Illinois Collaboration On Youth

Grant Writing 101
2025-09-24 09:30 - 12:30 (America/Chicago) | https://icoyouth-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/omExIFaNQ6mGU1MlO1Bqdw
This introductory session is designed for nonprofit staff, board members, and volunteers with little or no experience writing a grant proposal. Participants will learn: how to discern if a funding opportunity is a good fit for their organization; about the difference between public- and private-sector grants; about the current trends in grant making; how to structure a grant proposal for a foundation grant; and how to respond to an IDHS request for proposals.
Trainer: Kristin Olson

CBAT-O Live Demonstrations
2025-09-23 13:00 - 14:00 | https://icoyouth-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/0lrrSUlDQq-iLS8xzE4JcQ
This live demonstration will support participants in learning how to complete the CBAT-O with detailed step-by-step instructions. This session allows attendees to ask individualized questions regarding the CBAT-O process. If attendees are still seeking support, we encourage them to sign up for our office hours.

Child Welfare Coalition Call
2025-09-19 11:00 - 12:00 | https://icoyouth-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/dYqxJT7kRpqNQ1yadG9OVg#/registration
Join ICOY and other member organizations on a call to discuss key changes in the child welfare and youth-led arena.
The goal is to create a child welfare system that prepares youth to become successful and self-sufficient. Illinois Collaboration on Youth (ICOY) seeks to focus the attention of Illinois’ elected officials in all branches of government on the systematic challenges facing the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) and the private agencies that deliver many of the services within their communities.
We work continuously with lawmakers and other stakeholders to educate them about the impact of nearly two decades of neglect of this system, and to advocate for the investments and reforms that are needed to fund and sustain the community-based providers of child welfare services.
These calls will take place twice a month and we are asking that all participants register to join.

IYIP Management Meeting
2025-09-18 10:00 - 12:30 | https://icoyouth-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/ximLDc5WTvGLjmY3WNJucg
Please join us for today’s management meeting for IYIP providers. As a reminder, this meeting is virtual and is mandatory for each program with the purpose of increasing communication across programs and with the state.

RPSA Management Meeting
2025-09-18 10:00 - 12:30 | https://icoyouth-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/Om1DPCT2QvyJv49ZNAEckA
Please join us for this virtual quarterly management meeting for RPSA providers! As a reminder, this meeting is mandatory for each program with the purpose of increasing communication across programs and with the state.

Motivational Interviewing
2025-09-17 09:00 - 13:00 | https://icoyouth-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/Q2uIpyTSTwW2Xas4Cn7pkA
This ICOY training provides an overview of motivational interviewing and its key elements for effective practice: Values, Ambivalence, Empathy, the Spirit of MI, O.A.R.S, and Eliciting Change Talk. The main focus of motivational interviewing is to partner with the individual to enhance motivation and utilize ambivalence to build a successful plan for making change. Compared with other non-directive counseling, this method is focused and guiding, allowing for more partnership and collaboration.
Four continuing education units (CEUs) will be available for participants with social work and professional counseling licenses (LSW, LCSW, LPC, LCPC). If you would like to request CEUs, you may do so in the evaluation survey sent after completing this training. For more information on ICOY’s training attendance policy please see here: https://www.icoyouth.org/attendance-policy/
Trainer: Lori Egizio

Homeless Youth (HY) Management Meeting
2025-09-16 10:00 - 15:00 | Heartland Community College, 1500 W Raab Road, Normal, IL, 61761, United States
Please join us for the first HY Management Meeting for FY26. This is an IN-PERSON meeting. As a reminder, this meeting is mandatory for IDHS HY providers, with the purpose of increasing communication across programs and with the state.

Heartland Community College
Astroth Community Education Center, Room 2210
1500 W Raab Road
Normal, IL 61761

Harm Reduction + Its Intersections with Justice Movement
2025-09-15 13:00 - 15:00 | https://icoyouth-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/5EPR5IJ0RbeE4TuFRBDfLw
Harm reduction is an evidence-based framework rooted in the inherent humanity of people who use drugs and alcohol. In this training, we will explore the principles of harm reduction, their far-reaching impact, and intersections with justice-based movements such as racial equity, LGBTQ+ rights, and access to housing and healthcare. Finally, we will learn tangible tools and skills from the movement and how to implement them as service providers to reduce stigma and employ healing-centered approaches in our responsiveness to clients struggling with substance use and mental health.
Trainer: Marlee Goodman
Please note, this event/training is not affiliated with or in partnership with IDHS

