NEWS
Workforce Development Becomes More Comprehensive
Youth Crossroads’ Workforce Development Program is introducing a much more comprehensive program starting this September, featuring a 16-week session that will…
Discover All of the Programs and Services Youth Crossroads Offers the Community at Open House
Youth Crossroads will be hosting an Open House on Thursday, September 21 (4 – 7 p.m.) at 6501 Stanley Ave. in…
Paint & Sip Fundraiser On Sept. 9
Youth Crossroads invites you to our annual Paint and Sip Fundraiser on Saturday, September 9 (5:30 – 8 p.m.) at 6501…
YC is Hiring a Workforce Development Program Coordinator and Case Manager
Youth Crossroads has two full-time positions open in our expanding Workforce Development Program. The WDP Coordinator will ensure that we are…
Youth Crossroads Receives $180,000 Grant to Support Workforce Development
Youth Crossroads has been awarded a $180,000 grant from the State of Illinois’ Reimagining Public Safety Act to provide workforce development…
Youth Crossroads Staff Now Offers Mental Health First-Aid Training
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is an early intervention public education program that teaches adults how to recognize and support mental…
Cicero Community Collaborative Launches New Website/Gets Grant
The Cicero Community Collaborative was awarded a $10,000 grant from Exelon/ComEd to support general operations. The grant recognizes CCC’s commitment to…
Paul M. Angell Family Foundation Awards Youth Crossroads $75,000
The Paul M. Angell Family Foundation has awarded Youth Crossroads a $75,000 grant to support general operations. General operations support is…
Youth Crossroads Awarded Gun Violence Prevention Grant Targeting Youth Most At-Risk
Youth Crossroads was awarded a $475,000 grant from the Illinois Department of Human Services to provide trauma-informed care to Cicero and…
Community Memorial Foundation Grant Supports Counseling in Lyons
Youth Crossroads was awarded a $25,000 grant from the Community Memorial Foundation to provide counseling services at George Washington Middle School…
YC Introduces Parent Chats to Support More Effective Communication Skills
YC recently concluded its first ever parent counseling group – YC Parent Chats. This group met once a week in the…
Youth Crossroads Has New Office in Cicero
Youth Crossroads has significantly increased its presence in Cicero by renting a new space at 5533 S. 25th Street. The space…
YC’s New Workforce Development Program Helps Teens and young Adults Get Jobs and Build Careers
This past month, Youth Crossroads launched its first workforce development program to help 16 to 24-year-olds in our community build the…
Youth Crossroads Receives $75,000 Grant from Trinity Health’s Transforming Communities Initiative
Youth Crossroads has received a $75,000 grant from Trinity Health’s Transforming Communities Initiative, which is designed to advance health equity in…
Youth Crossroads Receives $2 Million in Grants to Support Gun Violence Prevention
In the past two months, Youth Crossroads has been awarded three grants totaling close to $2 million to help address gun…
Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority Grant for $225,000 Funds Workforce Development Training Program
Our new workforce development program, made possible with the support of Illinois State Senator Lisa Hernandez, will provide high school students…
Youth Crossroads Becomes Fiscal Agent for AOK Cicero
All Our Kids Network Cicero has joined the Youth Crossroads family. Under the leadership of Linda Rios, the AOK Network provides…
Impact 100 Chicago Awards $5,000 Grant to Youth Crossroads
Youth Crossroads was awarded the 2022 Merit Grant Award conferred by Impact 100 Chicago at an award-ceremony on June 14 at…
Transitioning To In Class Learning Triggers Youth Anxiety
Josephine DiCesar, Youth CrossroadsHosted by: Ellee Pai HongProduced by: Greater Chicago Newsmakers Team WATCH VIDEO: CLICK HERE Youth Crossroads provides help for…
YC Hosts Dec. 18 Vaccination Event
YC Hosts Dec. 18 Vaccination EventYouth Crossroads is hosting a family vaccination event on Saturday, December 18, 9:30-12:30 p.m. at Youth…
STORIES
Natalie Palm Named Coordinator of Violence Prevention Team
Natalie Palm (MA, LPC) has been named the program coordinator for our new Violence Prevention Team. Natalie, who was previously a…
Youth Crossroads Board Approves New Strategic Plan
Youth Crossroads’ Board of Directors has approved a new strategic plan that will guide the organization over the next three to…
Youth Crossroads Staff Now Offers Mental Health First-Aid Training
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is an early intervention public education program that teaches adults how to recognize and support mental…
Natalie Palm, School Based Counselor
There are countless students who have shared with me that their childhood friends and family members were shot and killed before…
Casey Nussbaum
I started at Youth Crossroads when I was a freshman at Morton East High School. I didn’t want to just come…
Jaqueline Alvarez-Leanos
Jacqueline sought counseling support from Youth Crossroads as a sophomore at Morton East High School to deal with anxiety, depression and…
Elida Ortiz Named Director of Cicero Community Collaborative
Congratulations to Elida “Eli” Ortiz who was recently named Director of the Cicero Community Collaborative (CCC), a consortium of 60 community…
Youth Crossroads bids farewell to our Malaysian CSP Fellow, Richard Joseph
Richard is a Community Solutions Program Fellow, which is a U.S. State Department sponsored professional development program for global community leaders…
Youth Leadership Students Complete Service and Social Justice Trip to Flint and Detroit, MI
Earlier this month, students in the Youth Leadership Program (YLP) took a four-day Service and Social Justice Trip to Flint and…
Youth Crossroads Staff and Interns Stand Ready for the New Normal
Last year was extremely challenging for Youth Crossroads staff and interns. Students returned to the classroom after 18-months of remote learning…
Business, Community, Philanthropic, and Civic Leaders Help Make Youth Crossroads 2022 Gala A Huge Success
A huge thank you goes out to our business, community, philanthropic, and civic leaders who stepped to the plate in a…
Sadie
Sadie is in 8th grade and has been living with her grandparents for a few months. After multiple suicide attempts and…