Child and Youth Services

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing nonresidential social assistance services for children and youth. These establishments provide for the welfare of children in such areas as adoption and foster care, drug prevention, life skills training, and positive social development. Illustrative Examples: Adoption agencies Youth centers (except recreational only) Child guidance organizations Youth self-help organizations Foster care placement services

Youth recreational centers are classified in Industry 713940, Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers; Youth recreational sports teams and leagues are classified in Industry 713990, All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries; Scouting organizations are classified in Industry 813410, Civic and Social Organizations; Establishments primarily engaged in providing child care services are classified in Industry 624410, Child Care Services; and Child group foster homes and juvenile halfway group homes are classified in Industry 623990, Other Residential Care Facilities.