SleepOut Proves How Homelessness Can Hit Home Cassie Bendel November 16, 2019 Iam a total wimp. When it came down to it, I lasted about an hour at last week’s Wheeling SleepOut for Youth Services System Inc. Thankfully, my participation was limited to that of spectator, but the experi...
YSS Wheeling SleepOut Raises More Than $65,000 Provided November 15, 2019 Despite the frigid temperatures, area residents flocked by the dozens last week to Youth Services System’s ninth annual Wheeling SleepOut to support local youth facing homelessness. It was in the 20s, b...
Wheeling SleepOut Builds Community Support for Youth Facing Homelessness Provided November 2, 2019 To help combat local youth homelessness, Youth Services System Inc. is hosting the ninth annual Wheeling SleepOut on Nov. 8-9. at the Miracle League Field at J.B. Chambers I-470 Complex. The SleepOut is an a...
YSS Wheeling SleepOut Art Installation: Calls Attention to Youth Homelessness Provided October 6, 2019 A couch, a car, a tent. To most of us, these are emblems of comfort, freedom, fun. To local youth experiencing homelessness, they are the only things keeping them from sleeping on the streets. To draw attent...
Tickets Available for YSS Good Samaritan Dinner Honoring Charlie Schlegel Provided August 6, 2019 The Youth Services System Inc. Board of Directors will host the 12th annual Good Samaritan Dinner at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16, at the Wheeling Park White Palace. Charlie Schlegel, chef/owner of Ye Olde Alpha R...
SleepOut Raises More Than $56,000 Provided November 18, 2018 The Wheeling SleepOut took place on Friday, Nov. 2, at the Miracle League Field at the J.B. Chambers Sports Complex off I-470. It raised more than $56,000 for Youth Services System Inc.’s Transitional Living Pr...
Wheeling SleepOut Gets $10,000 Jolt From AEP Provided November 1, 2018 American Electric Power presented a check for $10,000 to Youth Services System Inc. in support of the eighth annual Wheeling SleepOut, an event held to raise awareness and money to address the critical problem ...
YSS Sleepout Raises Funds for Homeless Youth Steve Novotney October 20, 2016 They sleep on couches, one after another, or they crash at night in a car that’s often hidden away in plain sight throughout the Wheeling area. They are homeless, these children, for a plethora of different ...
