Funded organizations in Auburn Gresham as of March 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.

  1. Catholic Bishop of Chicago DBA St. Sabina Church
  2. Urban Roots Alliance
  3. Violence Interrupters
    • Program Contact for Enrollment in Services: Tio Hardiman; tio_h@yahoo.com

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. Family Cares (AFC) Mission
  2. Friendly Temple Church of God in Christ
  3. Mentor America

High-Risk Youth Intervention

The program aims to provide high-risk youth with evidence-based intervention services that reduce involvement in the criminal and juvenile system, increase school attendance, and when necessary, refer high-risk youth into therapeutic programs that address trauma recovery and other mental health improvements. The Youth Intervention service providers work closely with Youth Development providers and conveners to provide mental health education and services.

  1. Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center

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.

  1. Universal Family Connection, Inc.
    • Program Contact for Enrollment in Services: Emma Allen; eallen@ufcinc.org; 773-881-1711 Ext. 1161 

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