Area VII Programs
Area 7: Cook County
John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County
An Illinois Health Cares Grantee
Phone: (312) 864-2753
Fax: (312) 864-9169
E-mail: avila.susan@gmail.com
Website: http://www.hektoen.org
Through the needs-assessment phase of its IHC initiative, which included focus groups and literature reviews, the John H. Stroger Hospital identified deficits in services related to elder abuse and youth violence in Cook County. In FY 08 they will continue work to address these community needs by (1) planning an expansive training program that will help health care teams to recognize and assist with issues of elder abuse and neglect in their patient population and (2) developing a youth violence prevention curriculum for health care workers to both facilitate the recognition of youth violence and to identify appropriate resources for youth.
Casa Central, Chicago
A Safe From the Start Grantee
Phone: (773) 645-2326
Fax: (773) 645-2335
Email: MReynolds@CasaCentral.org
Website: http://www.casacentral.org
Casa Central received a Safe From the Start planning grant in July of 2007. The agency has a long history of providing comprehensive social services to eight communities on the West Side of Chicago and will be able to expand efforts through the Safe From the Start grant. During the planning year the program coordinator will convene a Safe From the Start coalition and complete a needs assessment. The needs assessment will be the foundation for development of the Safe From the Start three-year Strategic Plan. As a Chicago Safe Start site, Casa Central will receive additional technical assistance and support from the Chicago Department of Public Health.
Chicago Department of Public Health/Chicago Safe Start
Phone: (312) 747-9396
Fax: (312) 747-9398
Email: white_marlita@cdph.org
Website: http://www.chicagosafestart.org
In FY 09, CDPH will serve as the local convener for the existing and newly expanded direct service providers for the Chicago Safe Start-Safe From the Start Network. As experts in the field of Childhood Exposure to Violence, Chicago Safe Start staff will continue to collaborate with IVPA and all the Safe From the Start sites.
Children’s Advocacy Center of North and Northwest Cook County, Hoffman Estates
A Safe From the Start Grantee
Phone: (847) 540-0549
Fax: (847) 540-9366
Email: cbsfts@sbcglobal.net
Website: http://www.cachelps.org
The Children’s Advocacy Center of North and Northwest Cook County received Safe From the Start funding in July 2001 and continues to provide direct service to children and families exposed to violence. The program staff includes a supervisor, 4 staff therapists and three contractual therapists. Safe From the Start therapists also act as case coordinators and assist the non offending caregiver with case management. Safe From the Start staff are 40-hour trained and have the capacity to provide bi-lingual services. Staff members also convene the Safe From the Start coalition which seeks to improve community response to children’s exposure to violence (CEV). In addition to direct service and coalition building, the Safe From the Start program and the Children’s Advocacy Center conduct extensive public awareness and education around CEV.
Family Focus, Chicago
A Safe From the Start Grantee
Phone: (773) 962-0366
Fax: (773) 963-0966
Email: julianna.wesolowski@family-focus.org
Website: http://www.family-focus.org
Since July 2005, Family Focus Safe From the Start has been providing counseling and other mental health services for children aged 0-6 and their families, who have been exposed to violence. The Safe From the Start Program at Family Focus is staffed by a Program Specialist and an Infant Mental Health Specialist who as a team provide group and individual counseling and support for children and families. Family Focus staff members also convene the Safe From the Start coalition which promotes service enhancement and awareness of children’s exposure to violence. Extensive public awareness activities conducted by Family Focus further enhance the community’s knowledge of the effects of childhood exposure to violence. As a Chicago Safe Start site, Family Focus will receive additional technical assistance and support from the Chicago Department of Public Health.
Heartland Human Care Services, Chicago
A Safe From the Start Grantee
Phone: (773) 847-4417
Fax: (312) 660-1500
Email: jgeltmaker@heartlandalliance.org
Website: http://www.heartlandalliance.org
Heartland Human Care Services Inc, the social service branch of Heartland Alliance, received a planning grant in July 2007 which will allow Safe From the Start services to expand to the North Side of Chicago. During the planning year, Heartland will convene the Safe From the Start coalition and conduct a community needs assessment. This assessment will be the basis for the three-year Safe From the Start Strategic Plan. As a Chicago Safe Start site, Heartland will receive additional technical assistance and support from the Chicago Department of Public Health.
