Youth & Opportunity United Inc

BASIC CENTER PROGRAM

SUBURBAN CHICAGO HOMELESS AND RUNAWAY PROJECT (SCHARP) BASIC CENTER FOR RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH

EVANSTON AND SKOKIE STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM

STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM

EVANSTON SKOKIE STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM

STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM

ALLIED AGAINST VIOLENCE (AAV) PROJECT

Y.O.U. BASIC CENTER PROGRAM

CN FARM TO SCHOOL GRANT

YOUTH & OPPORTUNITY UNITED'S (Y.O.U.'S) MISSION IS TO PROVIDE SERVICES AND LEADERSHIP TO MEET THE EMERGING NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES IN EVANSTON, MORTON GROVE, AND SKOKIE, ILLINOIS. THE PROPOSED VISTA PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE CNCS EDUCATION FOCUS AREA. THE VISTA PROJECT WILL SEEK TO BUILD Y.O.U.'S CAPACITY TO BRING ADDITIONAL ACADEMIC, SOCIAL, AND EMOTIONAL RESOURCES, OPPORTUNITIES, AND SUPPORTS TO LOW-INCOME YOUTH AND FAMILIES IN OUR PROGRAMS--FURTHER EMPOWERING THEM TO REALIZE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AND BUILD A PATHWAY OUT OF POVERTY, AND EXPECTS TO BENEFIT 1,600 YOUTH AND 4,000 FAMILY MEMBERS. FIVE VISTA MEMBERS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS BUILDING UPON AND REDEVELOPING OUR VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM, INCREASING OUR OUTREACH AND PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CAPACITY, ESTABLISHING SUSTAINABLE FACILITIES PRACTICES FOR OUR NEW YOUTH CENTER AND ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING, AND BUILDING TO DEVELOP RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT PARENTS OF YOUTH PARTICIPANTS AND ENHANCE ORGANIZATIONAL PARENTAL ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES.