Mission
OUR MISSIONS IS TO RESTORE YOUTH TO LIVES OF PURPOSE, MEANING AND OPPORTUNITY. HUMAN SERVICES NETWORK, DBA YOUTH SERVICES NETWORK (YSN), WAS FOUNDED IN 1985. YSN OPERATES THREE (3) COMMUNITY-BASED HOMES THAT SERVE BOYS FROM THROUGHOUT LOS ANGELES COUNTY. A TEAM OF MENTAL HEALTH, SOCIAL WORK AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, ALONG WITH A STAFF OF YOUTH COUNSELORS AND BEHAVIORAL SPECIALISTS, PROVIDE THE SERVICES THESE BOYS NEED TO OVERCOME THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF THEIR TRAUMATIC EARLY CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES AND PREPARE THEM FOR ADULTHOOD. TO DATE, OVER 1,500 BOYS HAVE BENEFITED FROM OUR SERVICES DURING OUR 28 YEAR HISTORY. YOUTH SERVICES NETWORK CREATED A UNIQUE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM THAT GOES WAY BEYOND THE BASIC NEEDS THE BOYS IN OUR CARE MUST HAVE IN ORDER TO REACH INDEPENDENCE UPON EMANCIPATION. THESE BOYS HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS DUE TO THE TRAUMATIC LIVES THEY HAVE LED PRIOR TO PLACEMENT WITH YSN, IN ADDITION TO BASIC DEVELOPMENT EVERY BOY MUST EXPERIENCE TO ENSURE AN HEALTHY OUTCOME. THE YO