Youth Outreach

Organizers hope to expand a social group for LGBTQ+ youth living in the McLean County area. Over the Rainbow launched in 2023, and now meets twice monthly.

More young adults in Bloomington-Normal need shelter now than during the early part of the pandemic.Project Oz Youth Service Director Cheris Larson said…

Andre Hursey is keenly aware that his life could have taken the same negative turn that short-circuited the lives of many of his peers.Hursey shared his…

When gunfire erupts in Bloomington-Normal, odds are good that Andrew Held will receive a call to help with the aftermath.With 50 shootings reported…

As many as 50 high-risk youth with mental illness or substance abuse issues in McLean County will benefit from a new team approach to serving them, funded…

When Megan McClure and Amarion Cleveland attended public school, they felt the environment didn’t support their goals. Feeling out of place and…

A former Illinois State University basketball star is using her talents to empower Native American youth.Jaci McCormack is best known in the Twin Cities…

Andrew Held decided to devote his life to youth outreach after witnessing two troubling incidents in Bloomington during 2011.Shots rang out as Held, then…