Get Crisis Support 24/7 — 847-383-0406.

Need help with food this hol­i­day season?

Dis­cov­er food assis­tance pro­grams with­in Ken­neth Young Center’s ser­vice area.

To find a local food bank, enter your zip code on Feed­ing Amer­i­ca’s web­site or Find​Help​.org

If you need help access­ing these pro­grams,
call 8475248800.

Local Food Assistance

We believe — Togeth­er We Thrive.

Through men­tal health ser­vices, youth empow­er­ment pro­grams, and care for old­er adults, KYC is here to serve our community.

Call now: 847.524.8800

Join Our Team

KYC is look­ing for com­pas­sion­ate pro­fes­sion­als to join our team! Posi­tions are avail­able across the orga­ni­za­tion as we look for new team­mates to help serve our community. 

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Thrive with Pride

KYC is com­mit­ted to empow­er­ing all peo­ple to learn and grow with us. Check out the work of our LGBTQ+ Youth and Young Adult Center!

LGBTQ+ Center

Mak­ing a dif­fer­ence in peo­ple’s lives.

Ken­neth Young Cen­ter is a safe­ty net for our neigh­bors in need. We respect­ful­ly serve the most vul­ner­a­ble peo­ple in our area, those cop­ing with men­tal ill­ness and old­er adults deal­ing with life’s dif­fi­cult transitions.

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Encour­ag­ing young peo­ple to make healthy choices.

Our Pos­i­tive Youth Devel­op­ment pro­gram helps youth ages 10 – 17 through edu­ca­tion and aware­ness of health issues, com­mu­ni­ty col­lab­o­ra­tion, and sub­stance abuse prevention.

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Help­ing old­er adults stay in their homes longer.

We offer ser­vices and resources to help old­er adults and peo­ple with dis­abil­i­ties main­tain their dig­ni­ty and inde­pen­dence in the community.

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Pro­vid­ing the qual­i­ty care our clients deserve.

Ken­neth Young Cen­ter is proud to announce its 2025 re-accred­i­ta­tion by The Joint Com­mis­sion for anoth­er three years. The Joint Com­mis­sion is well-known as the most strin­gent pro­fes­sion­al health­care accred­i­ta­tion body, sur­vey­ing near­ly 21,000 hos­pi­tal net­works and med­ical facil­i­ties nationwide.

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Need imme­di­ate men­tal health support?

We pro­vide imme­di­ate men­tal health sup­port, resources, and link­age to ser­vices 24 hours a day.

Any­one. Any­where. Anytime.

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Drop-In Center

Our Mount Prospect Drop-In Cen­ter fea­tures peer-led activ­i­ties for adults with men­tal ill­ness. The Drop-In Cen­ter offers a safe, inclu­sive envi­ron­ment for all peo­ple to learn and grow. Learn more

If a guest would like peer sup­port, call 8476212040 ext. 117 and leave your name and phone num­ber. A Drop-In Staff mem­ber will call back Mon­day thru Friday.

Please feel free to con­tact your Drop-In Team at 8476212040 ext. 117.

November 2025 Drop In Calendar

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Novem­ber 2025 Drop-In Cen­ter Announcements

Novem­ber 29, 2025 Drop-In Cen­ter Fam­i­ly & Friends Day

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Inter­est­ed in under­stand­ing KYC’s scope of services? 

Check out our one-page fly­er in Eng­lish or Span­ish for more information.

You're Not Alone

5.7 million
Amer­i­cans expe­ri­ence a men­tal health dis­or­der in a giv­en year.

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