How we're trying to help:

• To provide youth with a positive role model for guidance, encouragement, support and advocacy 
• To come alongside the family by sup- porting them, encouraging them and seeking to nurture the relationship between them and their child 
• To be a community-based gang inter- vention agency that assists youth in leaving and refraining from gang in- volvement 
• To provide substance abuse treatment to assist our youth in living a substance free life 
• To offer educational assistance that strengthens the youth’s academic ability through one-on-one tutoring 
• To provide art therapy to help the youth manage physical and emotional problems by using creative activities to express emotions 
• To create a partnership with the Cook County Juvenile Court in order to im-plement the balanced and restorative justice (BARJ) paradigm in our com- munity 
• To provide recreational activities which encourage positive social interaction and a fun time 

What we offer:

• Mentoring - We provide mentors who serve as role models and someone who the youth can turn to for help and encouragement 
• Family Support - We seek to work with the whole family, along with the youth, and offer any assistance needed including opening our network of services
• Gang Intervention - We work with those youth who are gang involved and seek to help them leave and refrain from gangs
• Urban Life Skills - We teach the youth about the problems and challenges they face in the urban environment through our Urban Life Skills curriculum
• Substance Abuse Counseling - We provide professional substance abuse counseling and therapy to help the youth be freed from substance abuse and  addiction
• Tutoring - We desire to help the youth by assisting them in furthering their education through special attention, one-on-one tutoring
• Art Therapy - We offer professional art therapy to give the youth a creative outlet to express their emotions and to provide a way to explore their feelings through the arts
• Job Readiness Training - We seek to prepare the youth for the workforce by equipping them with skills in resume building, conducting and interview, and better preparing them for job opportunities
• Carpentry Skills Training - The ULS Productions Program seeks to equip the youth with practical carpentry skills to prepare them for work in the various trades.  The youth learn how to use tools, construct various projects, and also learn the basics of business
• Court Advocacy - We desire to keep juvenile delinquents from further penetrating the criminal justice system by advocating for them in court and by assisting them in accomplishing their probation orders such as community service and enrolling them in an educational institution
• Social Activities - We provide a wide variety of positive, enriching activities that give the youth a chance to have fun and enjoy themselves, while promoting positive social interaction

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