VDSS- Youth Services (Independent Living) Highlights- August 2024

Program Updates Summer Bucket List Bingo Wraps Up Our summer challenge of completing a Bingo board of events closed on the last Friday of August. The team is going through the entires and will send prizes through the mail to the youth who completed their boards. Thanks for playing, and we hope that you enjoyed…

Statewide Conference 2021 Fall Conference – Register now! Dates: November 2- November 4, 2021 | 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. via Ring CentralAre you bored in the house and in the house bored? You need our “Floor Plan of LIFE.” Register to join us for 3 nights of virtual fun, like only the Project LIFE team can…

Program Updates Welcome to the new Central Region IL Consultant Changes to the Ring Central Platform As anyone who has joined us virtually these past two years knows, we use the Ring Central platform for our virtual meetings. Ring Central has made some updates to their virtual meeting space, to include a new look and…

Upcoming Statewide Events 2021 Fall Conference – Happening This Week Dates: November 2- November 4, 2021 | 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. via Ring CentralRegistration has closed, and we hope that you were able to register and that we’ll see you all tomorrow! All registered participants should have received an email last week with details. See the…

Program Updates Youth Welfare Approach Historically, child welfare focused on providing services to children in foster care, but over time there has been an increase in older youth in care. Though youth in the child welfare system need to be kept safe, during adolescence the focus of care needs to emphasize promoting permanency, normalcy and…