The Westchester County Youth Bureau (WCYB) deploys financial, technical, and relevant resources that promote the social, emotional, physical, psychological, and educational well-being of young people throughout Westchester County, New York.
The Youth Bureau has compiled a series of videos featuring its virtual Town Hall events addressing issues affecting youth and families during COVID-19. We hope the information shared in these videos serves as a valuable resource for youth, families, youth allies, school personnel and youth development program staff. The Youth Bureau will add to the video playlist as more events are recorded. Be sure to bookmark this page.
To reveal the complete Youth Bureau Playlist integrated in the video player, use the menu - three bars with an arrow - located in the upper right corner of the video player. Select just one video to watch or watch all three.
WCYB is committed to offering Professional Development opportunities to support our funded youth development programs. All workshops are offered locally in Westchester County and are offered at no cost to participants. Upcoming offerings are listed below.
For more information on professional development opportunities, or to request a training topic, contact the Youth Bureau.
Frontline and Direct Care Staff
Adolescent Development
Creating Youth Leaders in Your Agency
Cultural Competency
Current Youth Trends
Elements of Successful Youth Programs
Measuring Program Efficacy & Tracking Outcomes
Mindfulness and Trauma Informed Care Practices
Runaway and Homeless Youth
Tips for Working with Resistant Youth
WCYB Web Based Reporting System Training
Working with LGBTQ Youth
Working with Newly Immigrated Families
Youth and Technology
Administrative and Management
Elements of Successful Youth Programs
Grant Seeking
Grant Writing
Measuring Program Efficacy & Tracking Outcomes
WCYB Fiscal Procedures/Claims
WCYB Web Based Reporting System Training
The Westchester County Youth Bureau is excited to launch the WCYB Youth Services Map. This online tool provides a comprehensive listing of youth programs funded by the Westchester County Youth Bureau and presents them geographically on a map.
The application, created in conjunction with Westchester County Geographical Information Systems, makes it easier to visibly locate youth development programs and services throughout the county. It also offers additional functionality including links to websites, public transportation routes, spatial analysis, and identifies legislative districts.
The Youth Board is an advisory board to the County Executive, George Latimer, which is comprised of a diverse group of stakeholders whose interest is to support opportunities that respond to the needs and problems of children, youth, and families. The County Executive appoints citizens to the Youth Board who have the ability and the willingness to make recommendations to the executive, administrative, and other legislative bodies with respect to the solution of youth problems, the enactment of youth programs, and the promotion of positive youth development principles. The Board works in partnership with the Executive Director of the Youth Bureau to address the enumerated priority areas of youth services that are essential to an effective countywide children and family planning process.
The Board is guided by the Westchester County Charter, which describes a geographic methodology for selecting board members. The Board is comprised of no more than 25 members. It is expected that an average of three to four hours per month be dedicated to the board activities. Activities of the board include but are not limited to the following:
- Attendance at the monthly Youth Board meetings to be held on the fourth Tuesday of each month from 6-7pm at 148 Martine Avenue (9th floor of the main county office building)
- Advocacy for services which address local youth problems and needs
- Encouragement of closer cooperation between public, private, and non-profit sectors, along with the faith based community and voluntary agencies
- Assistance in fact gathering for Needs Assessments and the development of reports which will inform priorities for the County Executive, the Youth Bureau, and the New York State Office of Children and Family Services
- Review and analysis of grant applications from various organizations
- Support to the Youth Bureau in seeking outside sources of revenue to provide positive youth development services through the review and analysis of state, federal or county government grants as well as private opportunities
- Collaboration with the Executive Director and youth-focused non-profits, to establish criteria for allocation of funds to youth programs
- Collaboration with employers and businesses to stimulate employment for youth
- Monitoring and Assessment in the form of site visits of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Shelter and 120+ positive youth development programs that receive funding through the Westchester County Youth Bureau
- Technical Assistance on special projects