Youth Network
Council/Illinois Collaboration on Youth is excited to introduce Chuck Levesque,
Executive Director of Depaul USA. Depaul USA is a
member of Depaul International, a 501 (c)(3), non-profit with affiliates in the
UK, Ireland, Slovakia and Ukraine serving more than 7,000 people a year. They
focus on community collaboration to resolve issues of homelessness. Currently
Depaul USA runs a transitional housing program in Philadelphia and just started
a resource center for homeless people in Macon, Georgia. Chuck, a resident of
Chicago, contacted Liz Tracy responding to the Chicago Safe Place campaign and
how Depaul USA might collaborate with Safe Place and addressing youth
homelessness.
Chuck talked about "Nightstop",
a program of Depaul UK, that offers homeless and runaway youths aged 16-24,
temporary, short-term housing with volunteer families across Britain while working
to identify permanent accommodations and/or assist with family mediation and
reconciliation. We thought there might be some potential for replication in
Chicago if not Illinois!
Depaul USA and YNC/ICOY invite you and your staff to
join us on Tuesday October 25th from 2-3:30pm to learn more about Nightstop,
discuss what currently exists (or doesn't) for runaway youth and homeless young
adults, and the opportunities to establish the Nightstop program here in
Chicago or in Illinois. The meeting will be held in the large conference room
at YNC/ICOY offices, 111 E. Wacker, Suite 325, Chicago. Please RSVP with Denail
Timms to be added to the security list: dtimms@youthnetworkcouncil.org.
As many of you would
agree, there is a huge need for additional "beds" for homeless youth
and young adults in Illinois. Please rsvp no later than Friday October 21st. If
you have questions, please call Liz Tracy 312.507.1557 or Michelle Arnold
708.205.6467.
Michelle Arnold, Program Director
111 E. Wacker Drive, Suite 325
Chicago, IL 60601
marnold@youthnetworkcouncil.org
fax: 312/861-6601
cell: 708/205-6467
www.YouthNetworkCouncil.org
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