Prevention services including a Truancy Division, with the objective of truancy prevention and intervention. Enforces Illinois Compulsory Attendance Law and to assist schools and families by complementing the work of social service agencies. Staff refers students to the appropriate agencies for assistance.
Prevention services including a Truancy Division, with the objective of truancy prevention and intervention. Enforces Illinois Compulsory Attendance Law and to assist schools and families by complementing the work of social service agencies. Staff refers students to the appropriate agencies for assistance.
Works with the schools and other agencies to help parents resolve issues related to truancy in order to avoid having to appear to Court. Offers alternative program providing educational programming to those students who have been expelled and are in need of educational alternatives.
Works with the schools and other agencies to help parents resolve issues related to truancy in order to avoid having to appear to Court. Offers alternative program providing educational programming to those students who have been expelled and are in need of educational alternatives.
Coordinates an ongoing program to assist the region's schools in requiring good school attendance. The Truant Officer works with schools and parents to intervene early and resolve school attendance problems. Partnerships formed among the Regional Office, the McHenry County State's Attorney, and McHenry County Court Services have served the community well in resolution of school attendance issues.
Coordinates an ongoing program to assist the region's schools in requiring good school attendance. The Truant Officer works with schools and parents to intervene early and resolve school attendance problems. Partnerships formed among the Regional Office, the McHenry County State's Attorney, and McHenry County Court Services have served the community well in resolution of school attendance issues.
-- Conducts activities that assist youth in making positive decisions in their lives that promote safer communities.
-- The program often partners with area schools to provide presentations, educational curriculum, and resources to prevent bullying, dating violence, suicide, physical aggression, and delinquency among youth.
-- Violence prevention program.
-- Conducts activities that assist youth in making positive decisions in their lives that promote safer communities.
-- The program often partners with area schools to provide presentations, educational curriculum, and resources to prevent bullying, dating violence, suicide, physical aggression, and delinquency among youth.
Partners with the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice to create and facilitate the Daily Reporting Center for Boys and Girls. This program is designed to develop a comprehensive approach as the youth returns home from the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice.
Partners with the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice to create and facilitate the Daily Reporting Center for Boys and Girls. This program is designed to develop a comprehensive approach as the youth returns home from the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice.
Prevention, diversion, and intervention services targeting youth to stabilize families in crisis, prevent juvenile delinquency, and divert youth at risk of involvement in the child welfare or juvenile justice systems.
Prevention, diversion, and intervention services targeting youth to stabilize families in crisis, prevent juvenile delinquency, and divert youth at risk of involvement in the child welfare or juvenile justice systems.
Assists schools with services for students in an effort to reduce absenteeism and school failure. The student attendance support program provides a means for improving student attendance and attitudes, works with area administrators and educators regarding at-risk youth, and works cooperatively to ensure student success and reduce student dropout rates throughout district schools.
Assists schools with services for students in an effort to reduce absenteeism and school failure. The student attendance support program provides a means for improving student attendance and attitudes, works with area administrators and educators regarding at-risk youth, and works cooperatively to ensure student success and reduce student dropout rates throughout district schools.
Prevention, diversion, and intervention services targeting youth to stabilize families in crisis, prevent juvenile delinquency, and divert youth at risk of involvement in the child welfare or juvenile justice systems.
Prevention, diversion, and intervention services targeting youth to stabilize families in crisis, prevent juvenile delinquency, and divert youth at risk of involvement in the child welfare or juvenile justice systems.
- Violence prevention program.
- Conducts activities that assist youth in making positive decisions in their lives that promote safer communities.
- The program often partners with area schools to provide presentations, educational curriculum, and resources to prevent bullying, dating violence, suicide, physical aggression, and delinquency among youth.
- Violence prevention program.
- Conducts activities that assist youth in making positive decisions in their lives that promote safer communities.
- The program often partners with area schools to provide presentations, educational curriculum, and resources to prevent bullying, dating violence, suicide, physical aggression, and delinquency among youth.
Offers an intervention program to youth found responsible for starting fires or have a problem with playing with matches or lighters. Offers counseling sessions to help participants understand the severity of the firesetting. Also provides information on the appropriate and safe use of fire.
Offers an intervention program to youth found responsible for starting fires or have a problem with playing with matches or lighters. Offers counseling sessions to help participants understand the severity of the firesetting. Also provides information on the appropriate and safe use of fire.
Provides small group facilitation. Trained prevention specialists work with school staff to tailor groups that meet the needs of the school's population, available during and after school.
Topics include bullying and cyber bullying, protective behaviors, making and keeping friends, study skills and organizations, anger management, conflict resolution, and tolerance and diversity.
Provides small group facilitation. Trained prevention specialists work with school staff to tailor groups that meet the needs of the school's population, available during and after school.
Topics include bullying and cyber bullying, protective behaviors, making and keeping friends, study skills and organizations, anger management, conflict resolution, and tolerance and diversity.
Academy program for high school dropouts, GED and credit recovery ages 15.5-18. Classes start in January and July and run for seventeen months. The first five months are spent in residency at the campus in Rantoul, IL. In a structured quasi-military environment, youth receive GED instruction or credit recovery, self-discipline, life coping skills, computer skills, and career counseling, and they perform community service projects. Post-graduation, cadets return to the community to continue education in a post secondary institution or vocational school, or obtain employment, with the guidance of a mentor from their community. Youth may be eligible to receive a monetary allowance to assist in education or employment costs.
Academy program for high school dropouts, GED and credit recovery ages 15.5-18. Classes start in January and July and run for seventeen months. The first five months are spent in residency at the campus in Rantoul, IL. In a structured quasi-military environment, youth receive GED instruction or credit recovery, self-discipline, life coping skills, computer skills, and career counseling, and they perform community service projects. Post-graduation, cadets return to the community to continue education in a post secondary institution or vocational school, or obtain employment, with the guidance of a mentor from their community. Youth may be eligible to receive a monetary allowance to assist in education or employment costs.
Chicago Police Department offers the Peer Jury Program designed to provide a remedial method of dealing with selected juvenile offenders without having those offenders referred to the Juvenile Court of Cook County.
Chicago Police Department offers the Peer Jury Program designed to provide a remedial method of dealing with selected juvenile offenders without having those offenders referred to the Juvenile Court of Cook County.
