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Youth Department Home Page
COMMUNITY SERVICES
Library EMS Fire Dept. TLC Young Woman's Club St. Joseph Manor Kennedy Center
Trumbull Public Library
The Trumbull Library System offers young people a variety of opportunities to develop lifelong learning skills and to immerse themselves in cultural experiences. Both the Main and the Branch libraries become the libraries for students evenings, weekends, and during vacations. The Main Library is open Monday through Thursday 9-8pm, Friday and Saturday 9-5pm, Sunday 1-5pm (Oct. 1-May 31). The Branch Library is open Monday and Wednesday 10-8pm, Tuesday and Thursday 10-5pm, Saturday 10-2pm, and Sunday 1-5pm (Oct. 1-May 31).
Over 5,000 children and over 1,600 teens have library cards. The very youngest babies can enjoy Baby Café with their caregivers. Pre-school and elementary school-age children may attend regular story times and special holiday programs. First graders tour the Main Library and receive their first library cards. Middle and high-school students are welcome to join the Unilever Library Docent program. The new Teen Advisory Group meets with library staff and shares ideas for improving service to teens. Hundreds of children enroll in the special summer reading programs offered at both the Main and Branch libraries. Special services include: free Internet access in the children’s area, display cases where the work of art students is displayed, and the new mini musical residency program where children are exposed to world class musicians who share their expertise.
The Library System offers over 59,000 children’s books many focusing on subjects supporting the school curriculum. Fiction books are carefully chosen to lead children to develop excellent literacy skills. Children’s DVDs and videos(2,337), spoken word (1,275), educational software (over 100), music CD’s (379), and online databases offer a wide variety of formats. Professional librarians are happy to help children find what they need for homework assignments. Fifth graders are welcome to visit and attend a mini workshop on how best to do research using great sources at the Library. Please come and enjoy all the wonderful experiences offered to our youngest readers! For further information call the Main Library at 452-5197 or Branch Library 452-5196 and the Library website: www.trumbullct-library.org
Trumbull Library System…enriching lives.
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Trumbull Emergency Medical Service
250 Middlebrook Avenue, Trumbull, CT 06611
(Corner of Church Hill Road)
Trumbull Emergency Medical Service (TEMS) is the volunteer Advanced Life Support Service (ALS), for the Town of Trumbull. The service is staffed by paid paramedics and men and women volunteers who serve as emergency medical technicians (EMTs), drivers; and/or dispatchers, These dedicated TEMS members of all ages give of their time to help others in need 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year.
Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs). Drivers and dispatchers are trained to react and respond to assist victims of accidents and/or illness. All volunteers are trained prior to assuming their EMS role; EMTs must complete a special course involving several months; Drivers and Dispatchers receive “on the job” training. TEMS will assist any resident in locating an EMS course.
Trumbull EMS has three fully-equipped ambulances and a paramedic response vehicle all of which handle emergency calls in Trumbull. Call (203) 452-5146 for info and/or applications for volunteer membership.
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Trumbull Volunteer Fire Department
Long hill, Nichols, and Trumbull Center Fire Department
Contact: Dispatch John Butz 459-0159
Fire protection to the town of Trumbull is provided by three independent tax districts.
Our volunteers spend hundreds of hours a year training and responding to emergencies. The vast majority of our members hold the first level of state firefighting certification and many others beyond that.
Through close coordination amongst the three departments, our volunteers respond around the clock and are ready to handle any emergency call.
We offer you excitement, fun, and personally rewarding experiences. We will challenge you mentally and physically in training and in the performance of fire suppression and rescue tasks.
To become a firefighter, you must be at least 16 years of age. Applicants are reviewed and accepted into membership based upon the by-laws of the fire department. You will receive nationally accredited training, the latest in personal protective clothing, a pager, participation awards, and (if your length of service is long enough) a pension.
Social activities and events are scheduled throughout the year to include your family and close personal friends. You are invited to stop by any firehouse: Tuesday night in Long Hill, Thursday night in Nichols and Trumbull Center to check things out. You can call The Fire Dispatch Center to contact a Department Representative.
