 3843 West 63rd Street Chicago, IL 60629
Phone: 773-884-3310
Fax: 773-884-0003
Hours of Operation:
- Monday - Thursday: 8:30 A.M. - 8:00 P.M.
- Friday: 8:30 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
- Youth Center open Monday through Friday: 3:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M.
Additional Locations:
Midway Children's Center
(Midway Children's Center serves children ages 2-5)
3215 West 63rd Street
Chicago, IL 60629
Phone: 773-884-2350
Hours of Operation:
- Monday through Friday: 7:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.
Midway Head Start Center
(Midway Head Start Center serves children ages 3-5)
6422 South Kedzie
Chicago, IL 60629
Phone: 773-884-2400
Hours of Operation:
Monday through Thursday
- AM Session: 8:00 A.M. - 11:30 A.M.
- PM Session: 12:30 P.M. - 4:00 P.M.
Jane Addams Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Program
555 West Harrison
Chicago, IL 60607
Phone: 312-325-9175
TDD: 312-325-9191
Fax: 312-325-9190
Hours of Operation:
Monday through Friday, 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.
About the Center
At Metropolitan's Midway Center, families and parents find strength and caring counsel to overcome incredible challenges. Children thrive and learn in safe environments like our full-day Midway Children's Center and youth center. Serving families and individuals of all ages since 1988. To download the Midway Center fact sheet, click here.
Communities Served
Chicago Lawn, Englewood, West Englewood, West Lawn, Gage Park and Clearing.
Executive Director
Laurie Sedio, MA, Social Services Administration
Laurie Sedio began serving families in Southeast Chicago in 1985 from a desk and folding chair in the basement of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church and for years has built community support and shepherded the growth of this center as its Executive Director.
In 2007, Laurie Sedio took on the role of Executive Director for our Midway Center while continuing her responsibilities as Co-Executive Director for our Southeast Chicago Center. For more than 20 years, she's played a pivotal role in assessing community needs, building support for vital services and creating and implementing innovative violence prevention and family strengthening programs in Chicago's south side neighborhoods.
We are grateful for funding support from both public and private entities: Office of the Illinois Attorney General, Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, Illinois the Chicago Department of Family and Support Services, Illinois Violence Prevention Authority, Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, Illinois School Board of Education, Illinois Department on Aging, Illinois Department of Human Services, the Chicago Department of Family and Support Services and Chicago Public Schools. Private support includes United Way, McCormick Foundation, JP Morgan Chase Foundation, Cubs Care Foundation, Chicago White Sox Charities, Polk Brothers Foundation and as well as many generous individuals.
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