Ada Area Youth Services is a nonprofit organization that has provided services to Pontotoc and Coal Counties since 1971.

The Ada Area Youth Shelter is also housed within Ada Area Youth Services. The shelter provides 24 hour a day emergency care for children, ages birth to 18, who have no alternative living arrangements available.   

 
The mission of Ada Area Youth Services is to provide and promote a community based structured process of emergency shelter care and community youth services to youth and their families who have been identified as being in need of assistance in adjusting to current life situations.

Our services are designed for youths whose inability to function within educational and social systems have caused concern for family, school, police, and court officials. Many often display delinquent behavior or appear to be headed toward delinquency.

Ada Area Youth Services is CARF accredited, certified by the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, licensed by the Oklahoma Department of Human Services, and a member of the Oklahoma Association of Youth Services.