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Youth Transformation Services® (YTS) NFP

Building Positive
Lifestyle Choices

As a learning partner to schools, we provide products and services through social emotional learning (SEL) to positively impact the family, school, and community alignment in the Chicagoland area and beyond.

About us

Our Vision

In August of 2007, my community was shaken to its core when my youngest son (19 years old) experienced a bipolar blackout that resulted in him violently attacking me (Charisse). Many families are paralyzed by their children’s concerning behaviors, which often result in youth violence.

  • 11.5% of 15,000 children are starting school without the social skills they need to learn or get along with others.
  • 1/5 adolescents suffer from at least one mental health disorders.

OUR VISION

Youth will demonstrate the value of making positive lifestyle choices.

OUR MISSION

YTS focuses on empowering youth to address diversity and equity disparities through the responsible use of technology. Teaching these skills can help students navigate social and digital spaces with greater awareness and empathy, fostering more inclusive and respectful communication.

OUR CORE VALUES

YTS encourages youth to lead by example and advocate for an equitable, inclusive lifestyle.

Charisse Beach, M.Ed.

App Creator-Author-Consultant

Robert Beach, M.Ed., LPC

Educational Admin-Clinical Therapist

Your present circumstances don't determine where
you can go, they merely determine
where you start. -Nido Quebin

Risk & Protective Factors

Risk factors are the hurdles that hinder success and protective factors are shields to reduce the impact of the risk factor.

Mental Health Intervention

During the pandemic, depression and anxiety in youth doubled compared to pre-pandemic levels, according to the research.

Game-based Learning

Jump Anywhere in the World (JAW), an SEL video game, can develop responsible leaders through educational technology.
Your donation prepares youth today for
workforce opportunities tomorrow.

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Game-based Learning

Game-based learning is youth achieving personal, social, and academic success by providing SEL skills and strategies and  closing the social skills gap

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Youth Transformation Services® (YTS) provides a holistic approach to addressing diversity, equity, and inclusion challenges through professional development and SEL-based programs. They focus on mitigating risk factors and enhancing protective ones, supporting mental health, and utilizing game-based learning empowers educators, parents, and students to create inclusive and thriving learning environments.

These efforts help students, particularly those with special needs or facing mental health challenges, to achieve personal and academic success.

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