WHO WE ARE

MISSION AND HISTORY
Established in 1979, Staircase Youth Services is an outreach that provides youth and family intervention services in Lake, Manistee, Mason, Missaukee, Oceana and Wexford Counties. The staff strives to provide support, guidance, and hope to all we serve.
With early intervention, the staff at Staircase Youth Services can help youth and their parents prevent the trauma that a crisis situation creates. Personal problems can be prevented from becoming legal or possibly life-threatening. We can help to counsel youth, develop effective coping skills, and offer a safe place to discuss problems in confidence. We are LGTBQ-friendly and will not discriminate those who come through our doors.
MISSION STATEMENT: To be a leader in the delivery of supportive, preventive, and homeless services for youth and families at-risk or in crisis.
"The secret of getting
ahead is getting started"
-Sally Berger
STAFF
EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR
OCEANA
COUNTY
MANISTEE
COUNTY
WEXFORD &
MISSAUKEE COUNTIES
MASON &
LAKE COUNTIES
SARAH RUDAT
Youth Specialist
BRAD RYBICKI
Youth Specialist
VICTORIA IRONS
Youth Specialist
JANAYA HOOD
Youth Specialist
KAITLIN HRADEK
Youth Specialist
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MATT SOMSEL
PRESIDENT
JIM KURTS
VICE PRESIDENT
KELLY BOUSSON
SECRETARY
ROB BEDNARZ
TREASURER
STEWART NASSON
MARK OTTO
JENNIFER COPENHAVER
JENNIFER TARANKO
DAKOTA MORRIS
ERIC HARVEY