Provides summer camps for children ages 5 -12th grade.

Pilsen Neighbors Community Council has a Leadership Training Program that seeks to provide parents with the knowledge base needed for them to become strong education leaders and advocates in educational issues affecting them, their children, and schools in the community.

The Y offers multiple leadership programs in safe, welcoming environments throughout the city and Chicagoland area. By providing young adults the opportunity to learn and grow, we create healthier, stronger communities!

Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) helps individuals with disabilities who are Hispanic/Latino obtain employment, education, and training, and access a variety of community resources. They also assist families of eligible customers in obtaining needed services and resources.

Pilsen Neighbors Community Council has a Leadership Training Program that seeks to provide parents with the knowledge base needed for them to become strong education leaders and advocates in educational issues affecting them, their children, and schools in the community.

Leadership Bolivar: provides a personal, professional and community development class.

Offers a variety of programs for youth: - Boys Dance Crew: Tap and Hip Hop for boys ages 11-14. - Fearless Females Junior Chapter: Leadership development for young ladies, in partnership with Joliet West High School. - Princess to Pearls Junior Chapter: Leadership development for teens. - Kings in the Kings Court: Leadership development for teens. - "Youth Speaks" Oratorical Program: In partnership with Silver Cross Hospital. - Passport to Success: Leadership, character building, and life skills for girls and boys ages 7-17. - Real Men Read: Male volunteers partner with Joliet School District to provide positive role models with a focus on reading. - Teens Overcoming Pressure (TOP): Teaches teens to identify healthy relationships and to note early warning signs of abusive relationships, violence, and controlling or manipulative behavior while giving them tools for coping.

Provides a Leadership Training Program that addresses issues of self-esteem and empowerment with classes on how to be a board member, how to facilitate a meeting, and how to apply for a 501(c)3, call for more details.

Life Instruction for Tomorrow (LIFT): Focuses on building character and developing leadership skills in the outdoor classroom of the Great Outdoors.

Teen and Young Adult Programs - The Character and Leadership Program: Program participants develop leadership skills and gain opportunities for planning, decision-making, contributing to Club and community. Program helps youth become responsible, caring citizens and acquire skills to participate in the democratic process.

Group of 42 independent schools sponsor staff and trustee leadership development; Multicultural Education Project-recruits faculty and students of color.

Development of skills in the areas of education, interpersonal and leadership abilities.

YW -Teen Program (After-School Program): After-school, leadership development program that serves girls at various St. Louis City Middle and High Schools. Curriculum focuses on leadership, economic empowerment, racial justice. Activities include learning to start your own business, service learning/community service projects, diversity, stereotypes and prejudices; check with school to see if YW-Teens is offered.

Best Buddies Ambassadors program: Educates and empowers people with an intellectual or developmental disability through training and workshops, to become leaders and public speakers. Best Buddies Promoters: Empowers youth to become advocates for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities by organizing and participating in specific events throughout the school year that promote advocacy and bring awareness to the disability rights movement.

Offers safe, supportive, and respectful environments for children, adolescents and their families, provides wellness Education, leadership development, and community education. Youth Outlook Drop-In Centers meet weekly to support each other and discuss topics of interest to the participants. Other offerings include: - Rainbow Sprouts, a social program for children K-6 and their parent/family/guardian. - Youth Leadership Program: provides opportunities to help run drop-in centers, assist with volunteer training, organize special projects, participate in community education, and advise the agency board through the Youth Advisory Board. - Transcend: a program for transgender youth, provides a forum to discuss issues such as gender identity, hormone injections, legal issues, etc. - THRIVE: a support group for parents, foster parents, guardians, and full-time caregivers of LGBTQ+ teens. This is an adult-only group and provides a confidential space for parents to share their stories, find commonalities, and get some of their questions answered. Organizations may request YO speakers to give presentations about LGBQ+ issues and an annual fundraising banquet is held to raise funds for YO and LGBTQ+ issues.

Provides research-based information and resources to sustain communities into the future. ISU Extension CED people and programs work with communities on aligning all efforts with the goals of maximizing diversity and inclusivity. The program focuses on the following five critical issues: Housing, Demographics, Local Economies, Built Environment and Civic Engagement and Leadership Capacity.

Alternatives' offers four youth leadership programs. Details and applications can be found on the website. Girl World is a leadership development program for girls, femmes, and non-binary/gender-expansive youth of color. Just Us is grounded in restorative justice principles and provides a space for middle school youth to build community, and increase social justice awareness. Full Circle brings young people who have been impacted by unjust systems to a grounded experience and understanding of Restorative Justice. The Peace Ambassadors Program is a paid apprenticeship for young adults (17-24 years old) who have faced homelessness or are system-involved.

SER/SERCO locations offer educational, emotional, and career support to young adults, ages 16-24, living in low-income, underserved communities, especially those who are ex-offenders or gang-affected. Services include after-school programming, supplemental education, GED classes, job and internship skills training, education pathway planning, career coaching, financial literacy, mentorship, summer employment referrals, case management referrals, transportation, service learning projects, and leadership training.

Books Over BallsYouth Ambassador Initiative is a program that trains and empowers young people to become leaders in their communities. Youth Ambassadors are selected from Books Over Balls' basketball and academic programs. They participate in a year-long training program that teaches them about leadership, public speaking, and community organizing.Once they are trained, Youth Ambassadors are responsible for planning and implementing community service projects in their neighborhoods. They also serve as role models for younger children and encourage them to get involved in Books Over Balls programs.

Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) helps individuals with disabilities who are Hispanic/Latino obtain employment, education, and training, and access a variety of community resources. They also assist families of eligible customers in obtaining needed services and resources.

The Torch Club is a chartered, small-group leadership and service club for boys and girls ages 11 to 18. The Club staff meet the special character development needs of younger adolescents at a critical stage in their lives.

Provides research-based information and resources to sustain communities into the future. ISU Extension CED people and programs work with communities on aligning all efforts with the goals of maximizing diversity and inclusivity. The program focuses on the following five critical issues: Housing, Demographics, Local Economies, Built Environment and Civic Engagement and Leadership Capacity.

The Torch Club is a chartered, small-group leadership and service club for boys and girls ages 11 to 18. The Club staff meet the special character development needs of younger adolescents at a critical stage in their lives.

Enlace Chicago's Leadership Academy is a two-day training that covers topics relating to organizing, leadership and advocacy. All sections are set within the context of Enlace's work in Little Village. The Academy serves to unify visions and notions of an advocacy identity, the meaning of being a leader and the importance of community organizing.

The Torch Club is a chartered, small-group leadership and service club for boys and girls ages 11 to 18. The Club staff meet the special character development needs of younger adolescents at a critical stage in their lives.