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Our Mission
Helping and protecting children who are abused, neglected,
dependent or in need of supervision. We do this by:
 | Providing 24-hour emergency and longer-term care
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| Creating community awareness and education to prevent such abuse and
neglect
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| Promoting healthy families to reduce child abuse and
neglect |
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Older Adolescent Group Home
| Program Type: Structured group home and independent-living
skills training |
| Client Description: Goal-oriented, adolescent males who are
abused, neglected, dependent or troubled |
| Age Eligibility: 16 and 17 |
| Length of Stay: Up to two years |
| Location: Arlington Heights, Illinois, serving the Northwest
Suburbs of Chicago, Illinois |
| Referrals: Referrals are reviewed for placement on a case-by-case basis.
Potential residents must:
 | Live
within Shelter’s service area |
| Be
age appropriate |
| Have
consent of their parent or guardian |
| Visit
the group home and be interviewed |
| Provide
a social history, a medical history and school transcripts for review in
making a placement decision |
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| Services include:
| Safe
and stable environment |
| Health
screening for each adolescent by Shelter’s nursing consultant within
72 hours of placement |
| Physical
examinations by a medical doctor for each adolescent |
| Vision
and dental care |
| Clothing,
prescription drugs, and personal hygiene items |
| Career
preparation |
| Group
and individual counseling |
| Follow-up
services 30, 90 and 180 days after discharge |
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Shelter’s
Older Adolescent Group Home is the only group home
program for older adolescent males in the Northwest Suburbs focusing on
independent living skills.
Designed for goal-oriented adolescent males ages 16 and 17 who are
abused, neglected, dependent or troubled, the home offers a longer-term, structured
program that is based in a group home setting.
Residents are prepared to eventually live on their own and be self
sufficient. The staff work to
motivate residents and facilitate the learning of basic living skills as
adolescents gradually make the transition to independent living.
The
group home seeks to teach residents basic living skills, including:
| How
to develop interpersonal relationship and socialization skills |
| How
to plan, shop and prepare meals |
| How
to access dental and medical care |
| How
to get and keep a job |
| How
to manage money |
| How
to obtain and maintain a checking account |
| How to get and establish credit |
Residents
participate in the program for up to two years. During participation, residents must:
For more information about our Older Adolescent Group Home, please
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