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i v t .r •? IM.AIMH; ,I.KU. • i< u » \ . M < : I * I K M I ' - U K U , I S M K ! N e e d s M o n e y , F a c i l i t y YOU Graduates First Youth By Angela Burden SMAW MP01A NEWS SERVICE After nine months residence in a halfway house operated by Youth Opportunities Unlimited (YOU) a ymirTg man has left "tor independent livini' He is the first graduate of the resident education facility whi<tfi opened last October on Nortn Seminary avenue. The. YOU residence currently houses nine boys, ages 15 through 17 years and all from McHenry -county. They are under the supervision of McHeriry Comity Court Services. "The boys are referred to us through the juvenile c.ourt/^ says YOU's executive director. Greg Prestipino. He emphasizes the youngsters are not criminals. Most of them are boys with adjustment problems growing out of difficult family relationships. "Sonic of the boys come from broken homes and some have no parents," Prestipino says. He explains that programs at the residence are set individually on specific needs. The younger teenagers are encouraged to return to school and the older boys are guided into independent living. The first YOU graduate is working, has attended GED courses and has found a place to st&y "which he can keep up with financially," according to the director, who keep in close contact with employers of the young men under his care He was happy to relate a recent success story on two of hti charges. The two youth* hH boon ordered to make restitution ",u» a Woodstock business from where 'iiey had taken property, in order i«. make restitution it was arranged for the two young men to donate several hours of work to the firm. /O&UIU DANNON YOGURT SPECIAL (MON., SEPT. 20 • SAT., SEPT. 25) 3j$1 25 DID YOU KNOW WE CARRY... • MANY SALT FREE ITEMS • WHEAT-FREE & GLUTEN FREE PRODUCTS • ORGANICALLY GROWN PRODUCE RECIEVED WEEKLY • SUGAR-FREE SCHOOL TREATS V 3402 W. ELM ST. (RT. 120) McHENRY, ILL. =;\ AAQf. Because the young men performed their duties so well, after making full restitution, they were kept on by the company as paid employees. "They are gaining confidence in themselves now. Recognition of their talents is a boost for their moral," Prestipino says. He explains some of the boys at the YOU residential facility may be truant from school or runaways, unable to find or keep a job, currently on probation and in need of help adjusting to adolescence. At YOU, they receive individual counseling and help in learning how to budget and manage a bank account. "We help them to find and keep a job," the director says. House meetings and two counseling nights are held on a weekly basis at the residence. The boys who are unable to return to school are encouraged to avail themselves of alternative education opportunities and job training. Seventeen-year-old Todd, a resident at the YOU facility since early May, had a problem with his family and admits to "getting into constant, petty trouble.'^-- After having psychological evaluations Todd says he "decided to turn around, admit my problems and have make some changes.'r When Todd is ready to return home, Prestipino says family counseling will continue. He has already taken two" courses required to enter his senior year of high school and is preparing to return to school next weeK. During the summer, the young man has been working at something he Enjoys, landscaping. Working on a free-lance basis, he's been kept fairly busy recently. Todd, who has artistic tendencies, hopes to become a landscape architect. But right now his place is in the halfway house operated in Woodstock. Prestipino's big worry right now is financing. The YOU facility opened with a grant from the Lake-McHenry Law Enforcement commission coming through the Young Men's Fellowship of Lake county. That grant expired in recent weeks. Prestipino said he appeared before the McHenry County board's Revenue Sharing committee in recent days, but probably will not get word on board action for at least three weeks. « He says the residence has received donations of furnishing "but we still need more, especially sports equipment." Books are also needed in the facility's library, Prestipirto says. The YOU has a Dec. 31 deadline to vacate the North Seminary facility.' "We're looking at other prospective facilities in town and hope the funding comes through for us/' Prestipino says. David J. Klasing, director of the county's Department of Court Services, says his department endorses the group home for young . people processed through the juvenile court. "To secure placement for a young person removed from the natural home by the court often creates a dilemma for this department. The development of the program by YOU allows us the opportunity to keep a young person in the county and to provide supportive services to enable him to work out the problems which brought him to the court's attention," Klasing says. The court services director says YOU is a needed resource in the county and support of the program can. enable YOU to continue its goal... to assist young people who have been in trouble. "I strongly recommend financial support for Youth Opportunities Unlimited of McHenry County," says Klasing. WATER WISDOM Don't waste hot water. Showers require less hot water than tub baths, and you may even consider an inexpensive showerhead attachment that saves still more hot water. An aerator on your kitchen faucet wtyl also help. When running your washing machine, drier, or dishwasher, make sure you have a full load each time. Turn your dishwasher off when it reaches the drying cycle and let dishes dry naturally. 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In a 25-page majority opinion discussing the regulatory change, the board stated: "The evidence before the board indicates that the public health and safety considerations for and against chlorination balance out. The environmental damage caused by chlorination tips the scales, without consideration of economic impacts, which significantly favor selective disinfection." The board's change in disinfection requirements does not alter other rules which prohibit discharge of raw or partially treated sewage into Illinois waterways. Required chlorination of public drinking water supplies will continue to be unaffected by this proposal. • is 3*3 "GOLD is forever it now! 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