Metropolitan Family Services, Chicago
A Safe From the Start Grantee
Phone: (773) 371-3667
Fax: (773) 371-3699
Email: cpullie@metrofamily.org
Website: http://www.metrofamily.org
Since July 2005, Metropolitan Family Services Safe From the Start has been providing individual and group counseling for children aged 0-6 and their families, who have been exposed to violence. Case management and counseling are provided by the Safe From the Start Counselor who also collaborates with two contracted therapists that provide infant mental health assessments and consultation. Metropolitan’s Safe From the Start coalition meets quarterly to improve community collaboration, service enhancement and awareness of children’s exposure to violence. Program staff members also conduct ongoing public awareness activities to increase community knowledge around the effects of children’s exposure to violence. As a Chicago Safe Start site, Metropolitan will receive additional technical assistance and support from the Chicago Department of Public Health.
Pillars Community Services, LaGrange Park,
A Safe From the Start Grantee
Phone: (708) 698-5500
Fax: (708) 698-5090
Email: mhernandez@pillarscommunity.org
Website: http://www.pillarscommunity.org
Pillars received a planning grant in July 2007. During the planning year, the Safe From the Start coordinator will convene the Safe From the Start coalition and conduct a community needs assessment. The needs assessment will provide the foundation for the development of a three-year Safe From the Start Strategic Plan.
South Suburban Family Shelter, Homewood
A Safe From the Start Grantee
Phone: (708) 798-7737
Fax: (708) 647-6836
Email: kpopowicz@ssfs1.org
Website: http://www.ssfs1.org
Since July 2003, South Suburban Family Shelter has provided direct service to children and families who have been impacted by exposure to violence. Through the Safe From the Start grant, counselors provide infant/parent counseling sessions, children’s counseling, parenting classes, and adult and family counseling. The program staff includes a case manager and several bi-lingual staff that collaborate to provide cohesive service. The Safe From the Start program coordinator convenes the Safe From the Start coalition to improve service enhancement and knowledge of children’s exposure to violence. Additionally, program staff members conduct extensive, ongoing public awareness activities to increase community knowledge of children’s exposure to violence.
University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), Chicago
Phone: (312) 996-2862
Fax: (312) 312-4122
Email: Schewepa@uic.edu
Website: http://www.uic.edu/orgs/violencecenter
UIC will conduct process and outcome evaluations of Safe From the Start grantee programs in order to understand how grantees can improve their policies, protocols, and direct services so as to better serve children exposed to violence and their families. Assessment data from the SFS sites provides a deeper understanding of the families that seek services, the types of violence they have been exposed to and how services have impacted the families. Additionally, by utilizing collaborative case studies and feedback from appropriate local stakeholders, they will seek to identify best practices across the major interventions, understand the fit between interventions and the children, families, and community context, as well as document the strengths, challenges, system changes, lessons learned, and sustainability potential at each site. The evaluation project will enhance understanding of important components of intervention quality and effectiveness and facilitate program development, adaptation, and replication.
West 40 ISC #2
Social Emotional Learning Professional Development Grantee
Phone: (708) 482-4350
See program listing for more information.
Mental Health Association of America
A Social and Emotional Learning Professional Development Grantee
Phone: (312) 368-9070
Email: cwoz@mhai.org
Website: http://www.mhai.org
See program listing for more information.
Corazón Community Services, Cicero, serves Suburban Cook County
Phone: (708) 656-1400
Fax: (708) 656-1411
E-mail: esoto@corazoncs.org
See program listing for more information.
Chicago Area Project, Chicago
A Choose Respect Grantee
Phone: (312) 576-0277
Fax: (708) 546-0409
E-mail: tony2238@comcast.net
Website: http://www.chicagoareaproject.org
See program listing for more information.
