General
Information
The
Trumbull Youth Department is the sponsor of positive youth development programs.
Offering after-school workshops, summer camp programs, community service projects,
play productions, pre-school programs, special events and more.
As
part of positive youth development, the Youth Department is involved in prevention
programs that promote healthy choices, Red Ribbon Day, Safe
Rides, Kid's 1st conference, prevention month, Out of Order Theatre, RYASAP,
Trumbull Cares and PACT.
A Youth Volunteer Award
is given out every year to a Trumbull student who displays genuine ongoing volunteer
services.
Trumbull
Youth Association
The purpose of the Trumbull
Youth Association (TYA) is to assist in the social and cultural development of
the youth of Trumbull by providing meaningful recreational and educational programs
to foster a spirit of civic responsibility. TYA is a non-profit organization designed,
maintained, managed and completely financed by youth.
The
summer musical program was created in 1969 to serve three purposes: to provide
a meaningful summer activity for youth; to earn funds to support the TYA program;
and to provide a first hand opportunity to learn about theater and the business
aspects of producing a major Broadway play.
The
TYA program is open to all Trumbull youth and those attending Trumbull Schools
from grade 9 through age 19 and has proven to be an example of the strength and
ability of our youth to act in mature, responsible, and constructive way. TYA
has other activities throughout the year.
There
is also a Jr. TYA Program for students in grades 4 through 8.
For more information call: 452-5057.
Trumbull
Safe Rides: 452-5114
(Available weekend nights during the school year)
The Trumbull Safe Rides program provides a free and confidential safe ride home
to any student who wants to avoid being a passenger or driver in an unsafe situation.
It is operated by high school students as a service to their peers. In order to
be a member, a student must be between the ages of 14 and 20 and must take the
Safe Ride Training Course, and work one to two on-site training shifts. Adults
are needed to supervise each shift. The shift operates from the Youth/Senior Center
on Friday and Saturday evenings from 10:00 PM to 2:00 AM. The “crew”
each night consists of, a dispatcher, a co-ed driving team and an adult advisor.
Membership meetings are held monthly. Safe Rides members are automatically members
of Boy Scout, Learning for Life Programs.
For
information contact the Youth Department at 452-5057.
