In 1971, Bacon Street Youth and Family Services (BSYFS) started as the Drug Action Center in an office on Bacon Avenue in Williamsburg. Known simply as “Bacon Street,” it was the vision of a group of concerned citizens who wanted a safe place for their children to go after school that was free from drugs and alcohol. Over the decades, we’ve continued with our original charter by providing a variety of substance use prevention and treatment services for adolescents and their families. In 2015, we formally changed our name to Bacon Street Youth and Family Services to honor our history and to emphasize our mission of serving youth and families. Bacon Street Youth and Family Services has emerged as an agency that helps youth and families in preventing substance use and in accessing expert treatment for adolescent substance abuse and mental health issues. For us, it’s about maintaining a relationship with youth and families in our community in order to effectively help when we are needed the most.
We offer the following, primarily serving youth ages 10-26 and families:
- Mental Health Counseling
- Substance Use Counseling
- Free Social Work Case Management for Homeless/Housing Insecure Families with Substance Use
- Free School- and Community-Based Prevention Programs