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…for the Future of Youth

DeKalb County Youth Service Bureau

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Greetings! We are very excited to provide you with this annual report that highlights our mission, services, accomplishments and supporters. We are grateful to all of you who support our mission and who understand why this work is so important. YSB provides reduced-cost services to DeKalb County residents, which means more people have access to the help they need.

Nobody is turned away for the inability to pay.

We are the only counseling agency in DeKalb County whose total mission and services focus specifically on adolescents and their families, particularly those at-risk of or currently displaying delinquency, substance use, family conflict, violence, school problems and other destructive behaviors which can lead to severe dysfunction and greater costs to the community, if not changed. Our programs are geared toward providing early identification of underlying issues that cause behavioral problems and emotional distress that can lead to more severe outcomes in terms of mental health or delinquency. Successful detection and treatment can dramatically reduce costs associated with more expensive forms of intensive-based treatments and repeated court involvement. Overall our programs lessen the potential long term financial burden that these youth may cause without earlier intervention.

Shawn Blobaum, Board Chair Diana Hulst, Executive Director

Our Mission The DeKalb County Youth Service Bureau, Inc. (YSB) assists youth as they build healthy lives and relationships with their families, friends, and community.

Our Philosophy Through the years, YSB has developed a philosophy of networking with other community resources to assist youth with problem-solving and to develop programs to meet the needs of youth. YSB therapists are Master’s level and work exclusively with youth and their families. The therapists are skilled in assessing the needs of families, engaging youth, and recognizing their strengths. The staff works with youth and their families to establish positive alternatives to negative or destructive behaviors and to use community resources when appropriate.

Our History The DeKalb County Youth Service Bureau (YSB) has been enriching the lives and relationships of youth ages 8 to 18 and their families for over 40 years. YSB became a separate agency in 1971 after being a City of DeKalb Department since 1969. We are one of three initial youth service bureaus in Illinois and since its inception we have responded to and met the service needs of today’s youth and their families. YSB is a not-for-profit 501 (c)(3) agency governed by a volunteer Board of Directors from throughout DeKalb County.

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Our Role in the Community

Youth and Family Services

We believe that redirecting the lives of “at risk” youth and empowering them to achieve more and to get back on track is not only helpful to the family, but also to our community. Successful detection and treatment can dramatically reduce costs associated with more expensive forms of intensive based treatments and repeated juvenile delinquency.

Community Presentations YSB has become a trusted social service organization in DeKalb County and as a result, we also offer community presentations to address many of the issues facing youth and families. We present to schools, community organizations, churches, libraries, for-profit, and non-profit companies.

Projects & Initiatives YSB team members serve on numerous committees to support the YSB mission and commitment to the DeKalb County community. Each year, team members served on over 20 local committees, projects, and initiatives all focused on youth issues and strengthening our area’s social service providers.

Engaging Youth in the Community We understand that talk-based therapy may not be most effective for every teenager. YSB strives to get youth involved in community projects that will also benefit others. This type of intervention helps shape identity and builds character. Throughout the year, YSB partners with other non-profit organizations and local businesses to create meaningful experiences.

Trustworthy Resource We make it our priority to stay current with mental health issues and trends that youth and families face today. To do this, our professional staff attend dozens of workshops, seminars, and presentations during each year.

It’s vital to get youth the help they need as early as possible.

The better we do this, the greater the impact on the child’s

education, their family life, and our community as a whole.

YSB provides reduced-cost services to DeKalb County

residents which means more people have access to the help

they need.

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Programs & Services: Major Accomplishments

Counseling Our counselors are skilled at being able to engage youth and families into the therapeutic process, which dramatically increases the success rate for counseling. YSB has bilingual services available for our Spanish-speaking families, and served 34 Hispanic families during fiscal year 2014.

Girls Empowerment Girls Empowerment is a strength-based approach to helping girls identify and apply their power and voice as individuals and as a group, focusing on issues that are important in the lives of adolescent girls. We increased the number of groups run in the middle schools, in addition to running groups at YSB.