Youth Guidance, Chicago
A Choose Respect Grantee
Phone: (773) 772-6270
Fax: (773) 772-8755
E-mail: kmocasio@youthserviceproject.org
Website: http://www.youthserviceproject.org
The youth leaders at YSP are using the Choose Respect Playbook, developed by the Centers for Disease Control, to increase awareness amongst their peers of teen dating violence and the importance of healthy relationships.
Alternatives, Inc., Chicago
A Youth Led Mini Grantee
Phone: (773) 506-7474
Fax: (773) 506-9420
E-mail: zkorotko@alternatives.org
Website: http://www.alternativesyouth.org
The Peer Conference youth group at Alternatives plans to put 100 mini-murals in Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) buses and trains in the form of ad cards. The ads will feature anti-violence messages, specifically targeting gang violence and other forms of youth violence. The youth involved in the project will work with the Shanti Foundation for Peace to hold workshops to help youth create the featured murals.
Aunt Martha’s Youth Services, Park Forest
A Youth Led Mini Grantee
Phone: (708) 679-8217
Fax: (708) 679-0425
E-mail: brogers@auntmarthas.org
Website: http://www.auntmarthas.org
Students plan on creating a performing arts show to promote non-violence. The show will include a talent show of singing, rapping, and dancing. The show will be performed at local schools and community centers to promote non-violence and violence prevention.
archi-treasures, Chicago
A Youth Led Mini Grantee
Phone: (773) 772-4416
Fax: (773) 712-4418
E-mail: info@architreasures.org
Website: http://www.architreasures.org
archi-treasures is an arts-based community development organization reducing social isolation by creating grassroots partnerships to build public spaces, empowering individuals to shape their future and the future of their community. Students have formed the Barbara Jean Wright Courts Movie Team (BJWC). This group of students is working on creating a documentary on violence within their community. They plan on interviewing individuals from the age of 12 and up, as well as holding discussion groups about violence prevention.
Build, Inc., Chicago
A Youth Led Mini Grantee
Phone: (773) 227-2880
Fax: (773) 227-3012
E-mail: build@buildchicago.org
Website: http://www.buildchicago.org
The members of BUILD’s Youth Council will develop a series of trainings that will take place throughout the year and a conference in August called “Unity Amongst All” to promote cultural awareness and unity as a form of violence prevention. Youth from throughout the community will be invited to challenge sexism, classism, racism and gang violence in an effort to create positive, non-violent solutions to hatred and bigotry.
Community TV Network, Chicago
A Youth Led Mini Grantee
Phone: (773) 278-8500
Fax: (773) 278-8635
E-mail: ctvnchicago@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.ctvnetwork.org
CTVN seeks to empower children and young adults in Chicago while teaching them to identify, address, and resolve issues through the use and understanding of digital media arts. Students will create a short documentary that will address the issues of violence, particularly in the West Side of Chicago. The documentary will interview people within the community to get personal stories of the effects of violence.
Family Focus, Evanston
A Youth Led Mini Grantee
Phone: (847) 475-7570
Fax: (847) 475-7590
E-mail: sandy.williams@family-focus.org
Website: http://www.family-focus.org
The youth at Family Focus plan to address gang violence through a video project. Youth in the community will be interviewed by their peers about how gang violence has affected their lives. The video will also incorporate hip hop and song with non-violent messaging.
Howard Brown Health Center, Chicago
A Youth Led Mini Grantee
Phone: (773) 388-1600
Fax: (773) 388-8887
E-mail: joeh@howardbrown.org
Website: http://www.howardbrown.org
Howard Brown is one of the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) organizations. Peer Advocates from the Howard Brown Broadway Youth Center will engage other youth in dialogue that promotes the Center as a safe space free of arguments and physical violence. The youth also will create an art project that promotes violence prevention, tolerance, sensitivity training and life skills.
Loyola University, Chicago
A Youth Led Mini Grantee
Phone: (773) 508-2471
Fax: (773) 508-8942
E-mail: ors@luc.edu
Website: http://www.luc.edu
In partnership with the After School Matters program Stand-Up! Help Out; students from Loyola University will develop a video for children called The ABC’s of a Violence-Free Life, talk about violence prevention in elementary schools, develop surveys to learn what young students think about violence prevention and educate parents on how to talk to their children about violence prevention.
