Lutheran Social Services of Illinois (LSSI) brings healing, justice, and wholeness to people and communities. Serving Illinois since 1867, LSSI is a nonprofit social service organization and one of the largest statewide social service providers. The organization provides critical programs for over 50,000 Illinois residents each year.

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Metropolitan Family Services Calumet Center has been serving families on Chicago’s far South Side since 1955, with programs ranging from youth leadership and economic development to senior care and violence intervention. Metropolitan Calumet is part of Metropolitan Family Services, which has been empowering Chicago-area families to reach their greatest potential and positively impact their communities since 1857. Areas in Chicago served include Roseland, Beverly, Chatham, Englewood, Morgan Park, Mount Greenwood, Pullman, Riverdale, Washington Heights, Washington Park and West Pullman. (Note that if you are a consumer seeking services, do not use the contactus@metrofamily.org email. Please contact the center by phone and ask for intake.)        

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Metropolitan Family Services North Center helps families navigate life’s obstacles while growing and changing with the communities it serves on Chicago’s Northwest Side. Metropolitan North is part of Metropolitan Family Services, which has been empowering Chicago-area families to reach their greatest potential and positively impact their communities since 1857. Areas served include Belmont Cragin, Hermosa, Irving Park and Portage Park communities. (Note that if you are a consumer seeking services, do not use the contactus@metrofamily.org email. Please contact the center by phone and ask for intake.)

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Established in 1998, Mayor's Office on Domestic Violence contracts with the Chicago Metropolitan Battered Womens Network to operate the Help Line. Callers to the Help Line are provided with general domestic violence information, referrals to appropriate domestic violence services and a three-way phone linkage between the caller and the domestic violence services. Trained domestic violence advocates – Victim Information and Referral Advocates (VIRAs) – staff the phones 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. VIRAs provide victims with immediate information about their options, information on safety planning, referrals to community based providers including: Shelters Counseling Legal advocacy Civil legal services Supervised child visitation centers Perpetrators services

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Community Bridges, Inc. (CBI) uses a holistic—or integrated—approach to addiction treatment and behavioral health concerns. We take each person’s unique traits and issues into account to design a treatment plan. Using a combination of education, therapy, housing, medications, peer support, inspiration, hope and other supportive services, our solutions are never one-size-fits-all. People are unique, and their treatment plan should be too. CBI’s passionate and dedicated team of medical and behavioral health professionals share a common philosophy to attend to the needs of our communities. With a mission of maintaining the dignity of human life, we can’t help but be agents of positive change in our communities. Many of our employees are peers and they have been in your shoes. Peers are the heart of CBI, and they know exactly what it takes to help you discover the road to recovery. They provide daily assistance, hope, education, and support to people through treatment. Most importantly peers give our patients the individual care they need at the time they need it.

 Abuse, Crisis, Education, Housing/Shelter, Medical, Health Care, Medication, Mental Health, Mentoring/Tutoring, Recovery, Support Groups, Veteran Services, Women, Children, Child Care / 541 views

Community Bridges, Inc. (CBI) uses a holistic—or integrated—approach to addiction treatment and behavioral health concerns. We take each person’s unique traits and issues into account to design a treatment plan. Using a combination of education, therapy, housing, medications, peer support, inspiration, hope and other supportive services, our solutions are never one-size-fits-all. People are unique, and their treatment plan should be too. CBI’s passionate and dedicated team of medical and behavioral health professionals share a common philosophy to attend to the needs of our communities. With a mission of maintaining the dignity of human life, we can’t help but be agents of positive change in our communities. Many of our employees are peers and they have been in your shoes. Peers are the heart of CBI, and they know exactly what it takes to help you discover the road to recovery. They provide daily assistance, hope, education, and support to people through treatment. Most importantly peers give our patients the individual care they need at the time they need it.

 Abuse, Crisis, Education, Housing/Shelter, Medical, Health Care, Medication, Mental Health, Mentoring/Tutoring, Recovery, Support Groups, Veteran Services, Women, Children, Child Care / 475 views