The recipient entity's physical address:
           430 N. New Hampshire St
Covington LA, 70433

The recipient entity's mailing address (if different):
           430 N. New Hampshire St
Covington LA, 70433

Type of Entity (for instance, a nonprofit corporation):  Non-Profit Corporation

If the entity is a corporation, list the names of the incorporators:
          E. Alfrewd Strain, P.O. Box 471, Abita Springs, LA, 70420, Robert B. Blount, Jr., 221 West 22nd Ave, Covington LA 70433, Eilean M. Buras, 116 North Columbia St, Covington LA 70433, Brian H. Standford, Covington LA 70433, (503 n. Columbia St), Joyce A. Illardi, Beach Street, Covington LA, Becky Gorman, 201 Shannel Dr, Mandeville LA 70448, Kathleen Bergin, 538 Cross Gates BLVD, Slidell LA 70458, Patricia Chiri, P.O. Box 905, Lacombe LA 70445

The last four digits of the entity's taxpayer ID number:  3867

What is the dollar amount of the request?  $200,000

What type of request is this?  General Appropriation

Is this entity in good standing with the Secretary of State?  Yes

Provide the name of each member of the recipient entity's governing board and officers:
           David Boudreaux 1001 Creek Ct. Mandeville LA 70448
Jennifer DeGeneres 155 Leah Dr. Mandeville LA 70448
Michele Echols 38275 Pat Downey Rd. Pearl River LA 70452
Max Ferran 57 Woodstone DR. Mandeville LA 70471
Kalisa Hobbs 200 Inspiration Lane Covington LA 70433
Paul LeBlanc 1020 Thrush Dr Mandeville LA 70448
Regina McDowell-Vice Chair 23 Kickapoo Drive Picayune MS 39466
Felicia Walker 21324 Orme St Abita Springs LA 70420
Keitisha Young 166 Barbee Rd Covington LA 70433
James K. O’Connell-Chair 330 Lake Shore Dr. Mandeville LA 70471
Kelly Rabalais 521 Garden Lane Madisonville LA 70447
Cynthia Thompson 17 Heron Lane Mandeville LA 70471
Todd Taranto 718 N Beau Chene DR Mandeville LA 70471
Wendy Perrette 1605 Sunset Drive Bogalusa 70427
Brittany Michael Schroder 819 W. 13TH Ave Covington LA 70433
Robby Economides 1020 Cypress Crossing Dr. Mandeville LA 70447
Joshua Allison 67 Oaklawn Dr. Covington LA 70433
Cleveland Wester CEO 1842 Ochsner BLVD Covington LA 70433

Provide a summary of the project or program:
           The mission of the Youth Service Bureau is to provide advocacy, counseling, education, and intervention for youth and their families, helping them reach their full potential. YSB has served St. Tammany and Washington Parishes since 1981. Its programs help young people move away from self-defeating behaviors and make healthier choices through counseling, education, mentoring, advocacy, and family support. Services are coordinated with families, schools, courts, health-care providers, and other community partners, with referrals accepted from community agencies and families. YSB remains committed to access and works with families so financial limitations do not prevent participation in needed services
YSB’s most recent Impact Report for fiscal year 2025–2026 documents continued strong demand for youth and family services. During the year, the Options program assessed and provided services to 412 St. Tammany Parish youth. This current service volume replaces the referral-growth figures reported in earlier versions of this document
For fiscal year 2025–2026, YSB reported a 94% successful-discharge rate for the Options program. This current outcome replaces the older assessment-to-admission percentages previously cited and provides a clearer measure of positive program completion.
Youth served by YSB may present with anxiety, depression, trauma-related concerns, emotional distress, family conflict, school difficulties, behavioral concerns, or risk of self-harm. Services emphasize developmentally appropriate assessment, individualized planning, counseling, family engagement, skill building, care coordination, and referral when a higher level of care is needed. Working with parents or guardians, schools, courts, hospitals, and community providers supports continuity of care and helps youth strengthen coping skills, communication, school participation, family functioning, and community connections.
To meet the needs of youth and families, YSB provides a coordinated range of assessment, counseling, education, parenting support, mentoring, case management, and referral services. Clinical evaluation may include psychosocial history, age-appropriate mental-health screening, assessment of functioning and safety, and identification of strengths, needs, and protective factors. Individualized plans may include individual and family counseling, group services, anger-management education, systematic parenting support, psychoeducational classes, and coordination with outside clinical or community resources.
Current Louisiana standards for outpatient mental-health rehabilitation emphasize restoring each child or adolescent to the best attainable developmental and functional level. Treatment should address positive family or caregiver relationships, healthy peer relationships, community connectedness, and age-appropriate functioning at home, at school, in vocational settings, and in the community. Consistent with these standards, YSB uses individualized plans, documents progress, involves parents or caregivers when clinically appropriate, and coordinates services around the youth’s identified strengths and needs.
YSB’s youth and family services align with the Health and Social Well-being focus of charitable giving by supporting prevention, early intervention, counseling, family stability, and coordinated care. The goal is to improve daily functioning, strengthen family relationships, support school and community participation, and promote a healthier quality of life for youth and their parents or guardians.
The Youth Service Bureau maintains a diverse funding base and continues to research and pursue public and private support to sustain high-quality services for youth and families in St. Tammany and Washington Parishes. The Bureau also serves many families who have lost Medicaid coverage and cannot afford services. This funding strategy preserves access to essential care.

