Posts by The Yunion, Inc

𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴! ⁣ ⁣ Here is our Executive Director, Nicole Wilson. ⁣ Nicole Wilson has served as the Yunion’s Executive Director since its’ inception and has more has more than 17 years of management experience and an additional eight years of programmatic experience working with at-risk youth…

We are super excited to share this #𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 video! 🎉⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ As we approach the new year, we are most looking forward to getting back in the classroom to work with our students. ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Here is a video that the young ladies of Oak Park Freshman Institute made to share their experience of The…

🔹 𝟻 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘊𝘢𝘯 𝘋𝘰 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘍𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘋𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘉𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬 🔹⁣ ⁣ Every year around this time, we take the time to celebrate and gather with our families. The time we spend together is even more special due to everything that has transpired within these past couple years. ⁣ ⁣…

𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸…? ⁣ ⁣ Only 1 in 4 (27%) teens ages 15 to 17 have ever had sex.⁣ ⁣ Teen births in the US have declined over the last 20 years to the lowest level ever recorded, but still more than 86,000 teens ages 15 to 17 gave birth in 2012. ⁣ ⁣…

Hey parents! Have you heard of this technique? 🤔 ⁣ High Point / Low Point is a great way for you to engage your children in conversation and find out what they’re feeling and why they feel what they feel. 💙⁣ ⁣ It’s so important for our children to feel heard and understood. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥…

✨ The Golden Rule of Parenting is: Do unto your children as you wish your parents had done unto you. ✨ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 🔹 Easier said than done, right? Who else remembers being a kid or even a young adult pre-children and thinking, “𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘺 𝘬𝘪𝘥𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘢𝘺…” or “𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐’𝘮…

𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴! ⁣ ⁣ Here is our Program Director, Ronald Lee Jr. aka Mr. Ron. 😎⁣ ⁣ He has more than 20 years of youth programming experience, and has been in his current position with the Yunion for more than 10 years. Starting with the Yunion as…

We are having fun at our 16th annual staff and volunteer holiday celebration!

𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘋𝘪𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸…? 🤔⁣ ⁣ Teen pregnancy and childbearing are associated with increased social and economic costs. This causes immediate and long-term effects on teen parents and their children.⁣ ⁣ 𝘛𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘴. Only about 50% of teen mothers receive a…

We are so proud of The Cave of Adullam Transformational Training Academy students who were able to volunteer and distribute free coats to those in need today!