360 Youth Services

SUPPORT NEEDS AND CONCERNS OF YOUTH THROUGH PREVENTATIVE EDUCATION, COUNSELING, AND SHELTER.

TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM - HOUSES A TOTAL OF 39 YOUTH WITH NO OTHER SAFE LIVING ALTERNATIVE IN A DOUBLE OCCUPANCY APARTMENT LIVING IN NAPERVILLE WITH ON-SITE 7 DAY A WEEK CASE MANAGEMENT TO ASSESS AND PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO FOSTER SELF-SUFFICIENCY. IN FY '21 90% OF THP RESIDENTS RECEIVED MAINSTREAM BENEFITS SUCH AS SSI MEDICAID, LINK, TANF AND SNAP. 63% GAINED EMPLOYMENT OR ENROLLED / REENROLLED IN EDUCATION. 82% EXITED TO PERMANENT HOUSING. THE THP PROGRAM RAN AT 100% CAPACITY WITH ONLY TURNAROUND TIMES OF AN AVERAGE OF 7-14 DAYS BETWEEN CLIENTS MOVE OUT AND MOVE IN.

CORNERSTONE - CORNERSTONE IS A DCFS LICENSED GROUP HOME IN LISLE THAT IS CONTRACTED TO HOUSE A MINIMUM OF 6 YOUTH AGES 13- 18. IN FY '21 CORNERSTONE RAN AT MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF 8 YOUTH IN CARE. IN FY'21 TWO CORNERSTONE RESIDENTS ENROLLED ON POST-SECONDARY PROGRAMS (PUBLIC COLLEGES) FOR THE 1ST TIME IN THE PROGRAMS' HISTORY. THESE RESIDENTS TRANSITIONED INTO DORMS OR OTHER INDEPENDENT LIVING ARRANGEMENTS IN FY'22. ALL RESIDENTS REMAINED IN SCHOOL VIA VIRTUAL OR IN PERSON MEANS DUE TO THE PANDEMIC ORDER.

COUNSELING - THE COUNSELING DEPARTMENT SERVED 378 YOUTH CLIENTS AND HELD 5579 COUNSELING SESSIONS DURING FY21. INCLUDING PARENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN SESSION, WE SERVED 629 PEOPLE.

