SIS - Spirited In Success

Sep 27

Cohort 3 Karen McElrath Legacy Award Recipient - Kalise Davis

🎉 And the Karen McElrath Legacy Award goes to… Miss Kalise! 🎉 Kalise truly stood out through her attendance, participation, commitment, and essay p...

Aug 29

🎉💜 Celebrating Community and Black Joy at the Black Joy Parade! 🌟🎊

Our SIS Teen Queens had an amazing time at the Black Joy Parade! From welcoming new members and connecting with the community at our table to enjoyi...

Aug 29

Full Speed Ahead: SIS Takes on Accelerate Go Cart Racing!

Our SIS teen queens enjoyed a day of speed, excitement, and competition at Accelerate Indoor Speedway! From racing around the track to cheering each o...

Jul 1

SIS 2026 Graduates: Tomorrow's Changemakers!

SIS is incredibly proud of our mentees who graduated from junior high and high school in 2026! As our teen queens close one chapter and begin another...

Jun 15

SIS Receives the Silver Cross Healthy Community Commission Award

🎉💜 Celebrating Silver Cross and SIS! 🌟🎊 We are honored and grateful to announce that SIS has received the Silver Cross Healthy Community Commissi...

Mar 15📍 Illinois Youth & Family Services, Joliet IL

Community Family Day - Strong Families Create Strong Communities!

Our Community Family Day was a powerful reminder of what happens when a community comes together with purpose. The energy in the room was undeniable. ...

Jan 22📍 Joliet IL

Carrying the Legacy Forward: SIS' Teen Queens Present the Karen C. McElrath Award Essays

The final segment of the Karen C. McElrath Legacy Award showcased powerful essay presentations from our Teen Queens, as they shared what the nonprofi...

Jan 21📍 Joliet IL

SIS: Voices of Change - Featured on KUNV 91.5 Las Vegas radio

SIS hit the airwave in an exciting radio interview with Bruce Milam of The Culture Xperience on KUNV 91.5 in Las Vegas! During this fun conversation,...

Dec 28📍 Naperville, IL

SIS Teen Queens get Activated at Activate in Naperville

SIS teen queens closed out an amazing session with a high-energy team-building field trip to Activate. Throughout the day, they participated in intera...

Dec 10📍 Joliet IL

Teen Queens of SIS Exploring Entrepreneurship Locally with Goda Ventures

The teen queens of SIS participated in a fun and exciting educational field trip to a local warehouse, Goda Ventures and Bo10nics Products, a Black-ow...

Jul 1

I am exactly who I think I am - Career Photoshoot

Our career photoshoot was a celebration of possibility and self-belief. Each mentee arrived dressed as their future self, ready to be captured in prof...

Jun 30

SIS is Outside - Recruiting for Cohort #2-2025

SIS is outside this summer. We took to the streets of our community to spread the word about our program and recruit new mentees for our upcoming sec...

Jun 29📍 Bolingbrook, IL

Challenge Accepted - Escape Room

SIS Mentees accepted the challenge, weathered the storm and worked together as a team to free themselves from Shipwreck Island when their tropical vac...

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