Youth Services

Activities & Skill Education

• Gear UP - services to prepare youth for college.
• Mentoring Children of Prisoners (MCOP) - 4 - 17 year-olds in Humboldt Park or Roseland Community Areas

Help for Youth Who Are in Trouble with the Law

• Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) - 10 to 17 year olds who have been found eligible for detention.
• Juvenile Justice Transportation and Jail Removal - transportation from adult jail to a detention center for 10 to 17 year olds.

Runaways/Lock-outs

• Comprehensive Community Based Youth Services (CCBYS) - 11 to 17 year olds who have run away from home or have been kicked out of their home.
• Homeless Youth - 14 to 20 year olds who are homeless without their parents and do not currently have the ability to live on their own successfully.

Job Skills

• Homeless Youth - 14 to 20 year olds who are homeless and in need of job skills.

Pregnancy Prevention

• Family Planning - to avoid unwanted pregnancies.

More Information & Resources

• Youth Network Council
• Prevention First Inc.