360 Youth Services

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

TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM - HOUSES A TOTAL OF 38 YOUTH WITH NO OTHER SAFE LIVING ALTERNATIVE IN A DOUBLE OCCUPANCY APARTMENT LIVING IN NAPERVILLE WITH ON-SITE 7 DAYS A WEEK CASE MANAGEMENT TO ASSESS AND PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO FOSTER SELF-SUFFICIENCY. IN FY22, 90% OF THP RESIDENTS RECEIVED MAINSTREAM BENEFITS SUCH AS SSI MEDICAID, LINK, TANF AND SNAP. 75% GAINED EMPLOYMENT OR ENROLLED/RE-ENROLLED IN EDUCATION. 82% EXITED TO PERMANENT HOUSING. THE THP PROGRAM AT 80% CAPACITY WITH TURNAROUND TIMES OF AN AVERAGE OF LESS THAN 30 DAYS BETWEEN CLIENTS MOVE OUT AND MOVE IN.

PREVENTION - FOR OVER 40 YEARS, 360 YOUTH SERVICES HAS BEEN A LEADER IN SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION EDUCATION. PROGRAMS CONTINUED TO BE IMPACTED BY THE PANDEMIC AND RELATED SAFETY CONCERNS, AND ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE TO PROVIDE SERVICES DIFFERENTLY THAN BEFORE THE PANDEMIC, BUT DID INCLUDE SOME IN PERSON SERVICES INCLUDING CLASSROOM PRESENTATIONS. OTHER IN PERSON EVENTS WERE HELD, BUT NO OVERNIGHT EVENTS. NAPERVILLE OPERATION SNOWBALL FOCUSES ON YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TO EMPOWER HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. IN FY2022, 111 YOUTH, AND 38 ADULT PARTICIPANTS AND ADULT VOLUNTEER STAFF ATTENDED THE IMPACTFUL FALL AND SPRING IN PERSON MULTIPLE DAY EVENTS, STUDY BREAKS AND SENIOR STAFF EVENT. THE POWER OF CHOICE COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGN USES AN EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGY WHICH HELPS YOUTH RECOGNIZE THEIR OWN STRENGTH TO MAKE HEALTHY CHOICES. IN FY2022, THE HIGH SCHOOL ALCOHOL USE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN REACHED 14,315 STUDENTS, PLUS PARENTS IN 12,884 HOUSEHOLDS, AND THE 6TH-8TH GRADE VAPING PREVENTION CAMPAIGN REACHED 10,068 STUDENTS, AND THE 6TH-8TH GRADE YOUTH UNDERAGE DRINKING PREVENTION CAMPAIGN FOR PARENTS REACHED 9,061 PARENT HOUSEHOLDS. THROUGH THE POC, 2,370 STUDENTS RECEIVED POC CLASSROOM (INPERSON) PRESENTATIONS. PREVENTION EDUCATION POC WEBSITE PAGE AND POC SOCIAL MEDIA PSA IMPRESSIONS, INCLUDING TARGETED DIGITAL PSA AND TARGETED DIGITAL DISPLAY ADS/PSAS, AND A COMMUNITY MAILER REACHED 2,785,856 IMPRESSIONS. THE ELEVEN SESSION TOO GOOD FOR DRUGS CURRICULUM WAS TAUGHT TO AND WITH 496 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, BREAKING THROUGH STRESS FOR 3501 STUDENTS (INPERSON). THE COMMUNITY ALLIANCE FOR PREVENTION IS A 36-MEMBER COLLABORATIVE TO REDUCE MARIJUANA, ALCOHOL, AND PRESCRIPTION DRUG USE FOR NONMEDICAL REASONS BY YOUTH IN NAPERVILLE AND FAR EAST AURORA. IN FY22, THE ALLIANCE CREATED AND DISSEMINATED PREVENTION PSAS REACHING 10,334,236 IMPRESSIONS OF YOUTH MARIJUANA USE PREVENTION, VAPING PREVENTION, AND MEDICATION SAFETY MESSAGING FOR YOUTH, AS WELL AS PARENTS AND OTHER COMMUNITY ADULTS. ALLIANCE WEBSITE AND ALLIANCE/YAC SOCIAL MEDIA IMPRESSIONS, INCLUDING TARGETED DIGITAL PSAS REACHED 760,966 IMPRESSIONS. THE YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF 23 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. OTHER NOTEWORTHY ACCOMPLISHMENTS PROVIDED EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY THROUGH THE CREATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF OVERCOMING RACIAL BIAS IN PREVENTION, WHICH WAS HIGHLIGHTED AS A SUCCESS STORY BY PREVENTION FIRST (THE TRAINING ARM OF THE IL DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION AND RECOVERY) WHO DESSEMINATED AN ARTICLE AND A LINK TO THE DOCUMENT THROUGHOUT THE STATE. CREATED A COMMUNITY RESOURCE GUIDE THAT LIVES ON OUR WEBSITE, AND PROVIDED LINK IN NUMEROUS PARENT NEWSLETTERS AND SOCIAL MEDIA PSAS AND POSTS.

CORNERSTONE - CORNERSTONE IS A DCFS LICENSED GROUP HOME IN LISLE THAT IS CONTRACTED TO HOUSE A MINIMUM OF 8 YOUTH AGES 13-17. IN FY 22 CORNERSTONE RAN AT AVERAGE CAPACITY OF 6 YOUTH IN CARE MOSTLY DUE TO STAFF SHORTAGES IN THE EARLY PART OF FY'22. IN FY 22 TWO CORNERSTONE RESIDENTS ENROLLED IN POST-SECONDARY PROGRAMS (PUBLIC COLLEGES), AND ONE IN HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY ( GED ) PROGRAMMING. TWO RESIDENTS GRADUATED FROM NAPERVILLE NORTH HIGH SCHOOL, AND ATTENDED SENIOR PROM. ALL RESIDENTS REMAINED IN SCHOOL IN EITHER TRADITIONAL OR ALTERNATIVE SETTINGS AND RECEIVED ASSISTANCE VIA MCKINNEY VENTO GUIDELINES FOR HOMELESS STUDENTS.

COUNSELING - THE COUNSELING DEPARTMENT SERVED 461 YOUTH CLIENTS AND HELD 5,583 COUNSELING SESSIONS DURING FY22. INCLUDING PARENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN SESSION, WE SERVED 631 PEOPLE.