ABOUT
Purpose and Mission of the Youth Development Council of Greene County
The purpose of the Youth Development Council of Greene County, Inc. is to respond to the concerns of the community about the perceived lack of comprehensive youth development programming. “Comprehensive youth development” as used here means an everyday after-school and summer program which provides opportunities and programs to enhance the academic, social, personal and spiritual development of the children and youth who attend.
Child Safety
Stanardsville Area Community Safety Initiative (SACSI) began in 2012 under the leadership of Commonwealth’s Attorney Ron Morris to engage the community in an effort to determine how best to improve public safety in the Stanardsville area. Several public forums were held, with up to 100 people participating, and a Steering Committee was organized to investigate further steps to promote community safety. One major theme emerging from those meetings was that the county’s youth have few options for after-school activities due primarily to the lack of any comprehensive youth development program. Consequently, SACSI identified after-school and summer youth activities as the highest priority need for enhancing public safety in the community.
Our Staff
Board of Directors
President, Heather Suzanne - Life and Health Coach
Vice-President, Andrea Whitmarsh -Superintendent, Greene County Schools
Treasurer, Pauline Atkinson - Sales and Service Representative
Secretary, Barbara Nye
Board Members
Win Consolvo
Bert Nye
Kathryn Thomas
Advisory Council
Roy Dye
Charlotte Gilbert
Nancy Haney
Shalita Kenney
Jeremy Lamm
Lauren Schwenk
Gretchen Stelling
Give us a call:
434.760.4322
Executive Director
Michael Alley
Michael Alley a former high school football coach, teacher, youth minister, and current Family Support Specialist for Greene County Schools is on his 11th year as the Executive Director for the Youth Development Council of Greene County. He oversees the overall operation of the YDC after-school and summer camp programs. The program is designed on the needs and interests of the students and their parents. The YDC staff and volunteers shares his same love and care for kids.
In The News!
YDC After-School
Spring WRAP-UP
The YDC students are rolling close to the finish line and summer camp is around the corner. The YDC crew did a terrific job in re-building the car and it showed. Levi and Kiley competed in the Gravity Race Challenge Soapbox Derby in Culpeper. Levi finished 2nd place in the super stock division and Kiley placed 5th out 37 participants in the mini-car races.
The YDC students
enjoyed the Highland’s golf driving range and Pirate Pete mini golf. First Tee provided some tips as well as a character lesson.
Anna Martin of Transformation Freedom Initiative lead four sessions on human trafficking designed for our age groups (Child Safety Matters (CSM) and Teen Safety Matters (TSM)) with an emphasis on using social media properly.
During the after-school YDC Book Club program, elementary students read aloud for 10 minutes then share read or individual read. Sandy Baker (Reading Lead) tracking our YDC student’s reading performance has recorded improved reading levels in many of our kids.
The 2024 YDC Summer Camp theme was
“Come Together”
“Our differences only make us stronger when we come together”
This summer the YDC campers were encouraged to see we all have
Gifts and Talents.
The YDC campers experienced over thirty activities! Character Building, Outdoor Games, Swimming, Fishing, and every Activity imaginable continued to make this the best summer camp around. Some of the camp’s highlights were Swimming, Bee Keeping, Fishing, Building Rockets, and serving Feeding Greene and a Community Garden.