Anger Management The program is designed to equip youth with the skills to identify, manage, and appropriately express anger and other intense emotions, in order to prevent aggressive and abusive tendencies, promote pro-social skills, improve anger control, and reduce the frequency of acting out behaviors. These groups were expanded in the schools as well during the fiscal year.

Parenting Class Active Parenting of Teens is a skill-building workshop for parents of teenagers, designed to help them learn how to more effectively communicate with their teens in ways which foster responsibility, successful conflict resolution and self-esteem. At the end of the fiscal year we increased the frequency of classes.

Drug, Alcohol, and Tobacco Prevention This program is designed to educate teens about alcohol, drug, and tobacco-related issues. This program uses group education to provide accurate information regarding alcohol/drug use and exploration of the decision-making process involved in making healthy choices. We have increased our presence in the middle schools to provide the best level of prevention.

Alternative to Suspension The aim of the Alternative to Suspension Program is to act as a gateway to mental health services for at-risk youth required to serve an out of-school suspension. Youth receive a comprehensive mental health screening to determine potential risk factors that contributed to the youth being suspended and referrals to other services as appropriate. Only 3% of those who completed the program were referred back due to another suspension.

VolunTEEN YSB provides coordination of volunteer experiences, collaboration with other community organizations, and supervision of the youth that are volunteering. VolunTEEN partnered with DeKalb County Community Gardens at the Mayor’s Garden, created Pumpkin Fest displays, sent cards to troops overseas, and ran a food drive.

Runaway & Locked Out Youth YSB assists families when a youth is refusing to return home, has run away from home, or during a lock-out crisis situation by providing immediate intervention 24 hours a day as well as free follow-up counseling. There were 42 such cases in fiscal year 2014.

Court-Ordered Youth The Juvenile Diversion Program is for youth who are first-time offenders in the Juvenile Court System in lieu of legal ramifications. We case manage drug/alcohol intervention and community service as appropriate.

TeenREACH YSB partners with the TeenREACH program offered by the Sycamore School District to provide mentoring services, career exploration, volunteerism opportunities and experiential therapy for youth.

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FY 04 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14

Total Clients Served

1%

5% 7%

11%

11%

4% 3%

8%

40%

8%

2% Clients by Program Active Parenting

Suspension

Crisis

Diversion

Drug/Alcohol

Girls Group

Emotion Mgmt.

VolunTeen

Counseling

Teen Reach

Consults

1%

8% 2%

6%

41% 12% 1%

19%

10%

Referral Sources City/County Court

Self/Family

Other Service Providers

Police

School

States Attorney

DCFS

Juvenile Court

Other

19%

16%

27%

23%

4% 11%

Referral Reasons Family conflict, abuse, poverty, divorce

Suicide, self-injury, self-esteem,death/loss, sexualityProbation, diversion, runaway, curfewviolationsTruancy, grades, school behaviors,suspensionPeer conflict, gang related violence

Substance abuse, misuse

Agency Data & Outcomes

Data collected from agency satisfaction and program

outcome surveys.

93% of YSB clients reported to be satisfied with the services they received.

100% of META clients reported that the group was effective at teaching skills that will help control anger and behaviors.

97% of YFC clients reported to have a good relationship with their counselor.

95% of GEG participants reported the group was effective at improving self-esteem.

100% of Active Parenting participants reported the class effectively taught skills/techniques that are useful for parents of teenagers.

92% of YSB clients reported they would refer a friend or family member to YSB.

90% of ASP clients reported the program was a valuable alternative to youth being at home during their suspension.

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Board of Directors & Staff Board of Directors Our Board of Directors is comprised of strong, compassionate, visionaries who have led our organization and strengthened our capacity to serve.