Resisting Vicarious Trauma: Building Resilience and Collective Care in the Workplace
2025-09-12 09:00 - 11:00 | https://icoyouth-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/wVc8x1TxR1mwHQwA1z9KZw
Throughout this session, we will review the signs, symptoms, and risk factors of vicarious trauma, ensuring participants gain a comprehensive understanding of its impact. Together, we will explore the various stress responses experienced by service providers and identify effective ways to offer support. Through interactive discussions and activities, participants will explore identifying personal triggers and develop strategies for building resilience and fostering collective care. Two continuing education credits will be offered for this training. If you would like to request CEUs, you may do so in the evaluation sent after completing this training. For more information on ICOY’s training attendance policy please see here: https://www.icoyouth.org/attendance-policy/

CCBYS Management Meeting
2025-09-11 10:00 - 12:30 | https://icoyouth-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/Cq6o08yKT-SZb2T68UqH-g
Please join us for the quarterly CCBYS Management Meeting. As a reminder, this meeting is mandatory for each program with the purpose of increasing communication across programs and with the state. Please note: this meeting is only open to organizations that currently receive CCBYS funding from IDHS.

IYIP-3473 Management Meeting
2025-09-11 10:00 - 12:30 | https://icoyouth-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/U3bUFlIEThSf9LfGBpinPw
Please join us for today’s management meeting for IYIP providers. As a reminder, this meeting is quarterly and is mandatory for each program with the purpose of increasing communication across programs and with the state.

ICOY Monthly Member Call
2025-09-10 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-08-13 12:00 - 13:00 | https://icoyouth-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZctfuygqjgpHNTYS3N7bidPfYUUlE0CJmK9
Register below for ICOY’s monthly member call where we’ll provide updates from state and federal agencies on topics related to your work. If you don’t currently belong to a member organization but would like to participate, reach out to ICOY’s Senior Manager of Communications & Outreach, Conor Van Santen, at cvansanten@icoyouth.org.

CBAT-O Live Demonstration
2025-09-10 10:00 - 11:00

CCBYS 101
2025-09-10 09:30 - 13:00 | https://icoyouth-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tzOgbzyiR_OC8fE79bz6HQ
Join us for this webinar to learn what you need to know in order to effectively provide Comprehensive Community-Based Youth Services (CCBYS) and comply with program regulations.
This training is perfect for crisis workers and new supervisors. Through lectures, case studies, group exercises and role play, participants will learn how to work with youth and their families; how to interact effectively with partners in the community including law enforcement officers, school personnel and child welfare workers; and how to initiate effective case management for clients.
Three Continuing Education Units (CEUs) will be available for participants with social work and professional counseling licenses (LSW, LCSW, LPC, LCPC). If you would like to request CEUs, you may do so in the evaluation survey sent after completing this training. For more information on ICOY’s training attendance policy please see here: https://www.icoyouth.org/attendance-policy/
Trainer: Tiana Cody

Engaged and Empowered: Fundamentals to Trauma-Informed Youth Engagement
2025-09-09 10:00 - 12:00
In this training we will discuss and explore what makes for meaningful youth engagement. To do this, we will unpack the impact of systemic barriers and reframe our understanding of what engagement really means. Through a framework of power-sharing, we will practice skills to increase youth trust and enhance sustainable youth buy-in. Two continuing education credits will be offered for this training. If you would like to request CEUs, you may do so in the evaluation sent after completing this training. For more information on ICOY’s training attendance policy please see here: https://www.icoyouth.org/attendance-policy/

*In-Person location will be held at 333 S Wabash. Please click the registration link for more information

LGBTQ+ Learning Community
2025-09-08 11:00 - 12:00
Join us for our monthly LGBTQ+ Learning Community, facilitated by Marlee Goodman, ICOY’s LGBTQ+ Liaison, HRC, and Training & Trauma Initiatives Specialist. These 1-hour conversational and informational sessions will create a space to bring together leaders in the field committed to advancing the rights, safety, and authenticity of queer youth, families, and service providers across the state. Together we will discuss common topics that impact our work and these communities. During these sessions, participants will have the opportunity to collectively share experiences, while crowd-sourcing potential solutions, supports, and resources. Each session will be inclusive and empathetic of ways to support program participants by using a hopeful and non-judgmental approach rooted in collective care and liberation.

