shall be decided and designed by Suffolk County to help our youth be happy healthy members of our community.
Equity in funding ensures equal representation due to population-based funding. All agencies with diverse populations should receive equal funding.
Full community participation, as well as youth participation helps to ensure quality programming.
The safety of youth is the utmost concern of the Bureau. Youth should have safe, supervised places they can go to in times of need.
Agencies should be diverse and be able to provide a vast amount of services to youth.

Current Events

Title: Grant Opportunity through New York State

Description: Grant opportunity is open to 501(C)3 organizations.

In the 2024-2025 grant cycle, OCM and the CAB aim to support organizations serving youth, defined as individuals ages 0-24 years old, in designated priority geographies and within communities that faced harms associated with prior drug policies, disproportionate enforcement, and incarceration. In supporting youth, OCM and the CAB are accepting applications that address three specific program areas: Mental Health, Housing, and Workforce Development. The overall aim of this grants cycle is to create equitable, positive, and lasting impacts on individuals, families, and communities by investing in community-based programs offering youth focused initiatives and wraparound services. The total available funding for this grant opportunity is $5,000,000.00. Each individual grant award will total $100,000.00.

Community Reinvestment Program Grants PDF