PREVENTION - FOR OVER 40 YEARS, 360 YOUTH SERVICES HAS BEEN A LEADER IN SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION EDUCATION. ALL PROGRAMS CONTINUED TO BE IMPACTED BY THE PANDEMIC AND RELATED SAFETY PROTOCOLS, AND ADJUSTMENTS MADE TO PROVIDE SERVICES VIRTUALLY AND DIGITALLY CONTINUED WITH SUCCESS. NAPERVILLE OPERATION SNOWBALL FOCUSES ON YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TO EMPOWER HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. IN FY2021, 113 ATTENDED THE IMPACTFUL FALL AND SPRING VIRTUAL MULTIPLE DAY EVENTS AND 37 ATTENDED A WINTER VIRTUAL EVENING SINGLE SESSION EVENT. THE POWER OF CHOICE COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGN USES AND EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGY WHICH HELPS YOUTH RECOGNIZE THEIR OWN STRENGTH TO MAKE HEALTHY CHOICES. IN FY2021, THE HIGH SCHOOL ALCOHOL USE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN REACHED 14,690 STUDENTS, PLUS PARENTS IN 13,221 HOUSEHOLDS, AND THE 6TH-8TH GRADE VAPING PREVENTION CAMPAIGN REACHED 10,125 STUDENTS, AND THE 6TH -8TH GRADE YOUTH UNDERAGE DRINKING PREVENTION CAMPAIGN FOR PARENTS REACHED 9,113 PARENT HOUSEHOLDS. THROUGH THE POC, 750 STUDENTS RECEIVED POC CLASSROOM (LIVE VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON) PRESENTATIONS. PREVENTION EDUCATION POC WEBSITE PAGE AND POC SOCIAL MEDIA PSA IMPRESSIONS, INCLUDING TARGETED DIGITAL PSA AND TARGETED DIGITAL DISPLAY ADS REACHED 3,332,506 IMPRESSIONS. THE ELEVEN SESSION TOO GOOD FOR DRUGS CURRICULUM WAS TAUGHT TO AND WITH 491 SIXTH AND SEVENTH GRADERS AT A SELECTED SCHOOL IN DISTRICT 204. IN ADDITION, THE 360 PREVENTION TEAM PROVIDED CLASSROOM PRESENTATIONS ON VAPING PREVENTION, PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION SAFETY AND BREAKING THROUGH STRESS FOR 749 STUDENTS (LIVE VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON). THE COMMUNITY ALLIANCE FOR PREVENTION IS A 40-MEMBER COLLABORATIVE TO REDUCE MARIJUANA, ALCOHOL, AND PRESCRIPTION DRUG USE FOR NONMEDICAL REASONS BY YOUTH IN NAPERVILLE AND FAR EAST AURORA. IN FY21, THE ALLIANCE CREATED AND DISSEMINATED PREVENTION PSAS REACHING 11,074,713 IMPRESSIONS OF YOUTH MARIJUANA USE AND VAPING PREVENTION MESSAGING FOR PARENTS AND OTHER COMMUNITY ADULTS, MAILED OVER 30,000 YOUTH CONNECTIONS MAGAZINE TO LOCAL HOUSEHOLDS WITH YOUTH GRADES 6TH-12TH. ALLIANCE WEBSITE AND ALLIANCE/YAC SOCIAL MEDIA IMPRESSIONS, INCLUDING TARGETED DIGITAL PSAS REACHED 1,210,236 IMPRESSIONS. THE YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF 29 LOCAL TEENS PLANNED ACTIVITIES FOR NATIONAL PREVENTION WEEK FOR THEIR PEERS ADDRESSING DIFFERENT SUBSTANCES ON EACH DAY AND INCLUDED A MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS PROJECT AS WELL.

TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM - HOUSES A TOTAL OF 39 YOUTH WITH NO OTHER SAFE LIVING ALTERNATIVE IN A DOUBLE OCCUPANCY APARTMENT LIVING IN NAPERVILLE WITH ON-SITE 7 DAY A WEEK CASE MANAGEMENT TO ASSESS AND PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO FOSTER SELF-SUFFICIENCY. IN FY '21 90% OF THP RESIDENTS RECEIVED MAINSTREAM BENEFITS SUCH AS SSI MEDICAID, LINK, TANF AND SNAP. 63% GAINED EMPLOYMENT OR ENROLLED / REENROLLED IN EDUCATION. 82% EXITED TO PERMANENT HOUSING. THE THP PROGRAM RAN AT 100% CAPACITY WITH ONLY TURNAROUND TIMES OF AN AVERAGE OF 7-14 DAYS BETWEEN CLIENTS MOVE OUT AND MOVE IN.

CORNERSTONE - CORNERSTONE IS A DCFS LICENSED GROUP HOME IN LISLE THAT IS CONTRACTED TO HOUSE A MINIMUM OF 6 YOUTH AGES 13- 18. IN FY '21 CORNERSTONE RAN AT MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF 8 YOUTH IN CARE. IN FY'21 TWO CORNERSTONE RESIDENTS ENROLLED ON POST-SECONDARY PROGRAMS (PUBLIC COLLEGES) FOR THE 1ST TIME IN THE PROGRAMS' HISTORY. THESE RESIDENTS TRANSITIONED INTO DORMS OR OTHER INDEPENDENT LIVING ARRANGEMENTS IN FY'22. ALL RESIDENTS REMAINED IN SCHOOL VIA VIRTUAL OR IN PERSON MEANS DUE TO THE PANDEMIC ORDER.

