Youth & Social Services
Location
David Doherty Municipal Building
6 Fairfield Boulevard
Office Hours
Mon thru Fri, 9 am - 5 pm
Contact
Tel: (203) 294-2175
Fax: (203) 294-2703
Director: Amanda Miranda
Program Coordinator: Gary Redman
Counselor: Marion Gracey
Social Services Caseworker: Kimberly Stein
Clerk: Keller Schaffer
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October is Bullying Prevention Month
October Events
- Bullying Prevention Education: Lunch & Learn Virtual Presentation - Tuesday, October 19th from 12 (noon) - 1pm Contact Youth & Social Services to register - phone: 203-294-2175 email: yss@wallingfordct.gov
- Hidden in Plain Site - What to look for and what to say...an interactive presentation for parents, educators, and other adults. October 27, 2021 at 6:00 pm - Wallingford Senior Center, 238 Washington St.
Volunteer Opportunities
Department Responsibilities
The Wallingford Department of Youth and Social Services provides programs, activities and services that promote both a positive, healthy community and develop healthy, capable young people and families. We also provide services to families in need during times of crisis. Our programs and activities include:
Assistance Programs
- Emergency Assistance
- Electrical Assistance
- Holiday for Giving Food Program
- Information and Referral Services
- Operation Fuel (energy assistance)
- On The Team (sports fee assistance)
- Thanksgiving baskets
Community-Wide Activities/Programs
- Celebrate Wallingford
- Coalition for a Better Wallingford
- Mayor's Council on Substance Abuse Prevention
- Red Ribbon Week (substance abuse edication/prevention)
- Wallingford Project Graduation Celebration (high school seniors)
Counseling/Education Programs/Services
- Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs
- Counseling Support Groups
- Information/Referral Services
- Parenting Programs
- Parent/Child Playgroups (English & Spanish)
- Youth and Family Counseling
Youth Services
- Alternative to Suspension Program
- Babysitting Course
- Diversion Program (for children under the age of 18 involved in criminal/non-criminal matters)
- Family Science Nights
- Information/Referral Services
- Parent/Child Playgroups
- Project Graduation Celebration (high school seniors)
- Safety and delinquency prevention program
- STEM Academy Programs (After-school/Science camps/Robotics)
- Summer Youth Employment Program
- Wallingford Peer Advocates
- WECARE partner (Wallingford Early Childhood Alliance, Resource & Education)
- Youth/Family Counseling
- Youth Job Bank
- Youth Presidential Student Service Awards
Note: The Town of Wallingford is not licensed with the Office of Early Childhood and is not required to do so.