Please note that this event is not a training, and as such, no Certificate of Attendance or CEUs will be provided. Everyone is welcome to attend!

Casey Life Skills
2025-09-08 10:00 - 13:30 | https://icoyouth-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/62FbIA5jRbuIlpdi1DRzuQ
Please join us for this Casey Life skills training, developed by Casey Family Programs, which teaches youth providers how to use life skills assessments with youth in homeless youth and transitioning youth programs. Casey assessments also have applications in a variety of other youth service programs including basic centers, street outreach programs, educational outreach programs and other positive youth development programs. Participants in this training will learn how to partner with young people to assess and develop appropriate case plans and how to use free life skills resources to point young people toward success.
Three continuing education units (CEUs) will be available for participants with social work and professional counseling licenses (LSW, LCSW, LPC, LCPC). If you would like to request CEUs, you may do so in the evaluation survey sent after completing this training. For more information on ICOY’s training attendance policy please see here: https://www.icoyouth.org/attendance-policy/
Trainer(s): Sam Hall/ Cheris Larson

Culture and Trauma
2025-09-04 12:00 - 14:00 | https://icoyouth-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/nddo8b54S_qfuuOyoUSXmg
Trauma has context. That context oftentimes has cultural and historical roots. This training will explore the relationship between trauma and culture through examining the ways power and oppression impact individuals, communities, and access to resources. Additionally, participants will gain insight into how historical and transgenerational trauma can shape our familial and communal systems and experiences. Lastly, participants will learn about the resilience and protective factors these communities have built to cope with trauma at the hands of our systems and society, historically and presently. Two continuing education credits will be offered for this training. If you would like to request CEUs, you may do so in the evaluation sent after completing this training. For more information on ICOY’s training attendance policy please see here: https://www.icoyouth.org/attendance-policy/

Understanding Identity, Intersectionality, and Cultural Awareness
2025-09-03 09:30 - 23:30 | https://icoyouth-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/3GV-Ml7qSDyfF1wdzynR3w
This training is designed to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of identity, intersectionality, and cultural awareness. By exploring these concepts, participants will gain valuable insights into the diverse experiences and perspectives of individuals and communities. This knowledge is essential for fostering an inclusive and respectful environment in with supporting program participants.
Two Continuing Education Units (CEUs) will be available for participants with social work and professional counseling licenses (LSW, LCSW, LPC, LCPC). If you would like to request CEUs, you may do so in the evaluation survey sent after completing this training. For more information on ICOY’s training attendance policy please see here: https://www.icoyouth.org/attendance-policy/
Trainer: Heshima Mance

Conflict Reconciliation
2025-09-02 10:00 - 13:00 | https://icoyouth-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/JunhLWSSTGO32HLcosKvLw
This 3-hour training will aid its participants in developing tools to work through internal issues that create conflict. We will look at 4 Keys to developing an effective Conflict Reconciliation System. We will explore the importance of:-Internal Responsibility: Diminishing apathy and indifference and
increasing passion and concern.
-Embrace Reality: How to minimize frustration by fully
embracing reality.
-Reframing Rhetoric: How the words and phrases you use can
shift your perspective
-Re-writing Your Narrative: How fact coupled with fiction can be
damaging
Trainer: Sylvester Baugh

Child Welfare Coalition Call
2025-08-29 11:00 - 12:00 | https://icoyouth-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/dYqxJT7kRpqNQ1yadG9OVg

Family and Community Engagement
2025-08-28 12:00 - 14:00 | https://icoyouth-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/sSuyOtJJQC-scNv4RKd7dw
This training is designed to support service providers in building stronger connections with youth’s support networks: communities and caregivers! Participants will explore current barriers to engagement, understand the importance of connection in supporting youth success, and learn practical strategies for fostering meaningful relationships with families and communities. The training also highlights the power that each adult’s role in a young person’s life has creating and sustaining supportive, resilient community systems that uplift and empower all.
Two continuing education credits will be offered for this training. If you would like to request CEUs, you may do so in the evaluation sent after completing this training. For more information on ICOY’s training attendance policy please see here: https://www.icoyouth.org/attendance-policy/

