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 skils, 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.

Provides intensive case management and outreach services for girls ages 10-16 to reduce risk of police and court involvement, while increasing success in education, relationships and self-care.

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 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.

Promotes healthy relationships and works to prevent dating violence among adolescents. Through classroom workshops, adolescents learn healthy relationship skills and solutions to teen dating violence. In addition, they learn peer leadership and activism while raising public awareness of partner violence.

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.