| 1972 | - | First drop-in center opens on the corner of Church and East Railroad |
| 1976 | - | First team of four street outreach workers are hired |
| 1976 | - | Emergency housing program begins helping families in crisis |
| 1977 | - | Office and drop-in center move to the corner of Noyes and Maple |
| 1986 | - | Y.O.U. and PEER Services begin substance abuse early intervention groups |
| 1990 | - | Ridgeville Park District funds street outreach pilot in far-south Evanston |
| 1991 | - | Y.O.U. moves to Sherman Avenue near Nichols Middle School |
| 1993 | - | First homework center opens at the Sherman Avenue location |
| 1993 | - | Y.O.U. accepts leadership of the Evanston Child & Adolescent Local Area Network (LAN 40) and becomes its fiscal agent |
| 1994 | - | Targeted outreach to Hispanic families begins |
| 1995 | - | Drop-in and homework centers open in Chute School |
| 1996 | - | Collaboration with the McGaw YMCA in a wilderness camping program begins |
| 1997 | - | The Chute programs move into the basement of Grace Lutheran Church |
| 1997 | - | Family Support program, providing individual and family counseling by licensed professional staff, begins |
| 1997 | - | Respite program is established with State of Illinois (DMH) funding through a contract with the Kenneth Young Center |
| 1999 | - | Y.O.U. and Family Focus are selected by the State of Illinois (DHS) to create a delinquency prevention program for selected middle school aged youth |
| 1999 | - | The Evanston Police Department and Y.O.U. receive a grant from the Cook County Judicial Advisory Council to do street outreach delinquency prevention |
| 1999 | - | Y.O.U. accepts first fee-for service counseling clients |
| 2001 | - | Juvenile Court funds Y.O.U. to coordinate mediation for juvenile offenders and their victims in District 2 (northeastern Cook County) |
| 2002 | - | Y.O.U., Family Focus, and the McGaw YMCA are selected by the State of Illinois (DHS) to provide youth development services for middle school youth through a Teen REACH grant |
| 2002 | - | Y.O.U. is selected by the State of Illinois (DCFS) to provide case management services for high-risk families |
