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For emergency housing for
children and adolescents 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, please call:
847.255.8060
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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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Referral and Placement
If you or someone you know is in crisis, Shelter is
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to help you locate appropriate
services.
Shelter
is also the only agency of its kind in the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago,
Illinois, providing emergency housing
for children and adolescents from birth through age 17. Referrals for our services come from:
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Social
service agencies |
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School
or medical staff |
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Police
departments |
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Parents |
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Clergy |
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Concerned
citizens |
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Adolescents
(self-referrals) |
Children and adolescents receive emergency
housing services with parental consent or with other legal permission.
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