Youth Connection Leadership Academy

Halloween 2024 @ YCLA was awesome!!! Scary movies, pizza making, costumes and pumpkin decorating competition, games, food, and most importantly, TREATS!!!

Today Chiro One gave all YCLA staff a much needed care day via massages!!!! The team really deserved this wonderful opportunity of comfort!!!

Enrollment is still open!!! If you know of a youth ages 16- 21, seeking a high school diploma, send them our way! We have flexible scheduling and competency-based educational curriculum that will assist them in reaching their fullest potential!

YCLA participating in the Bud Billiken parade with our district YCCS!!!

YCLA has relocated to the Midway Chicago area!!!
We will continue teaching and graduating Chicago’s youth!!!

Graduation 2024 was amazing and YCLA staff are truly happy for our seniors’ accomplishments!!! We wish them much success. Here are a few pictures with Principal Ivy because we couldn’t capture all of the great moments!

Our Senior Luncheon was beautiful!!!

Prom season came and went!!! We celebrated on May 3rd and time has been running ever since!!!

YCLA staff and students safely viewed the solar eclipse.

YCLA students and staff had to return from winter break to a broken boiler. Graciously the archdiocese allowed us to use their rectory. My contractor and staff transformed this building to look like a small school and classes are still in session. Everything is running smoothly and we are warm and safe!!!

Hi YCLA Families and students. Please meet at the school tomorrow and staff will transport you to the rectory where classes will take place while our boiler is getting serviced. See you all soon!!!