Office On Youth Mission

The Prince William County Office On Youth is funded by the Prince William Board of County Supervisors, by fees, and by state grants. The Office On Youth promotes and encourages positive youth development by offering youth, youth-serving professionals, interested citizens, and community groups information, activities, resources, and programs on issues important to and relevant to youth. The Office enhances the economic stability of County families by offering both affordable and accessible high quality, developmentally appropriate childcare at County elementary schools before and after school, during school breaks and throughout the summer.

  Youth Services Policy Statement

Children and youth are a resource deserving of preservation and protection. They are critical to community development and to the future. Prince William recognizes that young people are a part of the development of prosperity and the superior quality of life in our community. An investment must be made to maintain and improve the lives of young people, enhancing their prospects for productivity. Children and youth are a cherished resource, one to be nurtured because of their importance to the future.

Major Activities

• Provide information, referral services and resource materials 
• Address priority youth needs
• Coordinate and support youth services
• Offer community education on:
  • Positive youth development
  • Substance abuse prevention
  • Violence prevention
  • Suicide prevention
  • HIV/AIDS prevention
  • Teen pregnancy prevention
• Provide volunteer and leadership opportunities for teens
• Develop the PWC Youth Development and Delinquency Prevention Plan
• Administer the School Age Care Program