Local youths have a place at the Southampton Town Youth Bureau.
See below some of what they have to offer!
Community Service Credits for some programs.
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The youth bureau provides positive youth development and early intervention services that support young people in achieving their potential at school, work, and beyond. Together with other town departments, schools, and community participants, they offer teens the chance to:
- Develop life, job, and social skills.
- Receive counseling and support services from qualified social work staff.
- Take advantage of 2 youth centers, 5 days per week.
- Participate in trips, programs, and activities locally and throughout the region after school and on weekends.
- Be involved in their community through the Youth Board, Youth Court, and Youth Advisory Committee.
Programs & Services
Broader Horizons
Preparing Our Youth for the Future:
Broader Horizons is a paid summer internship program for youth ages 14 and 17 with little or no job experience. Interns who qualify work twenty hours a week for six weeks in various town departments, community agencies, or local businesses.
Students participate in a fifteen-hour job readiness and basic skills training where they learn financial literacy, job expectations, and employment skills. Job assignments are based on the intern’s area of interest and proximity to work sites. Due to a limited number of available positions, admission to the program is competitive and based on maturity, submission date, and town residency.
Town and Civil Service Application and Broader Horizons Application
For more information, call 631-702-2421 or email tkolsin@southamptontownny.gov .
Community Collaborations
The Youth Bureau supports several community collaborations, such as:
DUNE (Drug Use Never Empowers)
East End Partnership for Youth
Riverhead CAP Coalition -
Non-profit community-based organization that provides drug and alcohol prevention, counseling, and community coalition services in the Riverhead Central School District and community.
Safe in Sag Harbor
A coalition of parents, educators, representatives of law enforcement, students, members of the business community, local media, community organizations, and others gathering together to show local youth all the fun and exciting things there are to do in our incredible community without the use of alcohol and drugs.
Southampton Youth Board
Meetings
- 6:30 p.m.
- First Wednesday of each month, except July and August
- Town Hall, Lower-Level Meeting Room
116 Hampton Road
Southampton, NY 11968
Members
Public members to be announced for 2023
- Jaimie Bowden - Community Organization Specialist
- Staff Member, Parks & Recreation Dept.
- P.O. Eric Plum, Southampton Police Dept.
- Director, Southampton,Youth Bureau
About the Youth Board
The purpose of the Youth Board is to advise the Town Board of measures that will assist in coordinating the work of public and private agencies, religious and social institutions for the promotion of the moral, physical, mental and social well-being of the youth of the Town, and for the prevention of delinquency and youth crime by supporting services that strengthen family life and enable all youth to attain their fullest potential.
In its capacity as advisors to the Town Board, the Youth Board should carry out the following program functions:
- Delinquency Prevention
- Promoting Interagency Collaboration
- Identifying alternative funding sources
- Program Planning
- Needs Assessment
- Community Education
- Annual Report to the Town Board
Expected contributions of Youth Board members are:
- Attendance at all Youth Board meetings, held 8 times a year
- Review of informational materials supplied relating to Youth Board business
- Attend 2 Youth Bureau activities per year
- Participate in reporting on Youth Board/Youth Bureau priority issues to the Town Board or liaison
- Act as an advocate on youth and family issues with all elected officials and local institutions that serve youth
Removal of Youth Board members occurs at the request of a member to resign, or when a member has missed 3 or more consecutive meetings without advising the Youth Bureau Director of the intended absence.
Board Member Application
Youth Advisory Committee (YAC)
This local group of middle & high school youth assists in planning Youth Bureau programs and events and participates in community service projects. Meetings are held every other Tuesday from 6:30 pm – 8:00pm at the Hampton Bays Community Center. Some meetings are held virtually.
Youth Court
Youth Court is a national program in which youth offenders are sentenced by their peers for minor offenses or problem behaviors. In Youth Court, youth volunteers are responsible for conducting an actual court case. They act as judge, prosecuting attorneys, defending attorneys, jury, and other positions in a courtroom. At the end of a hearing, the jury decides on an appropriate sentence for the offender.
View the brochure (PDF) if you are interested in joining Youth Court.
Youth and Family Counseling and Support:
https://www.southamptontownny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/22432/Counseling-Flyer-Southampton-Youth-Bureau
Youth & Government
The Town of Southampton Youth Bureau’s “Youth and Government” program. The Alliance of NYS YMCAs sponsors youth & Government and is a national program that involves teens in state-organized, model-government programs. In grades 9 - 12, students can practice experiential civic engagement and learn about the democratic process. Youth will discuss and debate issues that affect citizens of New York State and will get a chance to attend the state conference with youth from across New York.
- The Southampton Youth Bureau’s Youth & Government program is held on Wednesdays from October to April. For more information, please call (631) 702-2425 or Councilman Tommy John Schiavoni at (631) 287-5745.
- Youth and Government Flyer and Registration Form 2023 - 2024
