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Program Sites

Y.O.U.’s main administrative and clinical offices are located in our youth center and headquarters at 1911 Church St. Evanston, IL 60201.

General Phone: 847.866.1200
General Email: info@youthopportunity.org

Clinical Contact
Melody Rose, Director of Clinical and Outreach Services
mrose@youthopportunity.org  | 847.801.0238 

Looking for a specific staff member? Check out our Team page.

Our Team

Our Out-of-School Time Programs take place on-site at eleven schools across Evanston and Niles Townships:

Chute Middle School
1400 Oakton St, Evanston, IL 60202
Contact:  Maria Ximena Valenzuela, Afterschool Program Manager
mvalenzuela@youthopportunity.org |  847.801.0297

Dawes Elementary School
440 Dodge Ave, Evanston, IL 60202
Contact: Simone Hampton, Afterschool Program Manager
shampton@youthopportunity.org |  847.801.0329

Edison Elementary School
8200 Gross Point Rd, Morton Grove, IL 60053
Contact: Joe Frumkin, Afterschool Program Manager 
jfrumkin@youthopportunity.org |  847.801.0306

Evanston Township High School
1600 Dodge Ave, Evanston, IL 60201
Contact: Em Wilder, Director of High School OST Programs
ewilder@youthopportunity.org |  847.801.0301
PEER Contact: Jane Baron, High School Program Manager
jbaron@youthopportunity.org |  847.915.6198

Lincoln Junior High School
7839 Lincoln Ave, Skokie, IL 60077
Contact: Justice Murray, Afterschool Program Manager
jmurray@youthopportunity.org |  847.801.0217

Martin Luther King Jr. Literary and Fine Arts School
2424 Lake St, Evanston, IL 60201
Contact: Jafet Melendez, Afterschool Program Manager
jmelendez@youthopportunity.org |  847.801.0245

Nichols Middle School
800 Greenleaf St, Evanston, IL 60202
Contact: Isabelle Harari, Afterschool Program Manager
iharari@youthopportunity.org |  847.801.0311

Oakton Elementary School
436 Ridge Ave, Evanston, IL 60202
Contact: Patty Valkanas, Afterschool Program Manager
pvalkanas@youthopportunity.org |  847.801.0296

Old Orchard Junior High School
9310 Kenton Avenue, Skokie, IL 60076
Contact: Yaseman Nassiri, Afterschool Program Manager
ynassiri@youthopportunity.org |  847.915.4459

Walker Elementary School
3601 Church St, Evanston, IL 60203
Contact: Gladys James, Afterschool Program Manager
gjames@youthopportunity.org |  847.801.0326

Washington Elementary School
914 Ashland Ave, Evanston, IL 60202
Contact: Keaton Bell, Afterschool Program Manager
kbell@youthopportunity.org |  847.801.0319