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Team Spotlight: KYC's Community Living Team
September 30, 2020
KYC’s Community Living Team provides intensive support to adults living with chronic mental health challenges as they live independently in the community – sometimes for the first time in decades.
Program Spotlight: SASS/MCR Crisis Intervention
September 22, 2020
Operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week throughout the year across 224 square miles in seven suburban townships, this team works first-hand in preventing suicide, self-harm, and harm to others among people who are in psychiatric crisis.
Problem Gambling and Gambling Addictions: An Introduction
September 15, 2020
Post written by Marissa Thompson, KYC’s Community Colaboration and Public Resource Development Project Associate At the Kenneth Young Center, we…
Recovery is Possible: Tom's Story
September 01, 2020
Tom Fledderman, Kenneth Young Center’s Drop-In Recovery Support Specialist Team Lead, understands first-hand that peer support can be a crucial support system for people living in recovery with mental health challenges. In honor of National Recovery Month, he shares his personal journey through recovery.
Celebrating National Recovery Month
September 01, 2020
Kenneth Young Center is honored to be trusted partners for many community members who are doing the difficult work of living in recovery.
Blackbaud Security Breach of KYC Donor Data
August 31, 2020
Blackbaud, a third-party data security firm, suffered a cyber security breach that included Kenneth Young Center's donor database. While no information like banking or credit card numbers were impacted, KYC is sharing this news.
Russell & Josephine Kott Foundation Funded Memory Cafe
July 31, 2020
For the last year, KYC has been proud to host it's monthly Memory Cafe for older adults and their caregivers. Although the cafe had to change formats due to COVID-19, we're proud to share the final grant report with you, our community and friends.
Coping with COVID-19 - A Client Perspective
July 16, 2020
Author Susie Piasecki shares her experience during quarantine. Susie is a KYC client, Drop-In Center guest, and former Drop-In Center Peer…
Meet Katalina: A KYC Superhero
June 30, 2020
Nine-year-old Katalina knew when the pandemic hit, she wanted to do something to support others. She brainstormed with her mom,…
Motorola Solutions Volunteers - Making A Difference Together
June 30, 2020
Although many traditional volunteer opportunties aren’t available during the pandemic, employees at Motorola are still giving back. Teams are creatively working…
