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.

Focuses 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.

Helps seniors 60 and older who are victims of violent crime deal with trauma and begin to put their lives back together.

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. Funding is provided by the Illinois Department of Human Services and the Chicago Department of Human 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. The program is funded by the Illinois Department of Human Services.

A United Way initiative designed to help community residents develop a program that will help local Latino and Hispanic youth transition successfully into adulthood. Goals for the program include helping youth understand and value the long-term impact of staying in school, creating a healthy identity that bridges two cultures, and understanding and assuming healthy family and social roles.

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.

Offers counseling and case management services for seniors experiencing acute or chronic mental or emotional dysfunctioning that can be due to neurological problems, isolation and/ or limited mobility as well as loss of significant others. Services address the normal challenges and stresses of aging, and provide support groups, educational classes and psychiatric services.

Serves low-to-moderate income homeowners, age 60 or older, who are experiencing difficulty in maintaining their homes. A comprehensive in-home assessment includes referrals to reputable home repair contractors, assistance in exploring options to increase income, reduce property taxes and links to city departments and programs that assist seniors in maintaining their property. Workshops on topics such as reducing consumer fraud are also conducted.

Provides full day childcare and early childhood education for children ages 6 weeks to 5 years in the Belmont Cragin and Portage Park 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.