Motel youth program under fire again
An unannounced visit by Beat Representative Ann Fennessy and two police officers to the Shore Drive Motel site of the Methodist Youth Service outpost revealed missing supervision for ten adolescent boys. Officials reported curfew breaches, signout gaps, limited room division, and dire conditions in the on-site recreation area. DCFS funds MYS about $500,000 annually for roughly 90 youths in three city sites.
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Shore Drive
56Th
S. Lake Shore Drive
Ann Fennessy
Okon
Methodist Youth Service
Pied
Fennessy
MYS
Seymour J. Adler
Adler
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
Indiana
Lincoln
N. Clark
DCFS
Reginald Gatling
Gatling
Hyde Park
Park Beach
S. Cornell
Hyde
56Th and
Methodist Youth Service Program
Nancy Hays
East Hyde Park meeting airs neighborhood complaints
About 175 residents heard Fifth Ward Alderman Ross Lathrop urge reporting of specific issues to police and agencies. Topics included a juvenile halfway house at 56th Street motel, parking changes, more bus service, and calls to improve safety near Lake Shore Drive and 55th Street corners.
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Sharla Fishhaut
Fifth Ward
Ross Lathrop
East Hyde Park
Fifth Ward Citizens Committee
South East Chicago Commission
Hyde Park-Kenwood
Lathrop
DCFS
21St Police
George McMahan
McMahan
Chicago Transportation Authority
Hyde Park
Ruth Rogers
Woodlawn Organiza
Tion
61St
Dorchester
Chicago
53Rd St
Lake Shore Drive
55Th St
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Motel
Mrs. Fennessy
St. Luke’s