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Illinois Collaboration on Youth @icoyouth.org · 09/10/2026

Are you ready for Election Day? ✅ Check your registration status on TurboVote ✅ Not registered yet? Sign up in less than two minutes, and turn on election reminders at icoy.turbovote.org ✅ Make a plan: decide if you’re voting by mail or in person, and review what’s on your ballot

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Illinois Collaboration on Youth @icoyouth.org · 02/10/2026

ICOY shares open positions from our member child welfare & youth service providers from around Illinois. This week we're featuring: Strengthening Chicago's Youth at @luriechildrens.bsky.social 👉 Program Specialist, Violence Prevention Initiatives Job link: lnkd.in/ewdt3jh

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Illinois Collaboration on Youth @icoyouth.org · 22/09/2026

ICOY shares this opportunity from @naswil.bsky.social to promote the resources that contribute to the positive impact done through social work. NASW Illinois Chapter 👉 Founding Clinical Fellow for Supervision Access for Equity Click here to view the opportunity: www.naswil.org/post/help-bu...

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Illinois Collaboration on Youth @icoyouth.org · 19/09/2026

This week, ICOY hosted the 2026 Annual Fall Policy Advisory Committee Retreat. Consisting of guest speaker Miranda Lynch-Smith, ICOY’s policy updates, and group discussion on future change, the retreat served as an environment for strong collaboration and forward movement in Illinois youth advocacy.

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Illinois Collaboration on Youth @icoyouth.org · 17/09/2026

Every week, ICOY shares open positions from our member child welfare & youth service providers from around the state. Find these jobs and more on our website: www.icoyouth.org/members/memb...

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Illinois Collaboration on Youth @icoyouth.org · 09/09/2026

ICOY thanks LCFS for last week's legislative tour, bringing together organizations centered on youth care. Thank you Rep. Avelar, Rep. DeLaRosa, Rep. Hernandez, Sen. Villa, Elizabeth Nunez, and staff for @senatorlauraellman.bsky.social, Rep. Yang Rohr, Sen. Villa, and Sen. Ventura for attending!

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Illinois Collaboration on Youth @icoyouth.org · 08/09/2026

ICOY stands with ACT Now (@actnowil.bsky.social) and Fund IRL's response to Illinois receiving up to $768 million from Meta's settlement to address harms to children caused by Meta's social platforms.

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Illinois Collaboration on Youth @icoyouth.org · 08/09/2026

Every week, ICOY shares open positions from our member child welfare & youth service providers from around the state. Find these jobs and more on our website: www.icoyouth.org/members/memb... This week we're featuring new job posts from:

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Illinois Collaboration on Youth @icoyouth.org · 24/08/2026

Thank you to Sen. Hunter, Sen. Belt, Sen. Harriss, Sen. Bryant, Rep. Rashid, Rep. Elik, Rep. Severin, and all their staff for taking part in legislative tours hosted by UCP Seguin, Ignite, Spero, and Caritas. Stay tuned for more details about the upcoming legislative tours in September!

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Illinois Collaboration on Youth @icoyouth.org · 10/08/2026

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Illinois Collaboration on Youth @icoyouth.org · 28/07/2026

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Illinois Collaboration on Youth @icoyouth.org · 17/06/2026

ICOY is proud to present the 2026 Champion of Youth Award to Karrie Reuter, the Associate Director of the Illinois Department of Human Services' (IDHS) Division of Family and Community Services!

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Illinois Collaboration on Youth @icoyouth.org · 02/06/2026

Every week, ICOY shares open positions from our member child welfare & youth service providers from around the state. Find these jobs and more on our website: www.icoyouth.org/members/memb...

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Illinois Collaboration on Youth @icoyouth.org · 28/04/2026

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Illinois Collaboration on Youth @icoyouth.org · 17/04/2026

Yesterday's Synergy Summit was a huge success! Thank you to all of the providers who made their way to Tinley Park yesterday with open hearts and open minds; your thoughtful participation made the event worthwhile for us and your peers. Stay tuned for more pictures and videos from the event 🎉

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Illinois Collaboration on Youth @icoyouth.org · 17/03/2026

March is Women's History Month! During this time, ICOY honors the legacy of the women who made us. We invited our staff to take some time to reflect on what Women's History Month means to them as it relates to their work and identity. Read what they had to say below!

“Women's History Month is personal for me. It's about the Black women who raised me, the mentors who believed in me, and the women I'm privileged to work alongside every day at ICOY. The ones showing up for youth even when no one shows up for them. The ones turning trauma into hope with everything they have. In my work, I've learned that my own well-being is tied to the well-being of the women around me. We rise together or not at all. This month, I see you. I honor you. I'm grateful to be in community with you 🖤” - Chanel Dotson, Senior Manager of Prevention & Intervention

“Women's history month is a time to recognize those that have paved the way, are continuing the work, and shaping future leaders and ICOY aids these efforts by providing a nurturing work environment that makes women feel supported, empowered and emboldened.” - Denail Timms, Director of Operations

"To me, women's history month honors the struggle and sacrifice of the women before me. For example, my grandmother wasn’t allowed to work after she got married nor could she get her own bank account. Many of the struggles for equality are more recent than we often realize. Black women have been a crucial part of both the feminist and civil rights movements. Their leadership and contributions have helped push the movement forward and broadened the vision of what equality should look like. Women’s History Month is a time of celebration but also of deep reflection and encourages us to recognize where gender inequality still persists." - Autumn Cavalco, Manager of Communications & Outreach

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Illinois Collaboration on Youth @icoyouth.org · 09/03/2026

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Illinois Collaboration on Youth @icoyouth.org · 02/03/2026

Every week, ICOY shares open positions from our member child welfare & youth service providers from around the state. Find these jobs and more on our website: www.icoyouth.org/members/memb...

