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- EIN 36-2171681
- (312) 225-1982
- 2907 S Wabash Ave Chicago IL 60616-3389 USA
- www.henryboothhouse.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Child Day Care, Children & Youth
Mission: The organization is organized to provide social services to families located in the near southside of chicago. The mission is to improve the quality of life to culturally and economically diverse families by providing early childhood, health and socially services.
Programs: Henry booth house provides services to over 4,000 families in chicago and is the second largest provider of head start services in chicago. Core programs includeready for school. . . Ready for life - a comprehensive child development program tailored to meet the cognitive, social, emotional and physical needs of 3-5 year old children. Pre-school all - supplemental funding focused on achieving school readiness for the most at risk children. Child care collaboration - allows a child a full day of educational supports enabling the parents to attend school or work.
family health center program provides prenatal medical services to expectant mothers and their families by providing midwives and pregnancy coaches to ensure at-risk women enjoy healthy pregnancies and deliveries. The focus is on families from pregnancy through the first year of life reducing low birth weight babies and infant mortality. The program strengthens families by promoting positive parent child interactions with an emphasis on health of the family. Additional focus is on educating and counseling families from pregnancy to 3 years of age with the goal of preventing child abuse. The women, infants and children (wic) program focuses on women who are pregnant and their child(ren) up to 5 yrs of age educating mothers on proper nutrition for babies and young children.