Judie Caribeaux will join 360 Youth Services as the agency’s new chief executive officer effective Feb. 1.
Caribeaux most recently served as executive director for Family Shelter Services in DuPage County, where she led a strategic merger with Metropolitan Family Services, a news release on her appointment said.
The Naperville-based nonprofit, which offers substance use prevention education, counseling, and housing for youth and their families, provided 15,493 nights of housing for homeless youth, 5,465 counseling sessions for young people, and reached more than 25,000 young people though substance use education programs in 2019.
“Naperville has consistently ranked as one of the best places to raise children,” Caribeaux said in the release. “There is no better community to rally and unite all of us in helping teens and young adults thrive, not just survive.”
She said the agency has a long-standing reputation for care and compassion for teens and young adults struggling with mental health issues, experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity.
“The staff and my predecessors have done an incredible job positioning the agency as an essential nonprofit without which there would be a significant void. I’m excited to expand to meet the growing needs of our community,” Caribeaux said in the release.
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For more than 20 year the licensed clinical social worker has held executive positions at nonprofit and governmental organizations, including Aurora University, where she was director of career services and taught graduate level courses in nonprofit management, the release said.
She was awarded the Nonprofit Executive of the Year Award in May 2019 by the West Suburban Philanthropic Network.
The 360 Youth Services board said Caribeaux’s experience, as well as her roles in launching the Community Career Center in Naperville, stepping in as acting executive director of the Naperville Park District and serving as executive director at Sharing Connections in Downers Grove, have helped prepare her for her new job, according to the release.
“360 Youth Services will be stronger than ever with Judie Caribeaux taking the agency helm,” said Martin Ives, the agency’s board president. “We are excited to have Judie’s leadership and experience as we continue our work of providing life changing services to our youth through substance use prevention education, counseling, and housing.”