The Youth Service Bureau is a not for profit organization, located in Portland, Indiana. Multiple Programs are available to clients in surrounding counties.

Joined November 2021
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Our Blackford, Jay and Randolph Healthy Families program recently attended the 8th Annual Randolph County "Touch the Truck" event! Read our latest blog post: ysbjc.com/2026/04/14/8th-ann…
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Salamonia, IN Volunteer Fire Department became our 23rd Safe Place Site last week! If you’re interested in learning more about Safe Place or becoming a Safe Place site, please visit our website at ysbjc.com/safe-place/, or call our offices at (260) 726-8520!
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The YSB is excited to announce that Modoc Diner in Modoc, IN has become a Safe Place site! To learn more about Safe Place or becoming a Safe Place site, please visit our website at ysbjc.com/safe-place/, or call our offices at (260) 726-8520!
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Through the support of our donors, we were able to once again send 100 baskets containing food, cleaning, hygiene, and assorted household items. It is wonderful to be able to provide those we work with a little extra support this time of year!
YSB's Blackford, Jay and Randolph Healthy Families program recently held a christmas party for local families! Healthy Families' Brianna Davis wrote today's blog post about the event! Click below to read more! Read more: ysbjc.com/2025/12/18/healthy…
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In today's YSB blog post, we look back to October and our agency outing to Crown City Lanes in Dunkirk! Scott Bissell, YSB's Training & Facilities Manager, wrote about the experience in today's blog. Click below to read more! ysbjc.com/2025/12/16/strikes…
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It's #GivingTuesday, and YSB is so thankful to First Bank of Berne for their generous donation to our holiday fundraiser! Please consider donating to the YSB during our holiday fundraiser! To find out more, visit ysbjc.com/donate/ Thank you and happy holidays from the YSB!
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Our Residential Care kids had the opportunity to see a Indiana Fever playoff game recently! YSB's Scott Bissell helped coordinate the outing, and wrote today's blog post about the experience. Click below to read more! Click here to read: ysbjc.com/2025/11/25/a-night…
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Please stop by to meet with an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant at this location on the dates listed for personalized breastfeeding support, and answers to all your breastfeeding questions. Nov 5th & Dec 3rd @ 11am - 1pm 603 W Arch St., Portland, IN
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204 Patriot Prep Camp binders were delivered to Bowen Health, Jay County DCS, Toddlertown Early Learning Center, Westminster Preschools, Jay County Preschools, and Head Start! Thank you to United Way of Jay County for funding and Progressive Del Toro for printing and laminating!
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Residential care took a summer trip to Holiday World in July! Read all about the trip our latest blog post, linked below! Read more: ysbjc.com/.../02/residential…
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This month, the National Safe Place Network recognized YSB's safe place program among the top 5 programs for the number of youth receiving outreach cards in the 2nd quarter of 2025! Congratulations to our Safe Place program coordinator, Elyse Bost!
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The Youth Service Bureau is proud to take part in Light Up Jay County for Recovery Month! By shining a light, we are helping break down the stigma around substance use disorder and showing our community that recovery is possible. #RecoveryMonth
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Thank you to Matt Shauver and the Portland Street Dept. for our fresh new sidewalks and our cross walk! View the photos and read about the project in our latest blog, linked below! Read more: ysbjc.com/2025/09/02/ysbs-si…
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YSB's Residential facility recently took a trip to the Indiana State Fairgrounds! Our own Scott Bissell wrote about their day in our latest blog post! Click here to read more: ysbjc.com/2025/08/15/residen…
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YSB recently attended the 4th Annual Deakota Ingle Memorial Cruise-In, and was honored to receive the proceeds from that event as a donation to our programs. Read more: ysbjc.com/2025/08/07/4th-ann…
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Our Residential program took a daytrip to Kings Island, and had a thrilling time! YSB's Scott Bissell wrote about the experience in our latest blog. Click below to read more! Read more: ysbjc.com/2025/07/31/rc-visi…
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YSB thanks Portland Walmart for their donation from the Spark Good Grant to our Homebased Program. This helps assist local families to maintain stability by covering costs of bills and needs of the children to prevent them from being removed from their family’s care. #SparkGood
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Moving from a school to summer routine can be challenging for some children. Here are some tips to help ease the transition into summer fun! Read our latest blog post, written by YSB's Latoya Wilson: ysbjc.com/2025/06/16/helping…
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YSB recently held an agency outing, at Dueling Pianos in support of the Jay County Cancer Society! YSB's Scott Bissell wrote our latest blog covering the event! Click here to read more: ysbjc.com/.../03/dueling-pia…
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