Results: Clients also received services from counseling, career services, family services, and life skills training to help them achieve self-sufficiency and a brighter future.
Target demographics: victims become survivors
Direct beneficiaries per year: 469 victims in our two emergency shelters alone, providing them with 20,000 nights of shelter and more than 50,000 meals and critical supportive services.
Geographic areas served: the area of domestic violence
Programs: • 2 domestic violence emergency shelters:
o Chicago Lawn community on the southwest side of the city
(length of stay: 120 days)
o Northwest suburbs of Cook County
(length of stay: 6 weeks)
• 21 homes and apartments in north and northwest suburban Cook County
o No-cost shared living homes for unemployed survivors of domestic violence and their children (length of stay: 6 months)
o Apartments for employed survivors and their children. Clients pay 30% of their adjusted gross income toward rent. (length of stay: 2 years)
• 8 permanent supportive housing units for survivors with a medical disability.
o Clients pay 30% of their adjusted gross income toward rent. (length of stay: undetermined)
• 2 Neighborhood stabilization homes
o Affordable housing for low and moderate income families
WINGS wrap-around services include:
o Safety Planning
o Goal Setting
o Individual & Group Counseling
o Budget planning and financial empowerment classes
o Support groups
o Crisis intervention & management at local hospitals
o Children & family services
o Recreational activities
o Art & play therapy for children
o Access to vocational counseling
o Mentoring
o Acculturation services for Latina women
o Referrals
I've been a donor/volunteer for Wings for just a year but feel like I've been part of a loving family for much longer. The services provided by this program are priceless. The women and children greatly benefit and it's evident after spending a short time with them. It is an honor to work with the staff of this invaluable organization.