Child Care Education/College Preparation & Placement Mental Health Foster Care & Adoption Vocational Training/Job Development and Placement Residential Living Arrangements Other Services   Child Care What are the admissions criteria for? Day Care 6 weeks to five years of age Birth certificate Social Security card for mother and child Photo of parent Income eligible Proof of updated medical record Parent must work full-time, be enrolled in school full-time or work part-time and attend school. Proof of employment or enrollment in school What are the hours of operation? Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. How much does the service cost? Prices are based on a sliding scale according to the number of people in the family and the household salary. Head Start 3-to-5 years of age (Child must be three years old by the start of school) Birth certificate Social Security card for mother and child Photo of parent Income eligible Proof of updated medical record What are the hours of operation? Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon How much does the service cost? Prices are based on a sliding scale according to the number of people in the family and the household salary. After School Care 3 to 5 years of age Social Security card for mother and child Photo of parent Income eligible Proof of updated medical record Parent must work full-time, be enrolled in school full-time or work part-time and attend school. Proof of employment or enrollment in school What are the hours of operation? Monday through Friday, 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. How much does the service cost? Prices are based on a sliding scale according to the number of people in the family and the household salary.    top of page       Education/College Preparation & Placement What are the admissions criteria for Special Education You must Be 3 — 21 years old Be diagnosed as having a disability Be a special education student Be referred by the Chicago Public School system How much does the service cost? There is no cost. What are the hours of operation? Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. What are the admissions criteria for the Youth Academic, Upward Bound and the Talent Search programs? Youth Academic You must Be in 6th, 7th or 8th grade Show proof of parent’s income, medical card or social security card Present last report card Have school forward Iowa test scores Talent Search You must Be a high school junior or senior Provide an unofficial copy of transcript Have proof of mother’s and father’s income If receiving public assistance, provide a medical card If receiving social security, provide a statement What are the targeted schools for the Youth Academic program? Williams Elementary Abbott Elementary Douglas Elementary DePaul Family Literacy Center (Bee Branch Library) Harold Ickes C.A.D.R.E. office Dearborn Homes C.A.D.R.E. office What are the targeted schools for the Upward Bound program? Paul Lawrence Dunbar Vocational High School Jean Baptist Point Du Sable High School Englewood High School William Rainey Harper High School Wendell Phillips High School Edward Tilden High School What are the targeted schools for the Talent Search program? Chicago Public High Schools What are the hours of operations? Youth Academic Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Talent Search Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.  top of page     Mental Health What are the admissions criteria for Mentally Ill You must Be 4 to 17 years of age Be experiencing serious difficulty in interpersonal relationships, school functioning, family relations, or peer interaction. Developmentally Disabled You must Be 0 to 22 years of age Have a behavioral and developmental disorder including developmentally delayed, physically impaired, severe learning disordered Screening, Assessment, and Support Services You must Be at risk of psychiatric hospitalization due to severe emotional disturbance Unified Delinquency Intervention Services Who is eligible for services? Adjudicated delinquent youth who are at risk of placement in the Illinois Department of Corrections Juvenile court referrals Intensive Therapeutic Services Who is eligible for services? Children and youth placed in out-of-Cook County institutions Urban Systems of Care What are the admissions criteria for: You must reside in the Robert B. Taylor Homes Children must be between the ages of 3 – 14 What are the hours of operation? Monday — Friday, 9:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m. Referrals are accepted from families, schools, community agencies, hospitals, mental health facilities, child care agencies/facilities, juvenile courts, police departments, the Department of Children and Family Services, Department of Mental Health, and Department of Human Services. Referrals may also be made by phone, written referral, or by facsimile. 24-hour Crisis referrals  top of page      Foster Care & Adoption What other services are available for children and foster, birth or legal parents? Sponsorship of an active foster parent association, the New Beginning Growth Activity Program (GAP) — developed to provide organized activities such as dance, arts, crafts, martial arts and theatre to help promote creativity and self-esteem Tutoring services to assist children in educational growth and developments; and Sponsorship of a birth/legal parent support group How can I become a foster parent? You must Be single, married, divorced or a widowed adult over the age of 25 Willing to accept Agency supervision and support Be a mature, stable adult with no criminal record Be willing to attend required foster parent training sessions Have sufficient verifiable income to support yourself Have enough space in your home (and your heart) to care for a child Be willing to work with the birth or legal parents; and Be willing to take children to their necessary appointments with doctors and family members, to help heal them Who is the ideal foster parent? The ideal foster parent is Between the ages of 25 and 65 years of age Be in good health and able to pass a medical examination Active in community affairs and organizations; and Able to provide space for 1 to 4 children   top of page     Vocational Training/Job Development and Placement What services do individuals receive through vocational training? Intake