Youth Services Commission

Contact

Barbara Ziobro, Youth Services Commission Administrator
Email: bziobro@ucnj.org
Phone: 908-558-2381
Fax: 908-527-4212
Address: 10 Elizabethtown Plaza, 4th Floor Elizabeth, NJ 07207

2023 General Meeting Calendar

Union County Youth Services Commission will schedule seven general meetings for the calendar year 2023. Meetings will be held virtually via GO TO MEETING app, meetings will take place on the first Tuesday of each month at 3:30 PM, unless otherwise noted.

We look forward to your participation in making this a productive year. If we can be of assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Please note – we have switched to the Zoom platform for meetings.

December 5th Zoom information coming soon

Dates of Meetings

  • January 24, 2023
    • Virtual Via Go To Meeting
    • Happy New Year!
  • February 2023
    • No Meeting
  • March 7, 2023
    • Virtual Via Go To Meeting.
  • April 2023
    • No Meeting
  • May 2, 2023
    • Virtual Via Go To Meeting
  • June 2023
    • No Meeting
    • Enjoy your summer!
  • July 11, 2023
    • Virtual Via Go To Meeting
  • August 2023
    • No Meeting
  • September 12, 2023
    • Virtual Via Go To Meeting
  • October 3, 2023
    • Virtual Via Go To Meeting
  • November 2023
    • No Meeting
  • December 5, 2023
    • Virtual Via Go To Meeting
    • Happy Holidays!

Dates are subject to change without notice

2024 General Meeting Calendar

Union County Youth Services Commission will schedule six general meetings for the calendar year 2024. Meetings will be held virtually via ZOOM app and also In-Person. Meetings will take place on the first Tuesday of each month at 3:30 PM, unless otherwise noted. We look forward to your participation in making this a productive year. If we can be of assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us.

All in person meetings will take place in the Administration Bldg. 4th fl. large conference room.

For all 2024 Virtual Meetings we will be using the same zoom meeting information:

Dates

  • January 9, 2023
    • Virtual Via Zoom
    • Happy New Year!
  • February 6, 2023
    • No Meeting
  • March 5, 2023
    • In-Person
  • April 2023
    • No Meeting
  • May 7, 2023
    • Virtual Via Zoom
  • June 2023
    • No Meeting
    • Enjoy your summer!
  • July 9, 2023
    • In-Person
  • August 2023
    • No Meeting
  • September 10, 2023
    • Virtual Via Zoom
  • October, 2023
    • No Meeting
  • November 5, 2023
    • In-Person
  • December, 2023
    • No Meeting
    • Happy Holidays!

Dates are subject to change without notice

About

The Union County Youth Services Commission (YSC) is a state-mandated committee represented by state and local juvenile justice stakeholders that plan, monitor and implement programs and services to at-risk youth and those youth involved in the juvenile justice system.

YSC meets monthly to review local service provider outcomes, distribute information on upcoming events and plan initiatives in response to identified gaps in meeting Union County’s Continuum of Care objectives.

Resource Guide

Goals
  • Better outcomes for clients and communities through collaboration, integration and shared responsibility.
  • Reduce delinquency and antisocial behaviors resulting in youth incarceration and recidivism.
Juvenile Justice Commission Points Of Intervention Definitions

Each of the programs in the Union County Youth Services Commission Continuum of Care has a specific goal.

Prevention To prevent youth from engaging in anti-social and delinquent behavior and from taking part in other problem behaviors that are pathways to delinquency.

Diversion To provide services and/or informal sanctions to youth who have begun to engage in anti-social and low level delinquent behavior in an effort to prevent youth from continuing on a delinquent pathway.

Detention/Detention Alternative To ensure youth’s presence at court hearings and to provide short term (45-60 days) supervision sufficient to safely maintain appropriate youth in the community while awaiting the final disposition of their case.

Disposition To provide the court with a range of options that match the supervision and service needs of youth in their communities to reduce recidivism.

Reentry To provide youth transitioning from JJC residential programs and youth returning from secure facilities with additional support for successful reintegration into their communities to reduce recidivism.

Services

Prevention
Performing Arts Program
Mentoring & Youth Development Program
Union County School Based Services
Union County Community Drop In Centers

Diversion
Family Crisis Mediation And Program Services Linkage
Life Skills Coaching & Mentoring

Detention/Detention Alternative
Electronic Monitoring (Em) Program
Electronic Monitoring Case Management Program

Disposition
Substance Abuse Treatment
Early Intervention & Sexual Offender Treatment
Individual & Family Counseling

Disposition & Reentry
High School Equivalency Preparation & Tutoring

Reentry
Reentry Mentoring

Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative
Family Engagement Program
Speaker Series for Probationers

Resources

Youth and Family Resource Directory

Substance Abuse Resources for Adolescents Guide

Station House Adjustment Options for At-Risk Youth

LGBTQ Resources

FCIU Pocket Guide for Law Enforcement