TrailBlazing Volunteer Training- November 16

Location:  Spring Street Gallery, 110 Spring Street Date:  Saturday, November 16th, 2019 Time: 1:00-4:30. Cost:  Free to all students, ages 11-22. Benefit:  This Youth2 training will provide a forum of community service ideas and ways to make this world a better place; most schools have offered 4 community service credits for 3.5 training hrs. ~This training will help students to … Read More

Community Service Incentive Award Application

Community Service Incentive Awards will be awarded to two deserving seniors from Saratoga Springs High School, Ballston Spa High School, Schuylerville High School, The Waldorf School of Saratoga or Saratoga Central Catholic High School. The award will be $500 to each winner. The Youth2 Advisory Board will review applications and select the two winners. Applications are due Monday, March 2, … Read More

2018 Community Speaking Engagements

YouthSquared presented two speaking engagements for the Waldorf School of Saratoga Springs High School Forum.  Youth2 presented at the Terrace Council Resident Council encouraging youth to apply for grants for their neighborhood.  YouthSquared did a creative speaking engagement with the Girl Scout Troop  #3082 in June 2018.

Community Service Incentive Awards 2018

  Community Service Incentive Awards were given to 3 deserving senior high school students, two from Saratoga Springs High School (pictured above) and one from Saratoga Central Catholic High School.

Peace Fair 2018

  We participated in the 2018 Peace Fair sharing information on all of our activities.

Post Press Release 15th Anniversary Gala 2018

By Amalia Culpepper-Wehr At 6:00 PM on July 30th, Anne’s Washington Inn admitted the first of over 200 attendees for the Youth2 15th Anniversary Gala. As the festivities grew, lines of eager Gala-goers snaked out the door and towards the lawn. Inside, the Inn swelled with excited people dining together, speaking together, and listening to music and speakers. A wide … Read More

Youth² 15th Anniversary Gala

Youth² 15th Anniversary Gala Click here to purchase tickets Join us in celebrating 15 years of Youth² – Youth Helping Youth! Both adults and youth are welcome at this joyful celebration. About the Event Featuring: – Venue honorably donated by Anne’s Washington Inn – Savory cuisine generously donated by Lily & the Rose – Sweets graciously donated by The Bread … Read More

February 2017-Voices for Unity

Join Amnesty International in advocating for a more inclusive community at the Saratoga Springs High School auditorium on Thursday February 16, 2017 at 6:00 P.M. The panel will feature speakers on LGBTQ rights, Refugee rights and Immigrant rights.

YOU(th) Decide NY

YOU(th) Decide NY was developed to empower teenaged youth like you about the dangers of underage gambling and to share that knowledge with their peers, parents and communities.  This is an opportunity for youth ages 12-17 to help make a real change in their community and to design a project in effort to have a positive impact on lessening underage … Read More

June 2015- Saratoga Children’s Theatre – New Kid Production

The Saratoga Children’s Theatre presented the grant proposal of  ‘The New Kid’ Production to the Advisory Board.  Youth2 was so excited about ‘The New Kid’ production, an anti-bullying program to be offered to schools in Saratoga County that $1000 was happily granted.

April 2015 – The Big Event

The Big Event- where 8,000 Virginia Tech students went out to the surrounding community and completed service projects for community members.  Money from Youth2 was used for rakes, tools, shovels and t-shirts for volunteers.

March 2015 – Hokies for Hanbury

Hokies for Hanbury – The was a grant where the Alternative Service Breaks Program volunteers of the YMCA at Virginia Tech worked at the Hanbury Home Orphanage in Mandeville, Jamaica.  They improved facilities, built cribs, as well as served as friends and mentors to the children living at the orphanage.  Upon coming back from their trip they put together this … Read More

Soroptimist Ruby Award 2014

In April of 2014, Beverly Lazar Davis was honored at the Soroptimists International of Saratoga County with the Ruby Award. Quoted by Soroptimist International, “The Ruby Award honors women who, through their professional or personal activities, make extraordinary efforts on behalf of women and girls. Honorees are women who have worked to improve the lives of other women or girls. … Read More

2011 Community Giving Fair & Alternative Holiday Market Organization Wish Lists

In an effort to teach young people about the importance and value of local and global community giving, Youth2– Youth Helping Youth will be hosting its third annual Community Giving Fair to be held on Saturday, November 19th, 2011 from 10-3 pm, at the United Methodist Church, 175 Fifth Ave, Saratoga Springs. Walking side by side with your child, the … Read More

Nov 2011-Aegis Blue Light System

Liam Casey and the Saratoga Springs High School Inventor’s Club- The Aegis system is designed for college use. The system is set up as an app on a smart phone and a central server run by the college.  When a student is in trouble they can open the app triggering an alert on the central server allowing security to monitor … Read More

Homes For Orphaned Pets Exist (H.O.P.E.)

H.O.P.E. is a completely volunteer organization. We rescue dogs and cats and keep them in foster care until we can find them permanent homes. We also have a low cost spay/neuter program. Teens can volunteer for our organization by transporting pets to adoption clinics, by fostering a pet (with parental approval), by helping at our fundraisers and with daily operations. … Read More

Saint Theresa Chapel Food Pantry

Contact Person: Judy Bombard, 793-9092 32 Wilton/Gansevoort Rd. Gansevoort, New York 12831 Hours: 1st and 3rd Thursday’s- 10:00-12:00