A new program from the Champaign County Regional Planning Commission has set some ambitious goals to cut recidivism and boost educational attainment and employment rates over the next three years for 18 to 24 year olds who have had some contact with the justice system. The initiative is called the Young Adult Reentry Program (YARP).
The Youth Assessment Center recently lost the free building space it had been provided by the Unit 4 school district in downtown Champaign, but the program found a new home it debuted Thursday night during an open house.
On Monday local officials announced $125,000 in federal and private funding to study how the Kickapoo Rail Trail could be extended west through downtown Urbana.
It’s time to update Champaign-Urbana long-range transportation plan. And the Champaign County Regional Planning Commission is sending its planners out to local festivals and concerts to gather input.
A new training program for entry-level workers at Carle teaches more than technical job skills ---- it also teaches other skills useful in any workplace.