Become one of Trumbull’s “Volunteer Professionals.”
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T.L.C. Inc.
Trumbull Loves Children
2 Corporate Drive Trumbull, Ct. 06611
203-452-9626
Fax: 203-452-0193
E-mail: tlc06611@charter.net
Trumbull Loves Children Inc is a not-for-profit, tax exempt, fully insured corporation dedicated to providing quality child care before and after school for the children of Trumbull’s working parents. TLC has been in operation since 1983.
During the school year, Trumbull Loves Children, Inc. operates a Before & After school Programs at each of Trumbull’s Public Elementary and Middle Schools. Our hours of operation are from 7am to 6pm during the school year. We offer 2, 3 or 5 day care. We have a kindergarten program at each of the elementary schools. For rates, and more information, please call the TLC office at 452-9626.
During the summer, TLC operates an 8 week summer camp for children who have completed kindergarten through eighth grade. You can enroll for any combination of days and weeks. This year, TLC will have three age appropriate camps: K through 3rd graders, 4th and 5th graders, and 6th through 8th graders. These camps will go on two field trips per week. The hours of operation for these camps are from 7am to 6pm. TLC will also offer a four week, Half Day Camp in July, in conjunction with the Board of Education Summer Exploration Program. This camp will operate from 12 noon to 6pm, and will go on one field trip per week. For rates, and more information please call TLC office at 452-9626.
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Trumbull Young Woman’s Club
The Trumbull Young Woman’s Club is a community service organization for young women between the ages of 11 and 18. They perform volunteer services in cultural, educational, and social areas. The organization offers a variety of projects for members to choose from in the areas of arts, conservation, education, health, home- life, and current affairs. Many social opportunities such as craft workshops, member parties, field trips and an arts and crafts competition are available for the more than 30 members. Benefits of the club include meeting many new people, increasing your experience for job and college applications and working with other club members, community leaders, and other volunteer organizations to help those in need. The Trumbull Young Woman’s Club is affiliated with the Trumbull Junior Woman’s Club and is part of Connecticut Junior Women, Inc. CJW is made up of over 70 clubs statewide with members exceeding 2,000. Trumbull Young Woman’s Club has been voted the Outstanding Club of the Year in the CJW Juniorette division for the last seven years. Members meet once a month, except July and August. Guests are always welcome. To receive a monthly newsletter or additional information about the club, E-mail at tywc8@aol.com.
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St. Joseph’s Manor
6448 Main Street
Trumbull, CT 06611
St. Joseph’s Manor welcomes the volunteer help of teenagers between the ages of 14 and 18. The purpose of accepting volunteers is twofold: 1.To give youth the opportunity to work with the elderly; 2.Volunteers can help provide the extras the staff often cannot give but are so very important and appreciated by the elderly. The “extras” are rendered in such ways as companionship, writing letters, reading to residents, transporting residents in wheelchairs to various recreational activities, clinics or beauty shop appointments. To be a volunteer one must have the desire to help others, be reliable and able to give hours of their time to St. Joseph’s Manor.
If interested in helping the elderly, please call the volunteer office at 268-6204. Remember, very few people are more appreciative of your time than Senior Citizens.
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The Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center provides vocational, educational, recreational and social programs for children, seniors and adults with disabilities. Volunteer opportunities are available for persons over 18 or under 18 years of age in a supervised youth group.
An orientation is provided to volunteers and all volunteer assignments are conducted under the supervision of a trained staff member. Help is needed days, evenings and weekends.
Recreational activities such as sports, arts and crafts, games and various projects are appropriate for teenagers interested in volunteering. The companionship offered by volunteers is especially welcomed by center clients. Time might be spent helping a Kennedy Center member finish a project, or in just talking and being a friend. Teens are especially needed in our “Opportunities Unlimited” program which pairs a volunteer “coach” with a child with special needs in community recreation programs. There are both one-to-one and group activities. This offers an excellent learning opportunity for adolescents who are considering counseling, social work, special education or any social service professions as a career goal. For further information call Kathryn Novak at 365-8522, Ext. 207.
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