The purpose of School Based Youth Services programs, administered by the Iowa Department of Education, is to develop centers located in or near schools that will increase the ability of community service providers to deliver services coordinated with education. Specific goals include: impacting areas with high rates of at-risk teens and children and youth involved with the courts; increasing the ability of service providers to deliver services; improving coordination between schools and other service providers; increasing the utilization of economic resources by schools to improve the employment and productivity of students leaving school; and increasing voluntary use of available services by elementary, middle and high school students and their families. The 1995 Iowa General Assembly funded 18 SBYS programs. The FSB has been actively involved in the development, monitoring and evaluation of the SBYS program including site visits and technical assistance to projects.
Collaborative efforts with the Iowa Department of Education include:
"Student Voices"television program for public television
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