Current Staff

Current Board Members

Board Committees

Profession

Shawn Blobaum Board Chair, Executive Committee, Finance/Audit Chair

Finance Associate, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

Derek Hiland Vice Chair, Executive Committee Development Committee

Principal Planner, City of DeKalb

Loren Foelske Secretary/Treasurer Finance/Audit Committee

Vice President of Finance, KishHealth System

Jackie Schmack Executive Committee Bankruptcy Paralegal, The Law Office of Wright & Associates

Peggy Doty Board Development Committee Educator, University of Illinois Extension

Travis Thompson Finance Committee Credit Analyst, Castle Bank

Cheryl Maness Development Committee Retired Teacher, Sycamore School District

Keri Nelson Development Committee & Program Committee

Executive Director, Rockford Area Habitat for Humanity

Sarah Stevens Program Committee Teacher, East Aurora School District

Jeanette Rossetti Program Committee Associate Professor, NIU School of Nursing

Additional Staff, Interns, &

Volunteers Who Served In FY 2014

Jason Nicol Andrea Monroe

Ahna Young Kelley Navar

Courtney Reinwand Jenny Matarangas

Victor Mendoza Beyonka Floyd Ashley Carlson

Eduardo Carreno Tyrone Garner

Amber Wadlington Stephanie Olson

Brian Clymer Alexis Merritt Jessica Phllips

Amber Wadlington

Krys Sarkady M.S., LMFT

Clinical Director, Therapist

Claire Maschinski,

M.S., ALMFT,

Associate Director, Therapist

John Noreiko

Office Manager

Adrienne DeSalvo, M.A. Ed, M.S., ALMFT, Program Coordinator, Therapist

Robin Waffle, M.S., CADC

Program Coordinator, Therapist

Ashley Wooley, M.S.

Program Coordinator, Therapist

Renee Burger,

B.F.A.

Program

Coordinator

Javier Zepeda,

M.S., LPC

Youth &

Family

Therapist

JJ Wett, M.S.,

ALMFT

Crisis

Therapist

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Annual Bike Auction supports families in need. Thank you 3M and Taxco for a WONDERFUL day of golf!

Events Page

YSB Hires Diana Hulst as Executive Director

Diana Hulst started as the Executive Director on December 1, 2014. Diana earned her Master’s Degree in Public Administration with emphasis in Human Services Administration from Northern Illinois University. She received her Bachelors of Arts in Sociology with emphasis in Criminology from NIU as well. Her nearly 20 years of experience includes program development and management, grant writing and foster care licensing. Throughout her career, Diana has worked with diverse populations in meeting the challenges of life. Diana’s background includes experience as the Program Director at Opportunity House in Sycamore, Director of Developmental Training and Residential Services for the Association for Individual Developmental in Aurora, as well as work experience with DCFS through foster home licensing and working with youth under DCFS care through Lutheran Social Services of Illinois.

Having a blast at our Annual Royal

Children’s Ball!

Kids love Scoopie!

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Sponsorship Makes Our Community Stronger Champion Monetary Sponsor

Advocate Monetary Level

Partner Monetary Sponsor

Thompson Industries Culver’s of Sycamore

Platinum In-Kind Sponsors

Bronze In-Kind Sponsors Stephen Alan Salon

Le Print Express InVironments Magazine

ND Graphic Design Blackhawk Moving and Storage

Event Sponsors Almburg Auctioneers DCYSB Board Members DeKalb Police Station

DHS Band Home James Limo Old Second Bank DJ Dave Comstock

Stage Coach Players Sweet Dreams Desserts and Catering Sycamore Police Station

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Thank You We are grateful to our donors for financial and in-kind support. Your generosity ensures that youth and their families are able to access the services they need at a cost they can afford. On behalf of the many lives you have touched…thank you!

