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
Staff
Director: Amanda Miranda
Program Coordinator: Gary Redman
Counselor: Marion Gracey
Drug and Alcohol Counselor: Maria Quiles
(bi-lingual: english/spanish)
Social Services Caseworker: Kimberly Stein
Intervention Coordinator: Talisha Jones
Clerk: Keller Schaffer
What is YSS and What Do We Do? Click Here
Upcoming Events:
- Youth Stress Support Group - Event Flyer (English and Spanish)
- Offering a variety of stress management and coping strategies for Middle School Students
- 6th, 7th and 8th grade
- Wednesdays, March 6th, March 13th & March 27th
from 4:00pm - 5:00pm
@ the Spanish Community of Wallingford (SCOW), 284 Washington Street - Contact SCOW (203)265-5866 or Youth and Social Services (203)294-2175 for more information.
- Please register by emailing youthservices@wallingfordct.gov (walk-ins are welcome).
- madd: Mother's Against Drunk Driving: Power of Parents Programs
- Parents of Middle School Students - Event Flyer
- March 26, 2024
- Time: 5:30pm - 6:30pm
- Location: DAG Middle School, 106 Pond Hill Road
- This program empowers parents to have ongoing, intentional conversations about the dangers and consequences of underage drinking and marijuana use. Also, learn about additional resources and support here within Wallingford's Youth and Social Services.
- Any questions, please contact Youth and Social Services at (203)294-2175 or email yss@wallingfordct.gov
- Parents of Middle School Students - Event Flyer
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 and individuals in need during times of crisis. Our programs and activities include:
Assistance Programs
- Emergency Assistance
- Energy Assistance
- Information and Referral Services
- Operation Fuel
- Thanksgiving Assistance
- Youth Program and Sports Scholarship Program
Community-Wide Activities/Programs
- Celebrate Wallingford
- Coalition for a Better Wallingford
- Holiday For Giving Program
- Mayor's Council on Substance Abuse Prevention
- Red Ribbon Week (substance abuse education and prevention)
- Wallingford Project Graduation Celebration (high school seniors)
Counseling/Education Programs/Services
- Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs
- Child Car Seat Restraint Systems Inspections
Available on Fridays by appointment only @ Youth & Social Services - Click here for more details. - 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)
- Information/Referral Services
- Parent/Child Playgroups
- Project Graduation Celebration (high school seniors)
- Safety and delinquency prevention program
- Summer Youth Employment Program
- Wallingford Youth Fire Prevention and Intervention Program
- Wallingford Youth Leadership Program
- 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.
Resources - Resource Directory for Residents of the Town of Wallingford
- Domestic Violence Resources
- Energy Assistance Resources
- New Opportunities of Greater Meriden
- Energy Assistance Appointments - Call to schedule your appointment today!
- Energy Assistance and Weatherization - Apply Today!
- Necesita Ayuda Con Su Calefaccion? - Interesado, Llame New Opportunities!
- New Opportunities of Greater Meriden
- Food Pantry/Soup Kitchen Resources
- CT Food Share Mobile Pantry ~ located at the corner of Center St. and Miller St. (165 Miller St. Meriden)
- Emergency Food Pantry - Diaper Bank ~ New Opportunities of Greater Meriden (55 West Main St. Meriden) Serving Residents of Meriden, Wallingford, Berlin, and Southington
- GLOW - Gleanings Lovingly Offered in Wallingford ~ "The Rock Church" (26 Parker Farms Rd. Wallingford)
- Free Food Every Friday - Flyer
- Comida Gratis Cada Viernes - folleto en español
- List of Wallingford/Meriden Food Pantries and Soup Kitchens, issued October 2022
- MMW CAN HUB ~ Meriden, Middlesex, and Wallingford CAN HUB (55 West Main St. Meriden)
Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness
- Updates to MMW CAN HUB programs, December 2022
- Urgent Crisis Center - Urgent response for children's mental health crises.
• Thoughts of suicide or self-injury
• Feelings of depression, anxiety, or hopelessness
• Out-of-control behaviors
• Substance misuse
• Any mental health crisis