Youth Connections Timeline By facebooker_10158340746221795 Oct 1, 1976 Johnson County Youth Services Bureau is Born! DBA: Youth Connections Jan 1, 1979 Shelter House receives state licensure as a group home. Jan 1, 1983 Divorce Education for Parents was started (W.A.T.C.H program) Jan 1, 1988 Safe Place Program starts in Johnson County Oct 1, 1994 Group Home closes Oct 1, 1995 Divorce Education was added for youth Jan 1, 1997 Custody Evaluation Program Begins Jan 1, 1998 Children's Visitation Center Opens Jan 1, 2000 Programs Expand into Morgan County Jul 1, 2005 JCYSB becomes YC, new logo is designed Aug 1, 2008 Youth Mentoring program begins Oct 1, 2016 40th Anniversary of Youth Connections Jul 1, 2017 Programs expand into Brown County Sep 1, 2018 Family Mentoring Program is added Aug 1, 2020 Office is Expanded Allowing opening of Connections Center for advocacy and training