What is the budget relative to the project for which funding is requested?:
          Salaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . $183,000
          Professional Services. . . $0
          Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . $0
          Acquisitions . . . . . . . . . $0
          Major Repairs . . . . . . . $5,000
          Operating Services. . . . $12,000
          Other Charges. . . . . . . $0

Does your organization have any outstanding audit issues or findings?  No

If 'Yes' is your organization working with the appropriate governmental agencies to resolve those issues or findings?
          

What is the entity's public purpose, sought to be achieved through the use of state monies?
          The purpose for the funding is to ensure that children and families in St. Tammany and Washington Parish receive mental health services to improve their social determinants of health and avoid using substances or crimes to replace therapy services. Additionally, we want to utilize a new approach to helping families by including a Case Manager who will provide resources to the families and including the parent in getting therapy sessions, so both child and parent grow at the same times increasing the probability that the home environment has improved.

What are the goals and objectives for achieving such purpose?
          The goal of this project is to serve 450 families in the Options Mental Health Program. The objective is that all program participants receive an assessment to determine need. All participants will receive a drug screen; all will have family therapy or individual therapy based on assessment. The expected outcome is that 94% of clients and family will successfully complete the program.

What is the proposed length of time estimated by the entity to accomplish the purpose?
           One year based on YSB fiscal year

If any elected or appointed state official or an immediate family member of such an official is an officer, director, trustee, or employee of the recipient entity who receives compensation or holds any ownership interest therein:
     (a) If an elected or appointed state official, the name and address of the official and the office held by such person:
                 NA
    
     (b) If an immediate family member of an elected or appointed state official, the name and address of such person; the name, address, and office of the official to whom the person is related; and the nature of the relationship:
                 NA

     (c) The percentage of the official's or immediate family member's ownership interest in the recipient entity, if any:
                 NA

     (d) The position, if any, held by the official or immediate family member in the recipient entity:
                  NA

If the recipient entity has a contract with any elected or appointed state official or an immediate family member of such an official or with the state or any political subdivision of the state:
(a) If the contract is with an elected or appointed state official, provide the name and address of the official and the office held by such person: 
               NA

(b) If the contract is with an immediate family member of an elected or appointed state official:
          Provide the name and address of such person:
               NA

          Provide the name, address, and office of the official to whom the person is related:
                NA

          What is the nature of the relationship?  NA

(c) If the contract is with the state or a political subdivision of the state, provide the name and address of the state entity or political subdivision of the state:
                 NA

(d) The nature of the contract, including a description of the goods or services provided or to be provided pursuant to the contract:
               NA


Contact Information
name:  Cleveland Wester 
                                       address:  430 N New Hampshire
Covington LA 70433
                                       phone:  561-386-6685
                                       fax:  985-893-2758
                                       e-mail:  ysbgrantadministrator@ysbworks.com
                                       relationship to entity:  President & CEO