Area 7: Cook County

Casa Central Social Services, Chicago
A Safe From the Start Grantee

Phone: (773) 645-2417
Fax: (773) 276-2269
E-mail: mreynolds@casacentral.org
Website: http://www.casacentral.org

In FY09, Casa Central began providing Safe From the Start services in eight communities on Chicago’s west side. The SFS Coordinator also acts as the primary therapist, offering individual and family counseling in both English and Spanish. The Coordinator also convenes the Safe From the Start Coalition which seeks to improve community response to children’s exposure to violence (CEV). Finally, the Casa Central Safe From the Start coordinator conducts ongoing public awareness activities to increase community knowledge around the effects of children’s exposure to violence. As a Chicago Safe Start site, Casa also receives additional technical assistance and support from the Chicago Department of Public Health.

Children’s Advocacy Center of North and Northwest Cook County, Hoffman Estates
A Safe From the Start Grantee

Phone: (847) 540-0549
Fax: Fax: (847) 885-0187
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: lorettabarriffe@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) 728-5960
Fax: (773) 728-6929
Email: kmalloch@heartlandalliance.org
Website: http://www.heartlandalliance.org

In FY09, Heartland Human Care Services began providing Safe From the Start services in five communities on Chicago’s north side. The program expanded its service area in FY10 to also include providing SFS services to south west side community in McKinley Park. The SFS program at Heartland is staffed by a coordinator and two part-time clinical case managers. Services provided includes individual and family therapy as well as extensive community outreach and education. Heartland Safe From the Start staff also convenes the Safe From the Start coalition to improve the community response to childhood exposure to violence. As a Chicago Safe Start site, Heartland receives additional technical support and assistance from the Chicago Department of Public Health.

Metropolitan Family Services, Chicago
A Safe From the Start Grantee

Phone: (773) 371-3611
Email: moorev@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.

South Suburban Family Shelter, Homewood
A Safe From the Start Grantee

Phone: (708) 794-2140
Fax: (708) 794-2145
Email: dbedrosian@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
A Safe From the Start Grantee

Phone: (312) 413-2626
Fax: (312) 355-0356
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.

Cook County Department of Public Health
Suburban Cook County
An Illinois Health Cares Grantee
Office of Violence Prevention Coordination

Phone: (708) 633-8309
Fax: (708) 492-2913
Email: cwelter@ccdph.net

The Cook County Department of Public Health Office of Violence Prevention Coordination’s mission is to provide leadership to communities and organizations on strategic and sustainable ways to address violence. Through Illinois Health Cares, the program focuses on domestic violence awareness and prevention in the healthcare community by implementing assessments, public awareness campaigns, and training programs for professionals through forming partnerships with community health care providers.

Brighton Park Neighborhood Council
A Choose Respect Illinois Grantee
BPNC serves Cook County (Brighton Park Community)

Phone: (773) 523-7110
Fax: (773) 523-7023
Email: patrickbrosnan@hotmail.com

Casa Central
A Choose Respect Illinois Grantee
Casa Central serves Cook County (Humboldt Park Community)

Phone: (773) 645-2300
Fax: (773) 645-2335
Email: info@casacentral.org
Website: http://www.casacentral.org

Each One Teach One Literacy
A Choose Respect Illinois Grantee
E1T1 serves Cook County (Englewood Community)

Phone: (877) 274-1284
Fax: (877) 274-1284
E-mail: each1teach1@ureach.com
Website: http://www.teachliteracy.org

Foundation For Community Change
A Choose Respect Illinois Grantee
FFCC serves Cook County (Back of the Yards Community)

Phone: (312) 380-9385
Fax: (312) 947-0764
E-mail: ghorne@fccsite.org
Website: http://www.fccsite.org

Gads Hill Center
A Choose Respect Illinois Grantee
GHC serves Cook County (Pilsen Community)

Phone: (312) 226-0963
Fax: (708) 226-2248
E-mail: info@gadshillcenter.org
Website: http://www.gadshillcenter.org

Universidad Popular
A Choose Respect Illinois Grantee
Universidad Popular serves Cook County (South Lawndale Community)

Phone: (773) 733-5055
Fax: (773) 733-5056
E-mail: awood@universidadpopular.org
Website: http://www.universidadpopular.org

Youth Organizations Umbrella (Y.O.U.), Evanston
Cook County
A Bullying Prevention Grantee

Phone: (847) 866-1200
Fax: (847) 866-9143
E-mail: marianne.moberly@youevanston.org
Website: http://www.youevanston.org

Proviso Area for Exceptional Children, Maywood
Cook County
A Bullying Prevention Grantee

Phone: (708) 450-2119
Fax: (708) 450-1116
E-mail: ccash@paec803.org
Website: http://paec803.org

Aunt Martha’s Youth Services, Park Forest
Cook County
A Bullying Prevention Grantee

Phone: (708) 679-8123
Fax: (708) 679-0425
Email: kthompson@auntmarthas.org
Website: http://www.auntmarthas.org

Central States SER, Chicago
Cook County
A Bullying Prevention Grantee

Phone: (773) 542-9030
Fax: (773) 542-9212
Email: jroth@centralstatesser.org
Website: http://www.centralstatesser.org

Youth Service Project, Chicago
Cook County
A Bullying Prevention Grantee

Phone: (773) 772-6270
Fax: (773) 772-8755
Email: kmocasio@youthserviceproject.org
Website: http://www.youthserviceproject.org

Prevention Force Family Center, Chicago
Cook County
A Bullying Prevention Grantee

Phone: (773) 287-5543
Fax: (773) 863-5694
Email: pffcsg@aol.com
Website: http://www.pffc.blogspot.com

Midwestern University, Downers Grove (serving Chicago)
Cook County
A Bullying Prevention Grantee

Phone: (630) 515-7633
Fax: (630) 515-7655
Email: kfarre@midwestern.edu
Website: http://www.midwestern.edu

SGA Youth and Family Services, Chicago
Cook County
A Bullying Prevention Grantee

Phone: (312) 447-4321
Fax: (312) 663-0644
Email: smarotta@sga-youth.org
Website: http://www.sga-youth.org