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Office on Youth outlines regional services, flags truancy and vaping as top trends
Summary
The Central Shenandoah Valley Office on Youth presented its FY2024 annual report and a 2025–2028 strategic plan to Staunton City Council, highlighting programs for truancy prevention, parental support, bike safety and juvenile diversion, and urging continued local funding as state resources shrink.
Ginny Newman, director of the Central Shenandoah Valley Office on Youth, told Staunton City Council on Feb. 13 that the regional office has persisted since 1978 and now serves Staunton, Waynesboro and Augusta County following a 2022 reauthorization by the Virginia General Assembly. "Our vision is simple: a community where all youth reach their greatest potential," Newman said, describing a suite of programs that include family support classes, Safe Routes to School bicycle and pedestrian safety, Check and Connect mentorship and juvenile diversion under the Virginia Juvenile Community Crime Control Act.
Newman told council that the office relies on a mix of local support and state grants and that fewer local offices remain in the state after funding reductions:…
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