Nachusa Youth and Family Services

LSSI’s office in Nachusa, Illinois, coordinates several programs that serve youth and families in neighboring counties through counseling, crisis intervention, family reunification, emotional support, substance-use prevention and education, and more. Learn about each program below.

Comprehensive Community-Based Youth Services

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  • Assistance in a crisis or crisis intervention
  • Family reunification/preservation
  • General counseling services

Intensive Placement
Stabilization

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As an IPS provider, LSSI works with families, schools, communities, and others to coordinate services and interventions for issues that may put foster care placements at risk, helping youth achieve stable living situations.

Project LEAD

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Project LEAD (Leaders Encouraging Abstinence from Drugs) is an adolescent substance use prevention program serving youth between the ages of 11 and 18 in Lee, Ogle, and Whiteside Counties.

Youth WORKS

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Youth WORKS (Wellness, Opportunity, and Resources for Key Services) is a youth violence prevention program dedicated to providing education and awareness to youth, parents, and community members on various youth violence topics.