April 12, 2004
For Immediate Release
For more information contact:
Pat Stoiber, Director of Marketing and Fund Development
Youth Service Bureau (YSB)
101 South Jefferson Street
Woodstock, IL. 60098
815.338.7360
YSB Awarded $6,000 Grant from Brake Parts Inc.
The Youth Service Bureau (YSB) of Woodstock
has received a $6,000 grant from Brake Parts Inc., of McHenry. Brake Parts
Inc. is a division of the Dana Corporation. The grant was awarded through
the Dana Foundation that seeks to support area organizations that help the
community and to recognize the hard work they do. This donation is for mentoring
scholarships and will provide two children with a mentor.
The Mentoring Program at YSB provides
children ages 4 to 17 with an adult role model to work with in order to develop
to their fullest potential. The mentors work as part of a treatment team
including therapists, school personnel and case managers for youth currently in
community based counseling programs. They work one on one with the child on
therapeutic goals like self-esteem, social interaction skills, and problem
solving.
The child is mentored for 6 to 12
months. Medicaid funds children in the
program, however, there are children that do not have Medicaid and need
mentors. The program now has 58 children in it.
YSB mentors are trained by YSB Therapists
to work on specific therapeutic goals with each child. The mentor spends time
with the child weekly for 6 to 12 months.
YSB is always looking for qualified mentors. They must be 21 years of
age, pass a criminal background check, and want to help children. Experience
with children is preferred. The mentors are paid $15.75 an hour. To become a
mentor please contact YSB at 815.338.7360.
YSB is a not-for-profit organization that
has been helping youth and families in McHenry County since 1975. YSB provides prevention programs and
counseling services to youth and families. YSB is located at 101 South
Jefferson Street in Woodstock. For more
information visit the YSB web site at www.ysb4kids.org,
or call 815.338.7360.
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