The four organizations serving youth in Sheridan are NSI,
Wyoming Boys School, Wyoming Girls School, and Milestones. Below is information
about each one - directly from their websites.
Normative Services, Inc. (NSI), a Sequel Youth Services
program located just outside Sheridan, WY.
NSI offers an array of services for today’s at-risk, adjudicated, and
emotionally disturbed youth, while providing high quality academic, physical,
and vocational education in a safe and nurturing environment. NSI focuses on the therapeutic intervention
and redirection of negative behavior, while recognizing desired positive
behavior. Throughout a student’s stay,
he or she is challenged to analyze failures and experience success in nearly
every area of life.
The Wyoming Girls’ School is a therapeutic and
educational facility for the treatment of court-ordered delinquent girls ages
12-21 years.
Staff members provide gender-specific support services
focusing on mental health and substance abuse treatment, educational and life
skills development.
The program teaches youth to take personal accountability
for their actions and develop socially responsible values in preparation for a
successful transition back to their family and community.
Wyoming Boys' School (located in Worland)
The Wyoming Boys' School is a secure facility providing
adjudicated delinquent males ages 12-21 years with opportunities to make
changes in their lives. Staff members provide supportive services focusing on
psychological/emotional stability, educational and physical development,
and mental health therapies. Programs are specifically
designed for youth to learn socially responsible values and life skills,
restructure their critical thinking and prepare for a successful transition
back to their families and communities.
Milestones Youth Home is a 10-bed residential facility
for youth, ages 10-17, located on the VOA campus, in Sheridan, WY. Milestones
provides a structured environment that includes education, preparation and
advancement. A behavior management
system is in place whereby youth earn points, privileges and independence to
empower them to learn self-reliance for future success.
Milestones also serves as a runaway/homeless youth
shelter, which youth and families can access 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week. Milestones staff will work with
youth and their families to help them transition successfully back into the
community. The staff is committed to caring for the youth and families through
healthy and meaningful relationships. Providing opportunities for individual
growth, recognition for achievement, support and advocacy. Safety and
protection of youth is the number one priority and staff works to recognize and
celebrate the strengths in each child. Where problems exist, staff work as a
team with youth and other community agencies to find a long-term solution.
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