SIS Events

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...