Third Annual CampOut For A Cause Raises Funds For Youth and FamiliesProvided May 30, 2022Youth Services System, Inc.’s (YSS) third annual CampOut For A Cause (COFAC) virtual fundraiser will culminate with an entertainment stream...
Wheeling SleepOut Builds Awareness and Brighter Futures for Youth Facing HomelessnessProvided October 6, 2021The 2021 Wheeling SleepOut to prevent youth homelessness and help build brighter futures for youth will take place Nov. 5...
10th Annual Wheeling SleepOut to Build Community Support for Youth Facing HomelessnessProvided October 29, 2020WHEELING, W.Va. — While many older teens are worrying about online classes, COVID and college applications, some are wondering whether...
Rally, Virtual Service to Mark 2020 WV Days of HopeProvided September 18, 2020WHEELING, W.Va. — With the theme “You Can Touch a Life,” the 2020 West Virginia Days of Hope will take...
Men of Change Help 400 Students with Back-to-School Giveaway.Weelunk Staff September 10, 2020As children from across the Ohio Valley head back to the classroom, Men of Change hosted a drive-thru school supplies...
HOPE for the Homeless — Street Medicine Team Cares for Wheeling’s Most VulnerableEllen Brafford McCroskey October 3, 2018Imagine that you’ve just had your leg amputated. It’s an emotionally devastating and life-altering event that will change the way...
Celebrate Youth 2018 a Resounding SuccessDaniel Dorsch August 3, 2018Worth the wait A cloudy morning did nothing to deter the hundreds of youngsters who waited patiently in line for...
Families Invited to Celebrate Youth at Wheeling ParkProvided July 30, 2018Celebrate Youth — a family tradition that began in 2008 — this year is set for 10 a.m. to 4...
Oglebay’s Access to the Parks Program Provides Opportunities for TogethernessLaura Jackson Roberts July 4, 2018When we think back to our own childhoods in the Ohio Valley, we likely find our memories are inextricably intertwined...
Challenge Wheeling Scavenger Race to Start With a BangProvided June 4, 2018If you are in downtown Wheeling on the morning of Saturday, June 16, you may hear what you think is...
Escape to a New Activity to Benefit YSSDaniel Dorsch May 9, 2018Adventure awaits The waves roar as the deck heaves and rocks underfoot, and you struggle to concentrate on the puzzle...
Summer FEST to Benefit Homeless TeensPhyllis Sigal April 29, 2018One in 30 adolescents, aged 13-17, experiences one form of homelessness unaccompanied by a parent or guardian over a course...
The Zieggy Tribe Loves Its NeighborsPhyllis Sigal April 3, 2018Cold treats, warm hearts. That easily could define the “Zieggy Tribe” — honored with this year’s Youth Services System Inc.’s...
McCamic Named Good SamaritanJeremy Morris August 17, 2017Youth Services System’s Board of Directors holds the Good Samaritan Dinner each year to recognize the accomplishments of someone who...
Anonymous Donation Improves Homeless HealthcareSteve Novotney February 24, 2017For 10 years they have ventured out to hillsides, creek shores, and abandoned buildings to find the homeless in the...
‘Those People’ Have Christmas, TooSteve Novotney December 24, 2016THEM. Those people. Most don’t want to see them and don’t want to know about them so they can continue...