Restorative Justice 201
2025-08-27 10:00 - 12:00 | https://icoyouth-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/k2ijLRWrQKqBnaD_t4Ts2g
Restorative Justice 201: Practicing the Principles is a 2 hour virtual training that builds on RJ 101 by exploring how restorative justice principles come to life in complex, real-world situations. Through interactive discussion and applied scenarios, participants will deepen their understanding of shared power, trauma-informed practice, and the role of restorative justice in systems involving court-involved youth. The session will also introduce transformative justice as a complementary framework that pushes even more beyond systems-based approaches. Designed for practitioners working in schools, community-based programs, and youth-serving systems, this training centers healing, accountability, and community repair. Participants will leave with practical tools and deeper insight into embodying restorative justice with care.
Two continuing education units (CEUs) will be available for participants with social work and professional counseling licenses (LSW, LCSW, LPC, LCPC). If you would like to request CEUs, you may do so in the evaluation survey sent after completing this training. For more information on ICOY’s training attendance policy please see here: https://www.icoyouth.org/attendance-policy/
Trainer: Karlyn Boens

CBAT-O Informational Session
2025-08-26 13:00 - 14:00 | https://icoyouth-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/aCPLVdoZTmOxrlLGl6Mc2g
ICOY’s Training & Trauma Initiatives Team will provide an opportunity for IDHS funded providers and sites to ask questions about the assessment process. This 60-minute webinar will briefly walk through the history and purpose of the CBAT-O, each section of the assessment and the technical details, and those who should complete it. Time will be provided at the end of the presentation for questions. We strongly recommend any new hires or staff new to the CBAT-O attend an Informational Session.

Positive Youth Development
2025-08-26 12:00 - 15:00 | https://icoyouth-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/wU7EYKtBTmStS5OTd7ciBg
Understanding Youth Development: Harnessing the Power to Transform Individuals and Communities: History / Core Concepts / Practical Application
This module provides participants the opportunity to ground themselves within the history and theory that have led to positive youth development. Core principles and concepts of youth development as a model to create organizational and community change is offered in contrast to traditional youth services model. Participants have the opportunity to explore practical applications of the model through small group work.
Three continuing education units (CEUs) will be available for participants with social work and professional counseling licenses (LSW, LCSW, LPC, LCPC). If you would like to request CEUs, you may do so in the evaluation survey sent after completing this training. For more information on ICOY’s training attendance policy please see here: https://www.icoyouth.org/attendance-policy/
Trainers: LYTE Collective

Casey Life Skills
2025-08-22 10:00 - 13:30 | https://icoyouth-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/E24zwl2oTOWlIFaghTvI4g
Please join us for this Casey Life skills training, developed by Casey Family Programs, which teaches youth providers how to use life skills assessments with youth in homeless youth and transitioning youth programs. Casey assessments also have applications in a variety of other youth service programs including basic centers, street outreach programs, educational outreach programs and other positive youth development programs. Participants in this training will learn how to partner with young people to assess and develop appropriate case plans and how to use free life skills resources to point young people toward success.
Three continuing education units (CEUs) will be available for participants with social work and professional counseling licenses (LSW, LCSW, LPC, LCPC). If you would like to request CEUs, you may do so in the evaluation survey sent after completing this training. For more information on ICOY’s training attendance policy please see here: https://www.icoyouth.org/attendance-policy/
Trainer: Chanel Dotson

SavvyFi x ICOY Public Service Loan Forgiveness Educational Webinar
2025-08-19 11:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
Join ICOY and our colleagues from SavvyFi as they discuss the current student loan landscape and what student borrowers can expect in the near future–especially with the looming implementation of President Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill.

Trauma-Informed De-Escalation
2025-08-14 12:00 - 14:00 | https://icoyouth-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/uW1m62uZR96Lhc12P4E2LQ
This training will present an overview of the factors that can escalate a situation and/or individual. Together we will go through the escalation cycle and responses to each phase, work to understand how to identify our own and others’ conflict styles, trauma responses, and triggers. We will learn practical de-escalation principles and skills to support individuals in ways to engage in a trauma informed framework when facing escalation. Additionally, attendees will learn how to apply a trauma informed care lens to prioritize minimizing re-traumatization and additional harm.
Two continuing education credits will be offered for this training. If you would like to request CEUs, you may do so in the evaluation sent after completing this training.
For more information on ICOY’s training attendance policy please see here: https://www.icoyouth.org/attendance-policy/

CBAT-O Informational Session
2025-08-12 11:00 - 12:00 | https://icoyouth-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/TJcjcoKMRFaCTjK9IfmEVA
