What is YESS?

?ouLh Lxperlenclng Success ln School (?LSS) glves sLudenLs dlrecL access Lo

communlLy-based supporL servlces LhaL are provlded on-slLe, aL Lhe hlgh
school campus. ?LSS has esLabllshed parLnershlps wlLh communlLy agencles
whose sLaff have offlces locaLed on Lhe !1PS campuses. Cn-slLe supporL
ellmlnaLes Lhe referral process LhaL ls ofLen necessary when uLlllzlng servlces
LhaL are noL dlrecLly provlded by Lhe hlgh school.
?LSS ls a unlque collaboraLlon LhaL empowers sLudenLs Lo succeed ln school
and llfe. SupporL servlces are provlded Lo sLudenLs ln Lhe followlng areas:
AfLer-School CpporLunlLles, !uvenlle !usLlce, MenLal PealLh & PealLhy
8elaLlonshlps, SubsLance Abuse, revenLlon/lnLervenLlon, 1een arenLlng
and 1een vlolence revenLlon/lnLervenLlon.

YESS Services
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1he !olleL Area ?MCA provldes an afLer school 1een Achlevers rogram
for mlnorlLy sLudenLs. 1he program llnks career goals Lo educaLlon.
?MCA leaders faclllLaLe college vlslLs and provlde asslsLance wlLh Lhe
college appllcaLlon process.
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ShorLly afLer 17-year-old 8achel ScoLL was kllled ln Lhe Columblne Plgh
School shooLlng of 1999, her famlly esLabllshed 8achel's Challenge Lo
promoLe Lhe demonsLraLlon of compasslon and klndness. 1he lrlends of
8achel Club spreads goodwlll wlLhln Lhe schools Lhrough parLlclpaLlon ln
communlLy servlce and evenLs.
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Clrl ScouLs of CreaLer Chlcago and norLhwesL lndlana hosLs weekly
meeLlngs Lo develop sLudenL leadershlp lnlLlaLlves. lemale sLudenLs
recelve educaLlon ln pracLlcal llfe skllls, crlLlcal Lhlnklng, healLhy
relaLlonshlps, confllcL resoluLlon and problem solvlng.


Mental Health & Healthy Relationships
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Cuardlan Angel Pome provldes supporL and resources Lo vlcLlms of
sexual abuse and vlolence. ln addlLlon, a program has been esLabllshed
for sLudenLs who would llke Lo learn more abouL Lhe aspecLs a healLhy
relaLlonshlp.
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lnLerns from Lhe Wlll CounLy PealLh ueparLmenL provlde menLal healLh
servlces, assessmenLs and evaluaLlons Lo sLudenLs. Servlces are provlded
ln group and/or lndlvldual seLLlngs.

Substance Abuse Prevention/Intervention
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!1PS sLudenLs parLlclpaLe ln acLlvlLles LhaL supporL and publlclze Lhe
prevenLlon of subsLance abuse. 1hese programs lnclude dramaLlc
presenLaLlons LhaL hlghllghL Lhe dangerous effecLs of subsLance abuse.
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lnLerns from Lhe Wlll CounLy PealLh ueparLmenL meeL wlLh !1PS
sLudenLs on campus Lo provlde subsLance abuse assessmenLs,
evaluaLlons and lndlvldual/group servlces.
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!1PS has parLnered wlLh Wlll CounLy PLLS (Peroln LducaLlon Leads Lo
revenLaLlve SoluLlons) and Lhe 8oberL Crown CenLer for PealLh
LducaLlon Lo provlde a comprehenslve heroln prevenLlon
lnlLlaLlve. PealLh Leachers uLlllze Lhe 8oberL Crown heroln prevenLlon
educaLlon currlculum, and sLudenLs aLLend school/communlLy
presenLaLlons Lo become educaLed abouL Lhe deLrlmenLal effecLs of
heroln.
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ChesLnuL PealLhcare SysLems uLlllzes Lhe ro[ecL 1nu (1oward no urugs)
currlculum Lo provlde group sesslons Lo Spanlsh speaklng sLudenLs who
wanL Lo learn more abouL Lhe negaLlve effecLs of drugs and alcohol. 1he
1nu evldence-based approach works Lo prevenL drug abuse Lhrough
educaLlon.

After School Opportunities


Youth Experiencing
Success in School
Juvenile Justice
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ln collaboraLlon wlLh Lhe Wlll CounLy !uvenlle !usLlce ueLenLlon CenLer, a
probaLlon offlcer ls locaLed aL boLh campuses Lo provlde supporL, dlrecLlon
and lnLervenLlons Lo sLudenLs on probaLlon.

Teen Parenting
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1he !1PS Chlld Care CenLer has parLnered wlLh Chlld Care 8esource and
8eferral Lo provlde play groups for Leen parenLs and Lhelr chlldren. 1eens
learn Lhe value of play and how Lo lncorporaLe lL lnLo Lhelr dally chlld care
rouLlne.

Teen Violence Preventi on/Intervention
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!1PS has parLnered by Lhe !olleL 8eglon lnLerfalLh LducaLlon Councll (!8lLC) Lo
offer a communlLy-based lnLervenLlon for sLudenLs on Lxpulslon Warnlng.
1he lnLervenLlon uLlllzes 8esLoraLlve racLlces roblem Solvlng Clrcles and
provldes sLudenLs wlLh Lhe opporLunlLy Lo earn Lhelr way off Lxpulslon
Warnlng.


Contact Information
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!enlne 8arnes
[barnes[[Lhs.org
813-727-6736