Program areas at CCCS
The early childhood education division serves children from birth to 5 years of age. The division operates 11 early childhood education centers in the chicagoland area with total capacity to serve 229 children. The division also provides center-based and home-based early childhood services to support children and their families from prenatal to 5 years of age. The center-based program has a capacity of 263 ehs/hs children and 48 ehs home-based children. The home-based programs work to support the parent-child interaction through various activities facilitated by home visitors/family advocates. Home-based services are offered through the chicagoland area. In fy2023, we served 1,859 children and 1,623 families. Home visitors completed 23,515 home visits.
The youth development division provides education resources and mentoring for school-aged young people to support academic engagement and social and emotional development. Participant demographics are 53% hispanic or latino, 38% black or african american, 5% white, 2% asian or pacific islander and 2% multiracia or unknown. 1,682 youth were enrolled in out-of-school programs. Programs.
The Family support services division provides programs and services for parents of all ages and stages, including immigration services support for families involved with the department of children and Family services. We provide multiple levels of support to help families stay intact and thrive in their communities. Services includes educational support to young parents and their children from prenatal to age 3 with a capacity to serve 167 clients, a summer arts program for youth living in a chicago housing authority building, in-school mentorship and community based services for youth in the 7th through 10th grades, and services to youth ages 18-24 who are either disconnected from or never attended high school. Services also include supports to relative caregivers to obtain legal authority and financial support to keep the extended Family intact, as well as housing advocacy for youth ages 16-23 who are wards of the state and assistance with locating and attaining housing when they age out of the dcfs system.
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