Glencoe Youth Services

What Glencoe Youth Services does

Glencoe Youth Services (GYS) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization headquartered at 680 Greenwood Avenue in Glencoe, Illinois, serving youth and individuals with disabilities in New Trier Township. Its mission is to provide recreational, educational, social, and leadership opportunities in a safe and supportive environment to high school and middle school youth, while operating parallel programs for people with mental and/or physical disabilities. Core programs include the GYS Field House drop-in center (open weekdays 3-6 pm for youth ages 10-18), the SNAP (Special Needs Adult Pals) weekly dinner and gathering program, the YAP (Young Adult Pals) program for students aged 15-22 with special needs, the Daniel Calhoun All-Star Scholarship ($500-$1,000 annually), and a Youth Leadership Board.

GYS has no proprietary technology platform — service delivery is entirely in-person at the Field House facility, with awareness and engagement driven by a Wix-hosted website, Constant Contact email newsletter, Instagram, Facebook, a public Google Calendar, and recurring community events (e.g., Kids vs Cop Kickball, Battle of the Bands, international cafes). SNAP was originally founded in the early 1990s and was incorporated under GYS sponsorship on April 1, 2008, after the prior sponsor planned to disband the program; YAP was subsequently added as an age-bridged extension of SNAP.

The organization is fully donor-funded, with no fees charged to participants. Revenue derives from tax-deductible contributions received via PayPal and in-person, supported by institutional donors including New Trier Township, the Village of Glencoe, the Glencoe Park District, Wintrust, North Shore United Methodist Church, and Am Shalom. GYS is governed by a Board of Directors (2025-2026 term) and led by Executive Director Katherine Rush, with a small staff supplemented by an active volunteer base.

Name

Glencoe Youth Services

Legal name

Glencoe Youth Services

Website

https://glencoeyouthservices.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Glencoe Youth Services is a 501(c)(3) non-profit operating a youth drop-in center and special-needs programs (SNAP, YAP) for residents of New Trier Township in Glencoe, Illinois, funded entirely by donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Community Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Child and Youth Services (624110), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Arts, Sports & Recreation-Based Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

School-Age Wraparound Childcare Centers (Holiday/Break Care) (EDACAAAL), Respite Adult Day Programs (Short-Term/Drop-In) (HSABANAD)

Keywords

• Youth community services
• After-school programs
• Special needs support
• Youth drop-in center
• Community youth programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Glencoe

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: GYS is a 501(c)3 non-profit that relies entirely on the generosity of civic and corporate donors for its financial support. Donations are tax-deductible and can be made via PayPal or in person.

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

GYS operates a free drop-in youth center — the GYS Field House — serving youth ages 10-18 in New Trier Township with supervised recreational, educational, and social programming. The organization also runs SNAP (Special Needs Adult Pals), a weekly social dinner program for individuals with mental and/or physical disabilities, and YAP (Young Adult Pals), an analogous program for young adults. All programs are offered free of charge to participants and are funded through community donations, foundation grants, and corporate contributions.

Product overview

Glencoe Youth Services offers a portfolio of youth and community programs centered around its Field House facility and two special needs support programs. The core offerings include after-school activities for middle and high school youth (ages 10-18), the SNAP program for adults with disabilities, YAP for young adults with disabilities (ages 15-22), and the Daniel Calhoun All-Star Scholarship. The organization also runs a Youth Leadership Board for teen empowerment. All programs are free and facilitated by trained professional staff, with additional community events and fundraisers held throughout New Trier Township.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• GYS Field House Free supervised drop-in center for youth ages 10-18 in New Trier Township, offering recreational, social, educational, and leadership activities on a walk-in basis.
• SNAP — Special Needs Adult Pals Weekly social dinner program providing community, companionship, and inclusion activities for individuals with mental and/or physical disabilities.
• YAP — Young Adult Pals Social and inclusion program for young adults with mental and/or physical disabilities, providing ongoing peer community and structured activities.
• Daniel Calhoun All-Star Scholarship Awarded to eligible participants connected to GYS programming as part of the organization's leadership and recognition efforts.
• Youth Leadership Board Youth-led leadership body that supports GYS programming, events, and community outreach.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Glencoe Park DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal park district collaborating on recreational programming and community youth services.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Boys & Girls Club of Lake County: Multi-site youth development nonprofit serving Lake County, Illinois with after-school and teen programming. Directly comparable to GYS's Field House model in mission, donor-funded structure, and age range served in the same regional market.
• Countryside Association for People with Disabilities: Chicago suburban nonprofit serving children and adults with disabilities through social, recreational, and life-skills programming. Directly analogous to GYS's SNAP and YAP dinner and social-activities programs.
• 4-H (National 4-H Council): National youth development organization offering leadership, recreational, and educational programming for school-age youth. Comparable to GYS's Youth Leadership Board and Field House programming through shared youth-development framework and donor/sponsor-supported model.
• North Shore YMCA (now part of YMCA of Metro Chicago): Regional YMCA affiliate offering after-school youth programming, recreational facilities, and teen leadership in Chicago's North Shore suburbs — the same geography as GYS. Closest operational analogue given shared recreation-plus-youth-development mix.
• Clearbrook: Chicago-area nonprofit providing programs and residential support for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Directly comparable to GYS's SNAP and YAP programs on the special-needs services side.
• Glencoe Park District: Municipal park district and GYS's strategic programming partner, providing recreational facilities and youth programming in the same geography. Comparable as a community-recreation provider serving overlapping youth audiences.
• Police Athletic League (PAL): National network of youth-serving organizations offering recreational and leadership activities in safe environments, often free of charge. Directly comparable to GYS in mission, programming model, and donor-funded operations.

Regional players

• New Trier Township: GYS's primary institutional funder and a township government that funds and coordinates youth, senior, and social services for the same catchment. Comparable as a community-services operator in the same geography.

Broad incumbents

• Chicago Youth Centers (now Heartland Alliance): Historic Chicago nonprofit providing after-school programming, youth leadership, and family services. Comparable to GYS's Field House mission and youth-development focus, but operating at city scale rather than a single township.
• Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School / JCC Chicago: Large Jewish Community Center network providing youth programming, family services, and special-needs inclusion programs across Chicagoland. Comparable to GYS through its partnership with Am Shalom and similar programming breadth, but at much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/GlencoeYouthServices
• Instagraminstagram.com/glencoeyouthservices
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/glencoe-youth-services

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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