Greater Wheeling Area Youth Outreach

Higher Up Ministries is a community-focused organization based in Prospect Heights, IL, dedicated to helping individuals step up to a higher place socially, intellectually, physically, and spiritually. Through organizing community events, small groups, food drives, and various service opportunities, they strive to build pride, foster personal growth, and provide support to those in need within the Boxwood community. With a mission to make meaningful connections and empower individuals, Higher Up Ministries actively engages with residents, particularly children and teens, to cultivate the right mindset and equip them to navigate life's challenges. By addressing social, intellectual, physical, and spiritual aspects, they aim to uplift the Boxwood community and create a positive impact on its members' lives.Generated from the website

Established in 1972, OMNI Youth Services is a professional youth service organization that offers support, guidance and intervention to at-risk youths. It serves more than 15,000 individuals. The organization offers counseling, 24-hour crisis intervention, substance abuse prevention and treatment, youth and parent mentoring, family preservation, juvenile justice and youth development services. It conducts psychological tests for a range of mental illnesses, including depression and active suicidal tendencies. The organization s teen parenting program is offered in coordination with the pregnant and parenting teenage wards and offers ongoing family planning, parenting classes, education and employment assistance. Its youth mentor program is a drug, alcohol, tobacco and negative behavior prevention program that provides opportunities for one-to-one mentoring relationships between youths and positive adult volunteers. OMNI Youth Services is located in Buffalo Grove, Ill.