Participants learn life and leadership skills while exploring their local community. Includes enrichment programs, leadership classes, and field trips that are both fun and educational.

Offers safe, supportive, and respectful environments for children, adolescents and their families, provides wellness Education, leadership development, and community education. Youth Outlook Drop-In Centers meet weekly to support each other and discuss topics of interest to the participants. Other offerings include: - Rainbow Sprouts, a social program for children K-6 and their parent/family/guardian. - Youth Leadership Program: provides opportunities to help run drop-in centers, assist with volunteer training, organize special projects, participate in community education, and advise the agency board through the Youth Advisory Board. - Transcend: a program for transgender youth, provides a forum to discuss issues such as gender identity, hormone injections, legal issues, etc. - THRIVE: a support group for parents, foster parents, guardians, and full-time caregivers of LGBTQ+ teens. This is an adult-only group and provides a confidential space for parents to share their stories, find commonalities, and get some of their questions answered. Organizations may request YO speakers to give presentations about LGBQ+ issues and an annual fundraising banquet is held to raise funds for YO and LGBTQ+ issues.

- Reading for Life: Provides literacy workshops and distributes reading materials. Partners with Silver Cross to provide reading rooms and lending libraries. Materials focus on early childhood literacy, but options exist for all ages. - Writing Lab: Lab for improving computer literacy as well as essay and general writing skills. - Workshops: Community workshops for things like leadership development, financial literacy, and health/wellness.

Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) helps individuals with disabilities who are Hispanic/Latino obtain employment, education, and training, and access a variety of community resources. They also assist families of eligible customers in obtaining needed services and resources.

SER/SERCO locations offer educational, emotional, and career support to young adults, ages 16-24, living in low-income, underserved communities, especially those who are ex-offenders or gang-affected. Services include after-school programming, supplemental education, GED classes, job and internship skills training, education pathway planning, career coaching, financial literacy, mentorship, summer employment referrals, case management referrals, transportation, service learning projects, and leadership training.

Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) helps individuals with disabilities who are Hispanic/Latino obtain employment, education, and training, and access a variety of community resources. They also assist families of eligible customers in obtaining needed services and resources.

Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) helps individuals with disabilities who are Hispanic/Latino obtain employment, education, and training, and access a variety of community resources. They also assist families of eligible customers in obtaining needed services and resources.

A leadership development program that exposes teens to a wide range of educational and career opportunities that build positive self-esteem, self-respect, and social moral character.

Offers a wide range of supports for trans youth and their parents/pivotal adults. Services offered: - Youth Zoom Groups. - Game nights on Discord. - Youth online chat. - Healthy Relationships class.

Teen Leadership Program for middle school aged youth focusing on developing life and social skills.

Offers a variety of programs for youth: - Boys Dance Crew: Tap and Hip Hop for boys ages 11-14. - Fearless Females Junior Chapter: Leadership development for young ladies, in partnership with Joliet West High School. - Princess to Pearls Junior Chapter: Leadership development for teens. - Kings in the Kings Court: Leadership development for teens. - "Youth Speaks" Oratorical Program: In partnership with Silver Cross Hospital. - Passport to Success: Leadership, character building, and life skills for girls and boys ages 7-17. - Real Men Read: Male volunteers partner with Joliet School District to provide positive role models with a focus on reading. - Teens Overcoming Pressure (TOP): Teaches teens to identify healthy relationships and to note early warning signs of abusive relationships, violence, and controlling or manipulative behavior while giving them tools for coping.

The Y offers multiple leadership programs in safe, welcoming environments throughout the city and Chicagoland area. By providing young adults the opportunity to learn and grow, we create healthier, stronger communities!

Teen and Young Adult Programs - The Character and Leadership Program: Program participants develop leadership skills and gain opportunities for planning, decision-making, contributing to Club and community. Program helps youth become responsible, caring citizens and acquire skills to participate in the democratic process.

Books Over BallsYouth Ambassador Initiative is a program that trains and empowers young people to become leaders in their communities. Youth Ambassadors are selected from Books Over Balls' basketball and academic programs. They participate in a year-long training program that teaches them about leadership, public speaking, and community organizing.Once they are trained, Youth Ambassadors are responsible for planning and implementing community service projects in their neighborhoods. They also serve as role models for younger children and encourage them to get involved in Books Over Balls programs.

Supports local churches and non-profit organizations by helping them network and partner together to address and solve issues in the city. Provides encouragement, leadership training, and networking for local pastors and church leaders. Helps unite faith communities so that they can share resources, volunteers, and have maximum impact in their neighborhoods. Serves as a networking hub for individuals, churches, and organizations to share resources and meet the needs in the community.

Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) helps individuals with disabilities who are Hispanic/Latino obtain employment, education, and training, and access a variety of community resources. They also assist families of eligible customers in obtaining needed services and resources.

The Fellowship Initiative, in partnership with JP Morgan Chase, is building a diverse community of young men of color from across Chicago who possess a broad range of skills and experiences. This 3-year leadership development program is designed to support rising High School sophomores in earning their degree from an accredited 4-year college or university.

Concordia Place offers the Teen Leadership Program which provides teens the opportunity to develop the important practical and life skills that drive academic, career, and personal achievement. The program operates after-school during the school year and over the summer as well.

Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) helps individuals with disabilities who are Hispanic/Latino obtain employment, education, and training, and access a variety of community resources. They also assist families of eligible customers in obtaining needed services and resources.

SER and SERCO provide workforce development and career guidance programs. Services include job readiness, labor market counseling, leadership development, financial coaching, job fairs, interview skill training, and resume development.They specialize in working with customer service retail workers seeking advancement or other employment, as well as individuals looking for a pathway to healthcare-focused job training.

Alternatives' offer four youth leadership programs. Details and applications can be found on the website. Girl World is a leadership development program for girls, femmes, and non-binary/gender-expansive youth of color. Just Us is grounded in restorative justice principles and provides a space for middle school youth to build community, and increase social justice awareness. Full Circle brings young people who have been impacted by unjust systems to a grounded experience and understanding of Restorative Justice. The Peace Ambassadors Program is a paid apprenticeship for young adults (17-24 years old) who have faced homelessness or are system-involved.

Teamwork Englewood's Education & Youth Development program engages youth residents to be valued stakeholders of the community. Youth residents participate in the community all year long and in many different ways. Some fun activities include basketball, dance, and group outings to amusement parks, basketball games, museums, ice skating, and more.

Young Men's Educational Network's (YMEN) comprehensive programs offer a wide range of educational support, mentoring from positive role models, spiritual and emotional guidance, vocational classes in the arts, career-based and entrepreneurial education, sports and recreational activities, family supportive services, and service learning to more than 300 students annually.

Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) helps individuals with disabilities who are Hispanic/Latino obtain employment, education, and training, and access a variety of community resources. They also assist families of eligible customers in obtaining needed services and resources.

Development of skills in the areas of education, interpersonal and leadership abilities.