Program areas at The Ark
Social service assistance: provides case management, food, rent, utility and financial assistance, and legal aid to low-income individuals and families from The Ark's headquarters in chicago. 4,670 clients served.
Intensive day program: addresses The needs of individuals who suffer from chronic mental illness. Oversees clients' housing and budgeting, offers family support; provides therapeutic classes, group activities, communal meals. 184 clients served.
Volunteer and community outreach: recruits and manages over 2,500 professional and lay volunteers; develops volunteer activities.
Spiritual enrichment: provides classes, pastoral counseling, holiday celebrations, and assistance with life-cycle events. 2165 duplicated client attendance.
Dental program: provides dental services, through volunteer dentists, including cleanings, fillings, extractions, dental x-rays, and other diagnostic and treatment procedures. 227 clients served.
Psychological services: provides psychological counseling by volunteer psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers and counselors, assisted by student interns. 92 clients served.
Emergency residence: provides shelter and case management for those temporarily homeless due to eviction, loss of income, or other crisis. 12 clients served.
Employment services: 126 clients served.
Clinic: provides medical services, primarily through volunteer physicians and medical professionals, including blood tests and other diagnostic procedures, medications, eyeglasses, and mobility and post-operative aids. 294 clients served.
Ark northwest: provides increased access for northwest suburban clients to The Ark's vital human services, including case management, food pantry, rent & utility assistance, job counseling, and delivery of medications from The Ark's pharmacy. 1,094 clients served.