Natalie Palm (MA, LPC) has been named the program coordinator for our new Violence Prevention Team. Natalie, who was previously a school-based counselor at Morton…
Youth Crossroads’ Board of Directors has approved a new strategic plan that will guide the organization over the next three to five years. The strategic…
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is an early intervention public education program that teaches adults how to recognize and support mental health challenges in youth…
There are countless students who have shared with me that their childhood friends and family members were shot and killed before they even finished eighth…
I started at Youth Crossroads when I was a freshman at Morton East High School. I didn’t want to just come home after-school and do…
Jacqueline sought counseling support from Youth Crossroads as a sophomore at Morton East High School to deal with anxiety, depression and trauma. Two areas of…
Congratulations to Elida “Eli” Ortiz who was recently named Director of the Cicero Community Collaborative (CCC), a consortium of 60 community organizations working together to…
Richard is a Community Solutions Program Fellow, which is a U.S. State Department sponsored professional development program for global community leaders working on issues related…
Earlier this month, students in the Youth Leadership Program (YLP) took a four-day Service and Social Justice Trip to Flint and Detroit Michigan to discover…
Last year was extremely challenging for Youth Crossroads staff and interns. Students returned to the classroom after 18-months of remote learning with unprecedented mental health…