Runaway Youth
As of January 1, 2009, the Wayne County Department of Aging and Youth is providing services to runaway youth. A runaway youth is defined as a youth between the ages of 12 to 17 that refuses to stay at home for a variety of reasons. Services that are provided include:
- Advocacy
- Case management
- Educational support
- Family mediation
- Resource referral information
If you are a runaway or you are a person who would like to help a runaway please call our office Monday-Friday between 8am-4:30pm at (315) 946-5624 for assistance.
After hours please call (800) 456-1172
For further information about the Wayne County Runaway Program please contact Kelly Beaudette, Deputy Director for Youth. You can also call toll-free at 800-216-5693
Homeless Program
Department of Youth provides short-term crisis management to assist youth in obtaining:
- Clothing
- Counseling
- Crisis intervention
- Food
- Independent living skills
- Shelter
- Substance abuse prevention
A homeless youth is defined as a person under the age of twenty-one who is in need of services and is without a stable and appropriate shelter where supervision and care are available.
1519 Nye Rd Suite 300
Lyons, NY 14489
Phone: 315-946-5624
Office of Children and Family Services Rules and Responsibilities of Coordinator
National Runaway Safeline:
Call 24/7 (800) Runaway or you can go to this website
National runaway Safeline website offers 24/7 crisis connection via:
- phone
- live chat
- email
- forum
- text