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Agency
History
The agency
was created in 1977, and has 30 years of
experience providing comprehensive
services to youth and their families aimed at
the preservation or reunification of youth and
their families. Since its inception, the YSB
has had a strong community base and has relied
on funding from a variety of state, federal, and
local sources to provide crisis intervention,
temporary residential placement, and counseling
services to youth and their families.
Services provided include: 24 hour crisis
intervention, individual and family
counseling, outreach, advocacy, temporary
residential placement, information and referral
service, linkage to other agencies and community
services and resource development.
The
primary goal of these services are directed
toward the preservation and/or reunification of
families and diverting youth from the child
welfare and/or juvenile justice systems.
PROGRAMS
The Comprehensive Community Based Youth Services
program provides 24-hour crisis intervention,
individual and family counseling, outreach,
emergency shelter, information and referral and
linkage to other agencies for youth ages 10 to
18.
The target population of the transitional living
program is the estimated 2,000 youth in the five
county service area who are between the ages of
18 and 21 and are homeless and/or under the age
of 18 who are pregnant and parenting.
The population served includes adjudicated
nonviolent delinquents between the ages of 12
and 17 who would be committed to the Department
of Corrections if services are not provided.
This program, sponsored by the YSB as part of
its community outreach program, offers youth in
emergencies, temporary refuge in businesses and
public buildings. The project is designed to
reach youth in the early stages of a crisis
situation.
The HUD Program serves youth that are non-wards of
the state, male or female, all races, low income,
between the ages of 16 and 18 who are homeless.
Crossroads will focus on working with youth,
ages 10-17, with no previous legal involvement,
but are exhibiting issues with truancy, violent
behaviors, substance and alcohol use, and other
risk taking behaviors.
The youth and their families will receive
intensive case management services for 3-6
months. It is anticipated that the
youth receiving services through Crossroads will
develop pro-social attitudes and positive
support systems, experience enhanced personal
and family functioning, and demonstrate improved
educational, vocational, and personal
performance.
We will be serving the most vulnerable
population, by providing pure intervention
services, to youth who find themselves at a
Crossroad.
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HMIS PRIVACY POSTING NOTICE
Description: This privacy notice
is posted at each workstation that uses HMIS and
at each agency. IT spells out privacy control,
restrictions on the use of data and how clients
can access data. It also emphasizes
client's rights to receive services even if they
choose not to participate in HMIS.
Please read carefully
Effective date March 20, 2006
The agency receives funding from
the United States Department of Housing and
Urban Development to provide services to the
homeless families and individuals. A requirement
of this funding is that the agency participates
in the Heartland Continuum of Care, which
collects basic information about clients
receiving services from this agency. This
requirement was enacted in order to get more
accurate count of individuals and families who
are homeless and to identify the need for
different services.
We only collect information that
we consider to be appropriate. The collection
and use of all personal information is guided by
strict standards of confidentiality. You do not
have the ability to share your personal
information with the other agencies that
participate in the Heartland Continuum of Care
by completing a "Release of Information" form.
This will allow those agencies that work in a
cooperative manner to provide you with efficient
and effective services.
You have the right to NOT
participate in the HMIS. This does not mean that
you will be denied services by this agency. You
have the right to ask for information about who
sees the data. You have the right to see your
data.
Notice (Federal Register/Vol 69
No 146)
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Contact
Information:
Kathleen Wright, MSW,
Executive Director -
Telephone - 217-529-8300 Toll
free- 1-866-529-8300
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FAX - 217-529-8314
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2901 Normandy Road
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Springfield IL 62703
Electronic mail
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ysb@ysbi.com
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