Maywood Fine Arts Association, Maywood
A Youth Led Mini Grantee
Phone: (708) 865-0301
Fax: (708) 410-1355
E-mail: maywoodfinearts@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.maywoodfinearts.org
Maywood Fine Arts Association (MFAA) is dedicated to providing high quality arts instruction at a very low cost to the children of Maywood and surrounding communities. Students at MFAA will develop Get Off the Streets and On Your Feet, a program that uses dance as an alternative to violent and anti-social activities. The students will present dance workshops to other youth that incorporate violence prevention messaging and education.
Maywood Youth Mentoring Programs, Inc., Maywood
A Youth Led Mini Grantee
Phone: (708) 343-9600
Fax: (708) 343-9604
E-mail: Barbara.cole@maywoodsafetynetworks.org
Website: http://www.maywoodsafetynetworks.org
The youth at Maywood Youth Mentoring Programs will organize and implement a Community Day of Peace, where individuals who have lost their life due to violence will be honored, and a Youth Lock-In where violence prevention will be presented in a variety of creative ways.
Maywood Youth Mentoring Programs, Inc., Maywood
A Safety Networks Grantee
Phone: (708) 344-3577
E-mail: bdowecole@sbcglobal.net
Website: http://www.maywoodsafetynetworks.org
See program listing for more information.
Polish American Association, Chicago
A Youth Led Mini Grantee
Phone: (773) 282-8206
Fax: (773) 282-1324
E-mail: paa@polish.org
Website: http://www.polish.org
Youth at the Polish American Association will be trained on mentoring and violence prevention in preparation for working with young children at a summer camp for Polish speaking children. The eighteen students will run workshops for the campers that help the children understand how to prevent and stop violent behaviors. The camp and workshops will continue for six weeks throughout the summer.
Sankofa Safe Child Initiative, Chicago
A Youth Led Mini Grantee
Phone: (773) 542-8634
Fax: (773) 542-9817
E-mail: wsafechild@sbcglobal.net
Website: http://www.sankofasafechild.org
Youth at Sankofa plan to write plays and skits that address conflict resolution. The plays will inform other students on how to stop arguing with friends, family and others around them. The students hope to increase awareness of how violence prevention and conflict resolution can make their community a safer place.
Triton College, River Grove
A Youth Led Mini Grantee
Phone: (708) 456-0300
Fax: (708) 583-3102
E-mail: asharris@triton.edu
Website: http://www.triton.edu
Students at Triton College will recruit and work with youth through a Robotics Workshop. The summer program will help local youth develop the interpersonal skills needed to avoid conflict and violent situations. The goal of this program is to create an interactive, problem-solving environment where students can learn and share opportunities in robot making and engineering.
Village of Matteson Police Department, Matteson
A Youth Led Mini Grantee
Phone: (708) 748-4085
Fax: (708) 748-7364
E-mail: nburnson@vil.matteson.il.us
Members of the Matteson Police Cadet Youth Explorer (high school students) will mentor students each week at Colin Powell Middle School through the Students for a Safe School Club. Every Tuesday and Thursday they will meet to discuss the topics of gangs, bullying and sexual harassment.
Youth Crossroads, Inc., Chicago
A Youth Led Mini Grantee
Phone: (708) 484-7400
Fax: (708) 484-7492
E-mail: jessicas@youthcrossroads.org
Website: http://www.youthcrossroads.org
Members of Youth Crossroads plan to create and distribute a local directory of services, create a teen-produced documentary and conduct a series of teen-led workshops that highlight the importance of preventing teen dating violence in the Cicero and Berwyn communities.
Youth Organizations Umbrella, Inc., Chicago
A Youth Led Mini Grantee
Phone: (847) 866-1200
Fax: (847) 866-9143
E-mail: valery.krieg@youevanston.org
Website: http://www.youevanston.org
Students from Youth Organizations Umbrella will create an initiative called Diverse Evanston Walks United (DEWU). DEWU will develop a short film based on skits developed by the students on violence prevention. The short will be dispersed to all the schools in Evanston. The students will also facilitate violence prevention training workshops at area schools.
