What to Bring (and What to Leave Behind) for Your First Visit at Lancaster County Youth Services Center
Your first visit goes smoother when you show up with only what's allowed. At Lancaster County Youth Services Center, you'll lock up personal items in a front lobby locker, keep prohibited items out of the visitation area (phones and purses included), and follow strict limits on baby items and vending purchases.
Arrive with as little as possible. All personal belongings must go into a front lobby locker - nothing can stay in the lobby. Cell phones, purses, wallets, coats, keys, mail, stamps, food, drinks, drugs, games, books, and weapons are all banned from the visitation area. Bringing an infant? You're allowed exactly one diaper, one bottle, one blanket, and one pacifier. Parents and legal guardians can bring up to $10 in cash or a debit card for vending machines, but purchases are only allowed during the first 30 minutes of your visit.
Before entering the visitation room, you'll need to secure all personal belongings in a front lobby locker. The rule is straightforward: nothing else can stay in the lobby. If you bring extra items hoping to set them aside at the front, staff will stop you and ask you to lock everything up first. Save yourself the hassle - leave non-essentials at home or in your car.
Reminder: Use the front lobby locker for all personal property. Anything banned from the visitation area can't stay in the lobby either.
Prohibited-items
- ✓ Cell phones
- ✓ Purses and wallets
- ✓ Coats
- ✓ Keys
- ✓ Mail and stamps
- ✓ Food and drinks
- ✓ Drugs
- ✓ Games and books
- ✓ Weapons
Do a quick pocket-and-bag check before you head in. If you've got a phone, keys, or purse, they'll need to go into the front lobby locker before you can proceed.
Infant-items
- ✓ 1 diaper
- ✓ 1 bottle
- ✓ 1 blanket
- ✓ 1 pacifier
Visiting with a baby? Stick to the basics: one diaper, one bottle, one blanket, one pacifier. Be ready to show these items if staff ask. Anything beyond those four goes in the front lobby locker.
Vending access is limited. Parents and legal guardians can bring up to $10 in cash or a debit card, but you can only make purchases during the first 30 minutes of your visit. One more rule: vending machine food can't be shared with others or bought for other youth or visitors. Plan on purchases being for your own use only.
- Bring the right payment - Parents/legal guardians may bring up to $10 in cash or a debit card.
- Buy early - Vending purchases are allowed only during the first half hour of visiting.
- Keep it to yourself - Vending food can’t be shared with others or bought for other youth or visitors.
- Lock up anything extra - After you’ve handled vending, secure any remaining personal items in the front lobby locker.
The easiest way to avoid check-in problems? Travel light. Leave prohibited items at home or locked in your car, and expect to put everything else into a front lobby locker before entering. Planning to use the vending machines? Stick to the $10 limit in cash or bring a debit card, and keep everything else secured.
Tip: Before you step up to enter, check your pockets for your phone and keys. Purses, coats, and other personal items all go in the front lobby locker.
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