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WHO WE ARE

Teen Students
​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.

MISSION AND HISTORY

"The secret of getting

ahead is getting started"

-Sally Berger

STAFF
STAFF

EXECUTIVE

DIRECTOR

OCEANA

COUNTY

MANISTEE

COUNTY

WEXFORD &

MISSAUKEE COUNTIES

MASON &

LAKE COUNTIES

KERRY VANHOUTEN

Executive Director

kterryn@staircaseyouthservices.org

SARAH RUDAT
Youth Specialist

srudat@staircaseyouthservices.org

RITA MCCANN

Youth Specialist

rmccann@staircaseyouthservices.org

BRAD RYBICKI
Youth Specialist

brybicki@staircaseyouthservices.org

VICTORIA IRONS
Youth Specialist

virons@staircaseyouthservices.org

JANAYA HOOD
Youth Specialist

jhood@staircaseyouthservices.org

KAITLIN HRADEK
Youth Specialist

khradek@staircaseyouthservices.org

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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

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