Recruitment; Referrals from the Illinois Department of Human Services and the Illinois Board of Education Outreach Initial assessments and orientation to Agency services Vocational Evaluation Needs assessments Comprehensive vocational evaluation Individual service recommendations Identification and referral for services Developmental Training Daily living skills are developed through intensive activity in psychomotor development: Dressing and grooming Toileting Daily hygiene Eating Language Reading Writing Work Adjustment Training Participants are assisted with the development of competencies for marketable work skills. There is continual progress review and analysis, all directed towards preparing participants for competitive or vocational training. Work Services Participants receive cash compensation for performance of assigned production tasks such as: Light hand assembly Packaging Shrink-wrapping Hot melt gluing Heat sealing Labeling Collating Use of simple machine Job Placement Participants receive assistance with identifying and cultivating potential placement positions: Matching employees and employers Work skills review Attendance Dress Personal hygiene Supported Employment Participants receive individualized job development: On-site training, support and services Development of work performance skills Janitorial Services Participants receive daily instruction in cleaning methods and procedures: Chemical application Janitorial processes Placement in Agency facilities for training Placement in contracted sites What are the admissions criteria for? Developmental Training You must Be 16 years of age or older Be a Medicaid client entering the program from a Medicaid eligible long-term care facility, 21 years old or older, and eligible for services based on the Illinois Administration Code Chapter 1 Sec. 120.14C Be physically, mentally, or other developmentally disabled Have an admissions evaluation Not be injurious to self or others Have had a recent medical examination report within one year Work Adjustment Training You must Be 16 years of age or older Be vocationally limited due to physical and/or mental disability Have an impairment or not be injurious Have a completed comprehensive vocational evaluation Work Services You must Be 16 years of age or older Be able to earn at least 25% of the minimum wage Have an updated medical examination Be able to benefit from services Not be injurious to self of others Have a disabling condition Placement You must Be 16 years of age or older Be physically or mentally disabled Be economically disadvantaged Be able to self-travel Supported Employment You must Be 16 years of age or older Have a DHS grant or be a work adjustment or work services referrals Have a production rate of 25% or better from work adjustment or work services Be able to self-travel Be able to follow directives Not be injurious to self or others Job Development and Placement What are the admissions criteria for Project Caring, Janitorial Services, and ROLE. Project Caring You must Be 18 year old and older Be able to read Janitorial Services You must Be18 years of age or older Be able to stand, stoop, lift, bend over, and reach up for long periods of time Be able to work under a variety of environmental conditions, i.e., heat, cold, humidity, high noise level, and dust Not pose a threat to the safety and welfare of others Have total extension and grasping abilities with both arms and hands Not have overly sensitive skin due to the possibility of exposure to harsh solvents Be able and willing to communicate concerns to his/her instructor Be able to follow detailed instructions accurately and consistently as received from instructor Be able to self-travel or learn to ride public transportation Possess minimal reading ability or the ability to discriminate safety signs and labels on containers of cleaning agents Resource Opportunity for Life Employment (ROLE) You must Be 16 to 59 years old Have a disability that can be certified through the DHS — Office of Rehabilitation Services Live in the Grand Boulevard area: 35th to 55th; Dan Ryan to the Lake What are the service boundaries? North: 12th Street; East: Lake Michigan: South: City Limits; West: Harlem Avenue   top of page     Residential Living Arrangements What are the admissions criteria for the Intermediate Care Facilities for the Developmentally Disabled? You must Be 18 years of age or older Be developmentally disabled Be capable of or have the potential to self-medicate Be able and willing to participate in the development and implementation of individual habilitation planning Not pose any danger to themselves or others What are the admissions criteria for the Community Integrated Living Arrangement program? You must Be 18 years of age or older Have a developmental disability Pose no threat or injury to themselves or others Be able and willing to participate in the development and implementation of an individual habilitation plan What are the costs of the Intermediate Care Facilities for the Developmentally Disabled and Community Integrated Living Arrangements? Residents must receive benefits from the Department of Public Aid, Social Security or the Department of Human Services. What is the screening process for persons who are interested in applying for residential placement? Persons applying for residential placement are selected through the Pre-admissions Screening Agency, and the Department of Human Services.    top of page       Other Services Family Services is a bilingual program that helps families to increase their ability to cope with and solve social and personal problems through comprehensive counseling services, which include individual, adolescent and family counseling, violence prevention, parenting classes, and financial budgeting counseling. Families receive emergency food, rent, utility assistance, and English/Spanish translation and advocacy. An after-school program is available for youth. What are the admissions criteria for Family Services? Admission is based on an individual’s need. What are the boundaries of service? 79th Street (North), 122nd Street (South), Stony Island (West), and Lake Michigan (East) Is there a cost? There is no cost What are the hours of operation? Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.    top of page
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