Third Annual CampOut For A Cause Raises Funds For Youth and Families Provided May 30, 2022 Youth Services System, Inc.’s (YSS) third annual CampOut For A Cause (COFAC) virtual fundraiser will culminate with an entertainment stream across social media at 6 p.m. on Friday, June 3. Community...
Wheeling SleepOut Builds Awareness and Brighter Futures for Youth Facing Homelessness Provided October 6, 2021 The 2021 Wheeling SleepOut to prevent youth homelessness and help build brighter futures for youth will take place Nov. 5 at the J.B. Chambers I-470 Complex. Youth Services System (YSS) started the...
10th Annual Wheeling SleepOut to Build Community Support for Youth Facing Homelessness Provided October 29, 2020 WHEELING, W.Va. — While many older teens are worrying about online classes, COVID and college applications, some are wondering whether they’ll have a roof over their heads tonight. In one year, a...
Rally, Virtual Service to Mark 2020 WV Days of Hope Provided September 18, 2020 WHEELING, W.Va. — With the theme “You Can Touch a Life,” the 2020 West Virginia Days of Hope will take place Friday through Sunday with a virtual service on Sunday and in-person rallies at 10:30 a.m...
Men of Change Help 400 Students with Back-to-School Giveaway. Weelunk Staff September 10, 2020 As children from across the Ohio Valley head back to the classroom, Men of Change hosted a drive-thru school supplies giveaway in Wheeling to help families in need of extra assistance. Men of Change, a group of...
HOPE for the Homeless — Street Medicine Team Cares for Wheeling’s Most Vulnerable Ellen Brafford McCroskey October 3, 2018 1 Imagine that you’ve just had your leg amputated. It’s an emotionally devastating and life-altering event that will change the way you go about your daily routine. Staying mobile, performing simple self-care and...
Celebrate Youth 2018 a Resounding Success Daniel Dorsch August 3, 2018 Worth the wait A cloudy morning did nothing to deter the hundreds of youngsters who waited patiently in line for their chance to enjoy the 11th annual Celebrate Youth Festival hosted by the Youth Services Sy...
Families Invited to Celebrate Youth at Wheeling Park Provided July 30, 2018 Celebrate Youth — a family tradition that began in 2008 — this year is set for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 2. Wheeling Park will be hosting Youth Services System's 11th annual Celebrate Youth event, a f...
Oglebay’s Access to the Parks Program Provides Opportunities for Togetherness Laura Jackson Roberts July 4, 2018 When we think back to our own childhoods in the Ohio Valley, we likely find our memories are inextricably intertwined with the green hills of Oglebay Park. There are many storied traditions. Some families spend...
Challenge Wheeling Scavenger Race to Start With a Bang Provided June 4, 2018 If you are in downtown Wheeling on the morning of Saturday, June 16, you may hear what you think is a cannon blast. And you'd be right. On June 16, Challenge Wheeling racing teams will take off to find Wheel...
Escape to a New Activity to Benefit YSS Daniel Dorsch May 9, 2018 Adventure awaits The waves roar as the deck heaves and rocks underfoot, and you struggle to concentrate on the puzzle before you. Your captain, the great Blackbeard, has been captured. He and his crew face t...
Summer FEST to Benefit Homeless Teens Phyllis Sigal April 29, 2018 One in 30 adolescents, aged 13-17, experiences one form of homelessness unaccompanied by a parent or guardian over a course of a year. That fact, from a new study from Chapin Hall, a research center at the U...
The Zieggy Tribe Loves Its Neighbors Phyllis Sigal April 3, 2018 Cold treats, warm hearts. That easily could define the "Zieggy Tribe" — honored with this year's Youth Services System Inc.'s Good Samaritan Award. Inspired by the parable of The Good Samaritan (Luke 10:2...
McCamic Named Good Samaritan Jeremy Morris August 17, 2017 Youth Services System’s Board of Directors holds the Good Samaritan Dinner each year to recognize the accomplishments of someone who exemplified the example described in the parable. In answering the question o...
Anonymous Donation Improves Homeless Healthcare Steve Novotney February 24, 2017 For 10 years they have ventured out to hillsides, creek shores, and abandoned buildings to find the homeless in the Wheeling area to offer medical assistance, but thanks to a generous recent donation, Dr. Willi...
‘Those People’ Have Christmas, Too Steve Novotney December 24, 2016 1 THEM. Those people. Most don’t want to see them and don’t want to know about them so they can continue denying they exist. Even on Christmas. But those “them” people are present here in the Wheeling ar...
