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- 312-850-0095
- 140 N. Ashland Avenue Chicago IL 60607 USA
- http://www.womenstreatmentcenter.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Mission: The mission of The Women’s Treatment Center (TWTC) is to provide women with a continuum of care, recovery tools, and parenting skills to maintain a sober lifestyle as they rebuild their lives and futures and mend the bonds with their families. TWTC is one of the few substance abuse programs in Illinois that can accommodate children in residential treatment. Services include substance abuse treatment, parenting and health education, child care, transitional living programs. TWTC clients come from every county in the state to participate in substance abuse treatment. The Women’s Treatment Center is committed to helping children by strengthening families. We believe that all children deserve sober parents. TWTC provides children the opportunity to reside with their parents in a residential setting, thereby reducing the trauma of separation. Our child-centered programs were created with these values in mind. We designed them to provide a safe environment for women to get sober and to learn the parenting skills needed to properly care for their young children.
Target demographics: The majority of women served (75%) were African American, 16% were Caucasian, 5% were Hispanic and 4% were other races. 47% of clients did not have a high school degree or GED. 97% report not being employed or in the workforce. 50% of clients who had children with them during residential substance abuse treatment had open cases with DCFS. 12% of clients reported a dual diagnosis of mental illness at admission. TWTC clients come from every county in the state to participate in substance abuse treatment. Additionally, TWTC has a partnership with the Illinois Department of Corrections that each year allows mothers with young children serving drug-related offenses to undergo substance abuse treatment and complete their prison sentences at our facility-there are 15 beds.
Direct beneficiaries per year: In Fy08, TWTC served 1,149 women and 186 children.
Geographic areas served: Illinois