COUNSELING - THE COUNSELING DEPARTMENT SERVED 378 YOUTH CLIENTS AND HELD 5579 COUNSELING SESSIONS DURING FY21. INCLUDING PARENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN SESSION, WE SERVED 629 PEOPLE.

PREVENTION - FOR OVER 40 YEARS, 360 YOUTH SERVICES HAS BEEN A LEADER IN SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION EDUCATION. ALL PROGRAMS CONTINUED TO BE IMPACTED BY THE PANDEMIC AND RELATED SAFETY PROTOCOLS, AND ADJUSTMENTS MADE TO PROVIDE SERVICES VIRTUALLY AND DIGITALLY CONTINUED WITH SUCCESS. NAPERVILLE OPERATION SNOWBALL FOCUSES ON YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TO EMPOWER HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. IN FY2021, 113 ATTENDED THE IMPACTFUL FALL AND SPRING VIRTUAL MULTIPLE DAY EVENTS AND 37 ATTENDED A WINTER VIRTUAL EVENING SINGLE SESSION EVENT. THE POWER OF CHOICE COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGN USES AND EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGY WHICH HELPS YOUTH RECOGNIZE THEIR OWN STRENGTH TO MAKE HEALTHY CHOICES. IN FY2021, THE HIGH SCHOOL ALCOHOL USE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN REACHED 14,690 STUDENTS, PLUS PARENTS IN 13,221 HOUSEHOLDS, AND THE 6TH-8TH GRADE VAPING PREVENTION CAMPAIGN REACHED 10,125 STUDENTS, AND THE 6TH -8TH GRADE YOUTH UNDERAGE DRINKING PREVENTION CAMPAIGN FOR PARENTS REACHED 9,113 PARENT HOUSEHOLDS. THROUGH THE POC, 750 STUDENTS RECEIVED POC CLASSROOM (LIVE VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON) PRESENTATIONS. PREVENTION EDUCATION POC WEBSITE PAGE AND POC SOCIAL MEDIA PSA IMPRESSIONS, INCLUDING TARGETED DIGITAL PSA AND TARGETED DIGITAL DISPLAY ADS REACHED 3,332,506 IMPRESSIONS. THE ELEVEN SESSION TOO GOOD FOR DRUGS CURRICULUM WAS TAUGHT TO AND WITH 491 SIXTH AND SEVENTH GRADERS AT A SELECTED SCHOOL IN DISTRICT 204. IN ADDITION, THE 360 PREVENTION TEAM PROVIDED CLASSROOM PRESENTATIONS ON VAPING PREVENTION, PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION SAFETY AND BREAKING THROUGH STRESS FOR 749 STUDENTS (LIVE VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON). THE COMMUNITY ALLIANCE FOR PREVENTION IS A 40-MEMBER COLLABORATIVE TO REDUCE MARIJUANA, ALCOHOL, AND PRESCRIPTION DRUG USE FOR NONMEDICAL REASONS BY YOUTH IN NAPERVILLE AND FAR EAST AURORA. IN FY21, THE ALLIANCE CREATED AND DISSEMINATED PREVENTION PSAS REACHING 11,074,713 IMPRESSIONS OF YOUTH MARIJUANA USE AND VAPING PREVENTION MESSAGING FOR PARENTS AND OTHER COMMUNITY ADULTS, MAILED OVER 30,000 YOUTH CONNECTIONS MAGAZINE TO LOCAL HOUSEHOLDS WITH YOUTH GRADES 6TH-12TH. ALLIANCE WEBSITE AND ALLIANCE/YAC SOCIAL MEDIA IMPRESSIONS, INCLUDING TARGETED DIGITAL PSAS REACHED 1,210,236 IMPRESSIONS. THE YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF 29 LOCAL TEENS PLANNED ACTIVITIES FOR NATIONAL PREVENTION WEEK FOR THEIR PEERS ADDRESSING DIFFERENT SUBSTANCES ON EACH DAY AND INCLUDED A MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS PROJECT AS WELL.