STAR Awards April 13, 2018 Get IN Chicago’s STAR Awards are designed to encourage, promote, and recognize members of SYNC mentoring and therapy teams who have demonstrated a spirit of collaboration, a tireless commitment to youth, have gone above and beyond the call of duty, and have been responsive to the unique needs of youth they serve. Congratulations to the… Read More
Families as Partners for Justice-Involved Youth March 30, 2018 Forty years of evidence shows that enlisting families as partners in juvenile justice rehabilitation efforts results in better public safety outcomes, according to a recent report by the Children and Family Justice Center at Northwestern University’s Pritzker School of Law Bluhm Legal Clinic. The report, titled “Parents as Partners: Family Connection and Youth Incarceration,” is… Read More
Chicago Voices at March for Our Lives March 29, 2018 While youth activism for gun control has recently captured national attention, young people in Chicago have long been engaged in efforts to demand action. A number of organizations, including Get IN Chicago grantees Healing Hurt People-Chicago, Chicago Urban League, and Westside Health Authority, are working hard to ensure that the voices of youth affected by… Read More
Parent Educator Spotlight: Warsheka Griffin March 28, 2018 Metropolitan Family Services (MFS) is one of three Get IN Chicago grantees currently receiving support for evidence-based parent leadership programs. The team at MFS uses the Parenting Fundamentals model with caregivers in Englewood, Roseland, and most recently, South Shore. In addition to leading the curriculum for hundreds of parents in those communities over the past… Read More
Play Ball 2018 March 27, 2018 by Lauren Morrissey, Gannon Scholar Intern from Loyola University Get IN Chicago is proud to announce that the Police/Youth Baseball Leagues are returning for summer 2018. This unique program will serve 300 youth ages 9-12 in the Austin, North Lawndale and Englewood neighborhoods. The Police/Youth Baseball Leagues blend summer fun with a purpose much bigger… Read More
Brighter Futures Youth Awards March 20, 2018 In November, Get IN Chicago honored 63 outstanding SYNC mentoring participants with the Brighter Futures Youth Award for exceptional progress toward education, employment, or future goals and improving their relationships with family and peers. Six SYNC mentoring organizations nominated youth: BBF Family Services, Chicago Urban League, KLEO, UCAN, Westside Health Authority, and Youth Advocate Programs. … Read More
Youth Violence Study Reveals Strong Family and Adult Supports March 16, 2018 NORC and Get IN Chicago research includes insights from 637 acutely high-risk youth Chicago, IL – March 16, 2018 – A recent report on youth at high risk of violence revealed that teens see their families as strong supports but also have ongoing needs for mental health and trauma services. The findings, part of a… Read More
Welcome to our Spring Intern! February 28, 2018 Get IN Chicago is pleased to add another intern to our team this spring: Lauren Morrissey, a Gannon Scholar from Loyola University! Lauren joins two other current interns: Rachel Phan, also a Gannon Scholar from Loyola University, and Tiffany Ward from John Marshall Law School. Lauren, Rachel, and Tiffany will assist with projects including grant… Read More
Connecting Youth to Social Services February 26, 2018 Get IN Chicago awarded Metropolitan Family Services a grant to provide intake, case management, and social services for our Strengthening Youth through a Network of Care (SYNC) initiative. Staff from Metropolitan Family Services work with teams of mentors and clinicians to screen potential participants, develop individualized service plans, and provide ongoing support for needs such as housing, job… Read More
Individualizing Care: Preliminary CANS Findings February 22, 2018 Effective support for acutely high-risk youth must address their most pressing needs while leveraging their greatest strengths. With that in mind, Get IN Chicago’s Strengthening Youth through a Network of Care (SYNC) initiative embeds individualized treatment plans into its programming. In particular, the SYNC intake system utilizes the Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS)… Read More