Black United Fund of Illinois, Inc.
A Safety Networks Grantee
Phone: (773) 324-0494
E-mail: talmadge@bufi.org
Website: http://www.youevanston.org
See program listing for more information.
Brighton Park Neighborhood Council, Chicago
A Safety Networks Grantee
Phone: (773) 523-7110
E-mail: pbrosnan@bpnc-chicago.org
See program listing for more information.
Children’s Home & Aid Society of Illinois, Chicago
A Safety Networks Grantee
Phone: (312) 476-6998
E-mail: rbrundag@childrenshomeandaid.org
See program listing for more information.
Community Assistance Programs, Chicago
A Safety Networks Grantee
Phone: (773) 468-1993
E-mail: sholman@CAPSinc.org
See program listing for more information.
Corazon Community Services, Cicero
A Safety Networks Grantee
Phone: (708) 656-1400
E-mail: amalonso@corazoncs.org
See program listing for more information.
Good Samaritan Community Services, Inc., Chicago
A Safety Networks Grantee
Phone: (773) 521-8442
E-mail: lbkingsboros@yahoo.com
See program listing for more information.
Grand Boulevard Federation, Chicago
A Safety Networks Grantee
Phone: (773) 548-8140
E-mail: gregwashington@grandboulevardfederation.org
See program listing for more information.
Little Village Community Development Corporation, Chicago
A Safety Networks Grantee
Phone: (773) 542-9233
E-mail: jcestou@@lvcdc.org
See program listing for more information.
Mt. Vernon Church
A Safety Networks Grantee
Phone: (773) 638-7720
See program listing for more information.
Southwest Youth Collaborative, Chicago
A Safety Networks Grantee
Phone: (773) 476-3534
E-mail: fjohnson@swyc.org
See program listing for more information.
The ARK of St. Sabina, Chicago
A Safety Networks Grantee
Phone: (773) 483-4333
E-mail: leonardlangston@hotmail.com
See program listing for more information.
Westside Health Authority, Chicago
A Safety Networks Grantee
Phone: (773) 378-1878
E-mail: canthonybowman@gmail.com
See program listing for more information.
YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago, Chicago
A Safety Networks Grantee
Phone: (312) 632-1239
E-mail: Petesari@ymcachgo.org
See program listing for more information.
Bellwood Police Department
A Bullying Prevention Grantee
Phone: (708) 547-3528
Fax: (708) 547-3528
E-mail: tleshore@vil.bellwood.il.us
Website: http://www.villageofbellwood.com
See program listing for more information.
Berwyn Police Department
A Bullying Prevention Grantee
Phone: (708) 795-2107
Fax: (708) 795-0426
E-mail: kzolecke@vil.berwyn.il.org
See program listing for more information.
Broadview Police Department
A Bullying Prevention Grantee
Phone: (708) 345-6550
Fax: (708) 681-0248
E-mail: r.k.pelletier@sbcglobal.net
See program listing for more information.
Maywood Police Department
A Bullying Prevention Grantee
Phone: (708) 450-4468
Fax: (708) 450-4419
E-mail: dmobley@ameritech.net
See program listing for more information.
Village of Forest Park
A Bullying Prevention Grantee
Phone: (708) 366-2425
Fax: (708) 366-2931
E-mail: jryan@forestpark.net
Website: http://www.forestpark.net
See program listing for more information.
h3.Village of North Riverside Police Department
A Bullying Prevention Grantee
Phone: (708) 447-9191
Fax: (708) 447-8641
E-mail: agarvey@northriverside.il.org
Website: http://www.northriverside.org
See program listing for more information.
Village of Oak Park Police Department
A Bullying Prevention Grantee
Phone: (708) 386-3800
Fax: (708) 383-6006
E-mail: howard@oak-park.us
Website: http://www.oak-park.us
See program listing for more information.
Village of Riverside Police Department
A Bullying Prevention Grantee
Phone: (708) 447-2127
Fax: (708) 447-9207
E-mail: flara@riverside.il.us
Website: http://www.riverside.il.us
See program listing for more information.
