Mission Statement

"To direct young lives by providing positive adult role models through one-on-one contact, to help young people build their self-confidence, and to give them positive examples so our youth will make positive choices. To rehabilitate juvenile offenders of the law by holding them accountable for their wrongdoing, to offer specialized help with homework, and educate young people on life choices and teen-related issues."

Y.O.U.T.H. of Wilson County is a nonprofit, youth-serving agency which began operation on December 1, 1982. We serve young people between the ages of 6-17 who have been referred by judges, juvenile court, social services, schools, parents, or any child-serving agency. Y.O.U.T.H. provides the following:

• MATCH One-on-One Volunteer Programs
• Wilson County Community Service/Restitution Programs
• Y.O.U.T.H. Focus
• Juvenile Court Therapeutic Services

All of our programs are aimed at benefiting the youth in our community. Please click on the "Our Services" link to your left to find more in-depth information about each program. Also, you will find the names of staff members listed with the program they are associated with.

Y.O.U.T.H. of Wilson would like to express their gratitude to the Board of Directors, comprised of volunteers who donate their time and compassion to help make the agency the driving force for youth in Wilson County.

Board of Directors

Officers:

Co-Chairs: Shannon Nichols (Wilson Police Department) & Mike Walston (NC Department of Juvenile Justice)
Vice-Chairman: Gary Combs (Wilson Community Church)
Treasurer: Matt Whitley (BB&T)
Secretary: JoAnn Phillips (Wilson County Schools)

Members:

Alonzo Braggs (Bethel A.M.E. Zion Church)
Andrew Boyd (Attorney)
Mark Bibbs (Attorney)
Robert Smith (Retired Magistrate)
Andrew Payne (Wilson County Department of Social Services)
Kathryn Lennox (Mediation Center of Eastern Carolina)
Tartt Thomas (Attorney)
Billy Woodard (Wilson County Sheriffs Department)