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Illinois Collaboration on Youth @icoyouth.org · 23/02/2026

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Illinois Collaboration on Youth @icoyouth.org · 18/02/2026

Intern Applications are open! Apply here. icoyouth.typeform.com/to/nA0cIZTq?...

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Illinois Collaboration on Youth @icoyouth.org · 18/02/2026

Happy Black History Month! Here at ICOY, we do our best to celebrate and uplift all of the contributions the Black community makes to our culture, society, and world year-round.

Honoring & Celebrating Black History Month!

“In a social and political climate where power is hoarded, equity is debated, and voices are continually tested, Black history and the work of many great black leaders has taught me that leadership does not require permission, humanity does not require explanation, and excellence does not require justification. The systems we build, the decisions we steward, and the outcomes we deliver speak louder than rhetoric. Our legacy speaks for itself.” - Sarah Daniels, Chief of Staff

"Being Black is about embracing a total experience: the joy and the pain, the struggle and the triumph, the community and the individuality. The concept of 'community' often runs deep. There’s a shared understanding, a non-verbal communication, and a sense of looking out for one another. Working at ICOY gives me the responsibility of carrying the torch of Legends before me who lift others up. I will always be proud to represent!" - Chanel Dotson, Senior Manager of Prevention & Intervention

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Illinois Collaboration on Youth @icoyouth.org · 17/02/2026

We are so thrilled to announce the launch of a brand new project here at ICOY: the Intact Family Recovery Center of Excellence!

Announcing the launch of the intact family recovery center of excellence!

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Illinois Collaboration on Youth @icoyouth.org · 10/02/2026

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Illinois Collaboration on Youth @icoyouth.org · 27/01/2026

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Illinois Collaboration on Youth @icoyouth.org · 26/01/2026

Internships: where you get paid in experience… and a paycheck. It's that time again, and ICOY is happy to announce 📢 that our INTERNSHIP APPLICATIONS are now open! Our internships are paid and hybrid. Check us out and apply here: www.icoyouth.org/about/intern...

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Illinois Collaboration on Youth @icoyouth.org · 21/01/2026

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Illinois Collaboration on Youth @icoyouth.org · 14/01/2026

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has made resources available to commemorate Substance Use Disorder Treatment Month.

January is Substance Use Disorder Treatment Month. Learn more about the work ICOY is doing to provide resources to those with substance use challenges on our website at www.icoyouth.org

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Illinois Collaboration on Youth @icoyouth.org · 13/01/2026

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Illinois Collaboration on Youth @icoyouth.org · 10/12/2025

Please join ICOY in congratulating Matt Obert, LCSW, President & CEO of ICOY Member organization Chaddock, on his election as President of the Board of Directors for National Association for Children's Behavioral Health (NACBH).

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Illinois Collaboration on Youth @icoyouth.org · 02/12/2025

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Illinois Collaboration on Youth @icoyouth.org · 18/11/2025

ICOY is seeking a Training Coordinator to join our growing team. Click here to apply: lnkd.in/eVzkdiQM

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Illinois Collaboration on Youth @icoyouth.org · 17/11/2025

Application window closing soon!! Apply now to be a Policy and Advocacy Intern at Illinois Collaboration on Youth during the 2026-2027 Academic Year. Apply: icoyouth.typeform.com/to/nA0cIZTq?...

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Illinois Collaboration on Youth @icoyouth.org · 07/11/2025

This afternoon, ICOY honored Reps. Mary Beth Canty and Suzanne Ness with our Champion of Youth Award for their work in the General Assembly advancing family and child wellbeing.

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Illinois Collaboration on Youth @icoyouth.org · 29/10/2025

HB762 (an ICOY Champion initiative) passed out of the Illinois House earlier today! The bill is now poised for consideration in the Illinois Senate. ICOY wishes to express its deep appreciation to Chief Co-sponsor Representative Suzanne Ness for her work advancing this bill.

Blue background, orange wheel in the center with accent wheels on the corners. Square graphic. HB762 Passes the House is the caption in the middle with an icon of a capitol dome above it.

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Illinois Collaboration on Youth @icoyouth.org · 27/10/2025

Every week, ICOY shares open positions from our member child welfare & youth service providers from around the state. Find these jobs and more on our website: www.icoyouth.org/members/memb...

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Illinois Collaboration on Youth @icoyouth.org · 23/10/2025

We're now accepting applications for our policy internship for the 2026-2027 academic year! Both undergraduate and graduate internships are available--and they are paid! For more information and to apply, check out our website here: www.icoyouth.org/about/intern... #internship #policy #government

Be a policy intern @ICOY! Now accepting applications! Fill yours out at www.icoyouth.org/about/internships

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