Provides home-based intervention to families formed through adoption or subsidized guardianship. Adjustment, grief/loss resolution, attachment, educational and emotional issues are addressed through counseling, crisis intervention and 24-hour on-call assistance. Therapeutic respite services and related referrals, psycho-educational and support groups, workshops and help with securing resources also are provided. The program is supported by DCFS.

Focus on improving academic grades and standardized test scores in reading, math and language. Community Schools operate during non-school hours to expand positive choices and opportunities for youth while achieving academic success. Activities include tutoring, homework help, recreation, life skills, cultural opportunities and case management services.

Builds on individual strengths and capacity for change, while addressing special needs, behavioral and situational problems or mental illness. Counseling services are offered for children, families, adults and seniors. Psychiatric services are available at certain centers.

Investigates reports of abuse, neglect and exploitation of seniors ages 60 and older. When abuse is substantiated, trained case managers seek to provide immediate protective services and work with the victim, family and others to develop a plan to reduce risk of further harm. Also provides legal services.

Is an early intervention service program for survivors of partner abuse and their children. The program also offers services to teens and children who have witnessed domestic violence. Staff provides outreach, education, counseling, safety planning, information and referral and case management. Also provides legal services.

Serves first-time mothers. Case managers make regular home visits beginning during pregnancy. Sessions teach child development and baby health care, enhance parenting skills and build confidence so mothers can create strong nurturing relationships with their babies.

Provides legal assistance and community education in the areas of domestic violence, family and elder law, housing and consumer issues to low-income individuals.

Is a school and community partnership that delivers services to pregnant and parenting teens in Chicago Public Schools. Mentor moms and teens meet for group sessions to enhance healthy parent involvement with their children, prevent child abuse, avoid unplanned second pregnancies and to support academic success.

Promotes healthy child development and helps strengthen the parent’s role as their child’s first teacher. Parents with children ages birth to 3 years participate in a drop-in program which includes parent-child play activities, field trips, parent education, skill building and resources. Parents Plus also helps promote literacy for parents.

Provides a safe environment to exchange a child(ren) from one parent to the other so that the non-custodial parent can take the child(ren) for time outlined by the court. Parents and non-custodial parents do not encounter each other. Safe Exchange is only provided to non- Department of Child(ren) and Family Services (DCFS) clients and requires a court order and orientation prior to making scheduling an exchange.

Provides classroom workshops for students, teachers and parents to enhance skills such as conflict resolution, violence prevention and communication. School-Based services include individual and group counseling.

Helps mobilize support services for older caregivers who are raising children and assists in future planning. Also provides assessment, referrals, support and educational groups, and in certain instances family and individual counseling.

Provides an opportunity for non-custodial parents and child(ren) spend time together in a safe, comfortable, nonthreatening and conflict free environment. Staff work with parents to plan age-appropriate activates strengthening parent-child bond and promoting the mental and emotional well being of the child(ren). Supervised Visitation is only provided to non- Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) clients and requires a court order and orientation prior to scheduling a visit.

Provide half-day Head Start and fullday childcare and early childhood education for children ages 6 weeks to 5 years in the Chicago Lawn and West Englewood communities. Activities that engage children’s thinking skills such as art, blocks, computers and group time combine with play to cultivate children’s development. Parents participate in workshops, classes and family events to enhance their supportive and nurturing abilities. The Center offers Head Start programming for children ages 3-5.

Offers after-school and summer youth development and violence prevention programs to youth ages 6 to 17. Activities including tutoring, team sports, drama and peer mediation to build academic, social, physical and creative skills.