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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 |
Community Partner
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Services
As
soon as children and adolescents walk through our door, Shelter staff work to
ease their pain. During their stay,
we give them the emotional and physical care they need.
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24-hour
availability of emergency housing services, every day of the year. |
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24-hour
referral services, every day of the year. |
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Professional
staff coverage, 24 hours a day. |
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Transportation
by staff to and from the child’s own school while in placement, whenever
possible. |
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Daily
individual and group counseling, and weekly family counseling at each group
home facility. |
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Health
screening for each child by our nursing consultant within 72 hours of the
child’s placement. |
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Physical
examination for each child. |
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Clothing,
prescription drugs, personal hygiene items, and small allowances to children
from indigent families. |
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30-
and 90-day follow-up services for each child after placement is terminated
to determine how each child is doing and whether or not the family needs
further assistance. |
We also provide:
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Recruitment,
licensing, training and supervision of foster families who assist staff in
making our children’s services available 24 hours a day. |
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Community
education relating to child abuse prevention and other social problems which
impact on family life. |
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Continuing
education units for licensed social workers. |
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Healthy Families Program, a parenting education
program for first-time parents. |
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