Success Stories

Roberto’s journey with YOS began amidst challenges such as truancy, curfew violations, and marijuana use, compounded by probation for drug possession and robbery. As a freshman in high school, he found himself at the Illinois Youth Center (IYC), a juvenile detention facility. Two months before his release, Roberto entered the YOS FIT (Family Integrated Therapy) […]

Before joining YOS, 16-year-old Gina was struggling with alcohol abuse and depression, exacerbated by her father’s death from COVID-19. She became withdrawn, abandoning her interests and adopting a pessimistic view of life. Concerned, her friends informed her mother about Gina’s drinking with older students after school, highlighting the profound impact of her father’s loss on