Statewide Youth Services Network
Program Description
The Statewide Youth Services Network program creates a statewide network of youth programs aimed at positive youth development. Family Support Services funding allows state-level grantees to identify areas that may benefit from additional resources and target specific support to local communities to maintain a statewide network. Examples of services provided through the Statewide Youth Services Network include mentoring and youth skills development.
Service Focus
- Children and youth ages 6-17, with a focus on youth between the ages of 10-17 in communities across the state.
Map of Providers and Communities
Counties are served at the discretion of the Statewide Youth Services Network.
Measures of Success
- Children remain safe during services and within one to three years after services.
- Increasing the percentage of youth not referred to juvenile probation.
Program Data
- Program start date: 2008
- Target number of youth/families served annually, FY 2024: 2,863
- Average number of youth/families served per month, FY 2023: 1,791
- Counties are served at the discretion of the SYSN network
- Annual budget for community contracts: $1,587,500
- Total number of community grantees: 2 grantees, 59 subgrantees
- Average grantee budget: $793,750
Success Story
Big Brothers Big Sisters, El Paso County
Lucas' mother referred him to Big Brothers Big Sisters after seeing him struggle to cope after his father left. Lucas began to avoid interacting with others.
When Lucas was assigned a Big Brother, the change in him was evident. His Big Brother took him to places where he could practice his conversation skills with others, and he was able to open up to his Big Brothr about his feelings. Thanks to Lucas' Big Brother, he even started playing a sport through the YMCA so that he could have more interaction with his peers.