OUR MISSION
The Winnetka Youth Organization’s mission is to foster individual development in adolescents by providing adult-to-youth mentoring with opportunities for leadership, citizenship and education within a positive, encouraging environment.
OUR VISION
Through our diverse positive youth development initiatives, we empower adolescents to become more active community members and leaders, while also giving them opportunities to develop confidence in their own talents and skills.
We are a service to complement and support teens outside of their daily lives and we partner with parents, as well as other community agencies to support a holistic approach to wellness. That means nurturing each youth’s individuality, assessing their strengths and weaknesses and building a base of support that they can lean on in times of crisis by:
Photo Captions:
(1) Photo from the WYO Teen Drop-In Center Lounge
(2) Photo from Art & Performance nights at the WYO
(3) Photo from Battle of the Bands at the WYO
620 Lincoln Ave,
Winnetka, IL 60093
Throughout this service event our youth will write letters to congress based on various topics that they feel need to be addressed, such as tending to different endangered species, updating legal policies, etc. This will be our second time doing this event, the first time was fantastic! The event will take place on April 25th from 12pm-2pm, come join the fun!
This is going to be an amazing experience! The Equestrian Connection is a therapeutic horse farm in Lake Forest where we will be assisting with all kinds of interesting activities over a two hour period. This event will take place on April 18th from 11am-1pm, click the following link to learn more about The Equestrian Connection: https://equestrianconnection.org/
On April 4th, from 10am-1pm, we will be working with young kids to help them build cardboard forts at The Northfield Community Center! This is going to be a really great event, come enjoy the fun!
Come volunteer with us on March 22nd, from 12pm-2pm at The Winnetka Youth Organization!
Click here for more information: https://lwr.org/schoolkits
620 Lincoln Avenue
Winnetka, IL. 60093
Pumpkins are over 90% water, so they are great for our soil
(and composting is better than landfills!).
Please wear closed-toe shoes, appropriate clothes, and gloves.
There will be a dumpster for pumpkins
outside the Garden’s south gate on November 1 & 2
if you are unable to make it to our Pumpkin Smash
Professional adults are needed that hold one or more of these backgrounds:
– Legal
– Financial / Fundraising
– LCSW, with a specialization in adolescents
– Parent of Teen(s) in the New Trier Township
When we meet:
Every first Monday of the month, from 7:30 pm – 9pm in Winnetka.
Interested?
E-mail our Board Chair, Lynne Levenier at lynne@winnetkayo.org
The Winnetka Youth Organization (WYO) offers social service opportunities every Saturday that help cultivate interests, increase hands-on involvement in the community, and allow teens to gain a new perspective on life. We recognize that teens are busy and you can RSVP for Social Service Saturdays as often or as little as your schedule allows.
A few examples of Social Service Saturdays include:
Check out the WYO program calendar for our upcoming Social Service Saturday events!
To RSVP for Social Service Saturdays, please email info@winnetkayo.org or call 847.446.0443.
The Winnetka Youth Organization partners with local courthouses and Peer Jury’s to offer teens in need of mandatory service hours a space to complete them. Teens who need hours have to schedule a time to meet with the Executive Director, along with a parent/guardian to determine scheduling, complete paperwork, and review expectations. The schedule determined is based off the organization’s need and can be done throughout the week.
To complete your community service hours with the Winnetka Youth Organization, please email info@winnetkayo.org or call 847.446.0443.
Donations to The Volunteer Center are tax-deductible.
DonateBecome a Community Partneremail: info@volunteercenterhelps.org
The Volunteer Center
520 Glendale Avenue, Suite 211
Winnetka, IL 60093
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