Financial Contributions Anonymous Donors American Midwest Bank Becky Alden Brad & Lisa Becker Shawn & Molly Blobaum John & Mary-Glynn Boies William & Christine Brady Derrick Burress Joe & Evelyn Bussone James & Brenda Butz Castle Bank Anthony & Micki Chulick Stephen & Melissa Cieslica City of DeKalb DeKalb County Com. Gardens Stephanie De La Rosa Dolce Vita Salon and Day Spa Peggy Doty Carolinda Douglass Erin Elder & Ronald Klacik Loren & Cathy Foelske Norman & Marion Gilbert Margi Gilmour & Bruce Washington SpikeGrosshuesch Daniel & Karen Hamingson Derek & Amber Hiland Hyvee IDEAL Industries Illini Security Systems, Inc. Ruth and Gary Ingram Dave & Suzanne Juday Kar-Fre Flowers KishHealth Systems Kohls Murali Krishnamurthi Jan & Dave Lather

Lincoln Inn, DeKalb Cheryl Maness Tom & Karen Matya Michella Miller Andrea Monroe NB&T Keri Nelson Jason Nicol Thomas & Martha Ogorman Olympia Chiropractic Dan Pavelich PJ Courthouse Tavern- Grille Kevin & Patty Poorten Richard & Vicki Ppool Robert and Mary Pritchard Ronald & Nancy Proesel Dan & Eva Rey Chuck Rose Jeanette Rossetti Richard & Jackie Schmack Laura Smart & Roger Cohn Suter Company Bryant & Linda Taylor Dan and Kristal Templin Thompson Industries, Inc. Thrivent Sarah Vize Robin Waffle Wal-Mart, DeKalb Westminster Presbyterian Church Robin White Ahna Young

In-Kind Contributions B95 Blackhawk Moving & Storage Dave Comstock Cracker Jax

Culvers of Sycamore DeKalb Chronicle Tracy Diehl Dolce Vita Invironments Eggsclusive Cafe Egyptian Theater Farm and Fleet Fifth Third Bank Ballpark, Geneva Funway Entertainment Center Home James Limo Hopkins Park Aquatic Center Jane Fargo Hotel Roger & Christi Kyler, - Kyler Photography LePrint Lincoln Inn, DeKalb Mardi Gras Lanes Midwest Museum of Natural History Moxie MVP, Sycamore NIU Theatre Out on a Whim Lisa Quinlivan Charles Rose - Attorney at Law SciTech Hands-On Museum, Aurora Shawn’s Deli, Sycamore Sports Clips, Sycamore Stephen Alan Salon Studio One Salon and Spa, DeKalb Sweet Dreams Sycamore Golf Club WLBK YMCA Zea Mays

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Helping Today…

Shaping Tomorrow We are grateful to the following Foundations, State and County Departments, United Ways, and Municipalities. Your investment in the Youth Service Bureau is an investment in our youth and our community. We are privileged and empowered to partner with each of you!

Grants & Contracts DeKalb County Community Mental Health Board DeKalb County Juvenile Court Services Illinois Department of Human Services Illinois Department of Child & Family Services Illinois State Board of Education Sycamore School District #428 City of DeKalb Kishwaukee United Way DeKalb Township Genoa-Kingston United Fund Sandwich Community Fund

Foundations Doug & Lynn Roberts Family Foundation IDEAL Industries Foundation DeKalb County Community Foundation Illinois State Bar Association

- Young Lawyers Div. Children’s Assistance

Public Support and Revenues Net Revenue from Special Events $18,119 Grants $318,869 Private Contributions $19,219 In-Kind Donations $50,352 Program Contracts $28,200 Program Fees $21,998 Corporate Contributions $9,795 Sponsorship $10,550

Interest $95_____ Total $477,197

Functional Expenses Program Services $381,808 Management and General $77,131 Fundraising $9355 ____ Total $468,294 Change in Net Assets $1,614___

Net Assets, Beginning of Year $146,314 Net Assets, End of Year $147,928

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330 Grove St., DeKalb, IL 60115

(815) 748-2010, fax (815) 748-2019

www.dcysb.com

“YSB has been friendly, helpful and flexible

serving all my family’s needs, we are lucky to

have such great counselors.”

-Parent of a youth involved in counseling.