Youth Outreach Services, Inc. Northwest Youth Outreach

AKA YOS

Chicago, IL

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Also Known As:: YOS
Physical Address:: Chicago, IL 60612
EIN:: 36-3297629
Web URL:: www.yos.org
Blog URL:: www.yos.org/blog
Leadership:: Mr. Rick Velasquez

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Fiscal Year Starting: July 1, 2011
Fiscal Year Ending: June 30, 2012

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Total Revenue	$7,593,120

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Total Expenses	$7,607,181

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Basic Organization Information

Youth Outreach Services, Inc. Northwest Youth Outreach

Also Known As:: YOS
Physical Address:: Chicago, IL 60612
EIN:: 36-3297629
Web URL:: www.yos.org
Blog URL:: www.yos.org/blog
NTEE Category:: P Human Services; P30 Children's and Youth Services; F Mental Health, Crisis Intervention; F20 Alcohol, Drug and Substance Abuse, Dependency Prevention and Treatment; O Youth Development; O99 Other Youth Development N.E.C.
Year Founded:: 1959
Ruling Year:: 1984
How This Organization Is Funded:: Illinois Department of Children and Family Services; United States and Illinois Departments of Human Services; Cook County Juvenile Court

Mission Statement

Youth Outreach Services promotes the strengths and abilities of youth and families by providing community-based services that empower and enrich each to face life’s challenges with confidence, competence and dignity.

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Committed to Caring. Inspiring Change.

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Leadership

Mr. Rick Velasquez

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Since Sept 1999

Profile:

Since 1975, Rick Velasquez has served youth and families on behalf of Youth Outreach Services, helping establish the agency as one of Chicago’s premier youth-focused organizations. As executive director, Velasquez leads the organization in its mission to provide services that promote the strengths and abilities of youth, while preparing them to face the future with competence, competence and dignity. Trained as a social worker, he has focused his career in the areas of juvenile justice, adolescent substance abuse treatment, child welfare services and public policy. Velasquez is a gubernatorial appointee to the Illinois Children and Family Services Advisory Council and the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice Advisory Board. He co-chairs the “Foster Kids are Our Kids” statewide social-marketing campaign. He is a member of the Cook County Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative Executive Committee. He is a founding member of the Latino Child and Family Consortium, dedicated to delivering culturally responsive child welfare services. He has also served multiple terms on the Board of Directors to the Child Care Association of Illinois and Illinois Collaboration on Youth. Velasquez holds a Master of Social Work from the Jane Addams College of Social Work at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

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Program: Child Welfare Services

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Category:: Human Services
Population Served:: Youth/Adolescents only (14 - 19 years)

Program Description:

Child Welfare Services seek to ensure the safety and well-being of youth and their families. We strive to keep families together by providing support and education to those at risk of separation. When it is not safe for kids to remain in their biological homes, we connect each to a caring foster family able to meet their needs, as well as the life skills training they need to transition to adulthood. Specific services include: Traditional and Specialized Foster Care, Intact Family Services, Extended Family Support, Intensive Stabilization, Transitional Living Programs, Independent Living Programs, Runaway & Homeless Youth Services.

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Program: Counseling Services

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Category:: Human Services
Population Served:: Youth/Adolescents only (14 - 19 years)

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Counseling Services impact youth with substance abuse issues, helping each to overcome challenges that lead to addition, such as low self-esteem, drug and alcohol abuse, gang involvement, poor school performance, delinquency and family conflict. Specific services include: Substance Abuse Intervention, Counseling and 24/7 Crisis Intervention.

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Program: Juvenile Justice Services

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Category:: Human Services
Population Served:: Youth/Adolescents only (14 - 19 years)

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Juvenile Justice Services seek to prevent youth from entering the child welfare and juvenile justice systems by addressing obstacles that prevent their future success. Our highly structured programs provide a diversion from negative influences and offer alternatives to detention. Specific services include: Pre-Trial Services, Detention Alternatives, Diversion Services.

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Program: Prevention Services

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Category:: Human Services
Population Served:: Youth/Adolescents only (14 - 19 years)

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Prevention Services assist youth and families by providing the skills, opportunities and recognition they need to succeed, such as substance abuse prevention, communication and leadership skills, career development, and conflict resolution. Specific services include: Alcohol/Drug Abuse Prevention and After-School & Summer Programs.

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