To support advocacy efforts with local and state policymakers that promote youth justice reform in Waterbury, a community with a high number of court-involved youth. WYSS manages the city’s local youth justice coalition, as well as the Juvenile Review Board program that evaluates the cases of low-level offenders referred by schools, police and the court for possible diversion from further justice involvement. It also operates an outreach and drop-in center for homeless youth, truancy prevention services and a mentoring program that matches adults with justice-involved youth.
