Funded Organizations in Waukegan-North Chicago Cluster as of May 2025

RPSA Investments:

Find youth employment, youth empowerment and enrichment, and violence prevention programs by clicking on the linked programs below. Participating programs will be updated regularly.

Violence Prevention

Services Provided: RPSA Violence Prevention Programming provides evidence based interventions to engage individuals at the highest risk of firearm violence. All programs include Street Outreach, Case Management and Victim Services.

Youth Development

Services Provided: RPSA Youth Development programming provides the following menu of prevention-focused, youth development areas of service:

  1. Improving academic performance
  2. Life skills education
  3. Caregiver involvement
  4. Recreation, sports, and cultural and artistic activities
  5. Positive adult mentors

6. Service learning

7. Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Learning

8. Additional services appropriate to the youth and/or their community may also be provided.

  1. Boys and Girls Club of Lake County
  2. Employee Connections, Inc.

Trauma Informed Behavioral Health

Services provided: RPSA Trauma Informed Behavioral Services Programming provides screening and assessment; psychoeducation (including but not limited to psychological first aid); navigation/service linkage; and behavioral health therapy to youth and young adults ages 6-24.

  1. SGA Youth and Family Services
  2. Kids Above All
  3. Alternatives
  4. Lake County Crisis Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Domestic Violence dba A Safe Place
  5. Renacer Latino

Convener

Services Provided: RPSA Community Conveners are responsible for convening communities and coordinating youth development and violence prevention activities. If you want to learn more about violence prevention activities in your community broadly, please contact your convening organization.

Youth Services

IDHS offers a variety of Youth Services. To learn more, please click on the link below.

Other Teen Reach, COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY BASED YOUTH SERVICES, Homeless Youth, Illinois Youth Investment Program, ReDeploy Illinois, Rural Youth Services Enhanced