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01 Oct Save the Date: Dec. 1 – YOC and #GivingTuesday

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On Tuesday, December 1, the YOC Foundation will join charities, families, businesses, community centers, and students around the world for one common purpose: to celebrate generosity and to give. Save the date - Tuesday, December 1 - when we'll kick-off the holiday giving season to benefit...

01 Sep YOC Receives National Community Based Facility Award

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The Council for Juvenile Correctional Administrators (CJCA) named the Youth Opportunity Center (YOC) a national finalist for the Barbara Allen-Hagen Award at its 20th annual awards ceremony, August 14, 2015, Indianapolis, Ind. The YOC was recognized in the Community Based Residential Programs category along with South...

14 Aug Building More than Buildings

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Mike and Sue Tschuor Mike Tschuor’s involvement with the YOC goes back a long way. Further than the YOC itself, in fact. “Back in the ‘70s when it was the old children’s home our office was across the street from it,” Mike says. He was a teenager...

04 Aug Wifflemania 2015: Benefiting Youth Opportunity Center

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2015 Wifflemania will be held on Saturday, August 29th at Morrows Meadow. Wifflemania is a double elimination wiffleball tournament with all proceeds supporting the mission of the Youth Opportunity Center. Come experience a day of fun for the entire family. Teams and sponsorships now being accepted. Registration...

13 Apr The Wellness Current

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This Week @ The YOC To check out more ways you can improve your wellbeing, take a look at the GIT GAME! Info Board in the CSF building throughout the month! GIT Game! Tip: If you haven’t told us your WellBucks total yet for the month of...

10 Dec YOC’s Juvenile Detention Center Recieves National Award

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2014 PbS Barbara Allen-Hagen Award Published Tuesday, November 4, 2014 Youth Opportunity Center’s (YOC) Juvenile Detention Center was recognized by the Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrators as the 2014 PbS Barbara Allen-Hagen Award winner for detention facilities on Thursday, October 2, 2014 in Chicago, Illinois. Performance-based Standards (PbS)...

09 Jun The Wellness Current

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June Wellness Challenge – *200 WellBucks* This month’s challenge is “New Year’s In June.” Take some time this month to reevaluate your goals or set a new one… call it a “Mid-Year Resolution.” One of the keys to successful goal setting is to set goals you...