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Causes: Children & Youth, Children & Youth Services
Mission: Our mission is to make human services available to all children, families and individuals in need of support who live in the greater Chicago area. We strive to provide:· Comprehensive child protection services· Support services for children, adolescents and adults· Individual, family and group counseling· Homeless youth intervention· Information and referral services in conjunction with all agency services
Target demographics: children and youth in Foster Care.
Geographic areas served: Chicago
Programs: Foster care services - this program provides a healthy and safe living environment for children who are wards of the state, provides case management, parent-child counseling, and referrals. When relatives are not available, we place children in traditional foster care homes.
Professional Foster Care Services - this program provides a more closely monitored healthy, stable, and safe living environment for high-risk children who are wards of the state, provides case management, parent-child counseling and referrals. (otherwise, same as the above program. )
Transitional Living Program - this program provides supportive housing, life skills training and support services to young people who are transitioning out of foster care. The program is designed to promote self- sufficiency and help young people to identify their own personal goals and receive help in reaching them.
Counseling Program - this program provides counseling to all children, families, and individuals in need of support for trouble at home and school. Downstate performance program - this program provides a healthy and safe living environment for children who are wards of the state, provides case management, parent-child counseling, and referrals. When relatives are not available, we place children in traditional foster care homes. Independent living operations - this program provides our clients with the opportunity to live independently within a community of their choice. The program is designed to monitor self-sufficiency and provide additional support to clients prior to closure with dcfs.