City of Chicago Department Of Family And Support Services offers youth mentoring programs that provide in-school and out-of-school mentoring for youth ages 12-24 who are at risk of not transitioning successfully into adulthood. Mentoring offers youth critical emotional, cognitive, and behavioral support through consistent interaction with trained mentors to promote their social, emotional, and cognitive growth into adulthood.

Special education programs, including: - Curriculum Corner: Curriculum specialist for students in the school. Assesses the needs of students and helps to develop their individualized programs. - River's Edge Academy: Alternative school for special education students. - Transition Services: Provides a plan and linkages prior to a student exiting the school system. Works with each student and his/her family to identify an employment goal, secondary education plans, and where appropriate, independent living skills.

Thresholds' Youth & Young Adult Services (YAYAS) offer groundbreaking programs for adolescents, young adults, families, young mothers, and their children. These programs offer the development skills and support they need to master mental health challenges while reducing the negative impact of those challenges on what matters most to young people: relationships, school success, recreational activities, health and wellness, day-to-day living, and early career experiences. Specializing in the transition to adulthood, Thresholds' Youth & Young Adult Services provide young people with experiential learning within their communities to maximize success. Programs include:Early Intervention & First-Episode PsychosisComprehensive Behavioral Health Services (Emerge)Thresholds High SchoolResidential and Transitional Living (Young Adult Program)Young Mothers (Mother's Project)Homeless Youth & Families

RAMP works with students and their families to learn the laws that protect the rights of a student with a disability, how to navigate the maze of community services, and to learn the skills required to achieve their goals. Services include: - Legal rights training. - Self-Advocacy Skills training. - Information & Referral. - Peer Support. - Independent Living Skills training. - Transition Planning guidance. - Educational workshops. - Assistance with letter writing. - Attendance at IEP, 504 or other related meetings. RAMP also currently offers three curriculums to local private and public school districts: - iBelong: Disability Awareness curriculum intended for grades Pre-K - 6, focusing on acceptance, believing in oneself, and how actions and attitudes affect others. - Ignite: Prepares 7th and 8th grade students who have IEPs to be active participants in their transition plan. - Teens 'N Transition (T'NT): Engages high school students with high incidence disabilities in many topics including education, employment, and living independently after the completion of high school.

Provides transition service programs to prepare each student for adult life based on their goals, interests, and abilities. Transition service programs include: Transition Club, Spring Training on Adult Resources (S.T.A.R.), and School to Work Summer Program (S.T.W.S.P.). Transition Club: A weekly after-school program that provides a variety of learning opportunities to students who will soon be transitioning from high school to adulthood. Students learn about self-advocacy, community involvement, life skills, and physical/emotional health. S.T.A.R.: A spring break program that allows students to learn more about independent living skills, public transportation, employment, and residential options. S.T.W.S.P.: A one-week program for students who are interested in preparing for employment. Students develop interview skills, build a resume, expand computer knowledge, and participate in community job shadowing experiences. Program is designed for students who need increased staff support and/or are new to the employment journey.

RAMP works with students and their families to learn the laws that protect the rights of a student with a disability, how to navigate the maze of community services, and to learn the skills required to achieve their goals. Services include: - Legal rights training. - Self-Advocacy Skills training. - Information & Referral. - Peer Support. - Independent Living Skills training. - Transition Planning guidance. - Educational workshops. - Assistance with letter writing. - Attendance at IEP, 504 or other related meetings. RAMP also currently offers three curriculums to local private and public school districts: - iBelong: Disability Awareness curriculum intended for grades Pre-K - 6, focusing on acceptance, believing in oneself, and how actions and attitudes affect others. - Ignite: Prepares 7th and 8th grade students who have IEPs to be active participants in their transition plan. - Teens 'N Transition (T'NT): Engages high school students with high incidence disabilities in many topics including education, employment, and living independently after the completion of high school.

Assist youth with disabilities in transitioning from high school to adult life including preparing for employment, higher education, independent living skills training, money management, benefit assistance, and transportation training.

Staff is available at each school in Champaign County to assist students, parents, and employers with STEP. In this program, employers, teachers, parents, and vocational coordinators work as a team to help the students become productive members of society. Students receive training in employability skills that increases job retention.

- Advocates for the civil rights of individuals with disabilities. - Coordinates public disability awareness activities including presentations to community groups. - Assists individuals with hearing and speech disabilities access communication needs. - Assists with independent living skills training (money management, assertiveness training, self-advocacy, etc.). - Provides information and referral services. - Provides peer mentoring for individual and group settings. - Provides transition services such as moving qualified individuals from nursing facilities or other institutions to independent living. - Assists youth with disabilities transition from high school to adult life. - Provides personal assistant services. - Operates a Community Advocacy Training program for youth and adults. - Assists individuals with vision loss or blindness acquire assistive devices and skills training. - Operates a medical equipment loan program. - Provides mentoring for parents of youth with disabilities. - Operates an ITAC amplified phone selection center.

Staff will provide information, training and/or assistance to youth with significant disabilities, post high school, and individuals with disabilities living in nursing facilities with attention to deflection of people with significant disabilities at risk of entering institutions, so they may remain living in the community.

Staff will provide information, training and/or assistance to youth with significant disabilities, post high school, and individuals with disabilities living in nursing facilities with attention to deflection of people with significant disabilities at risk of entering institutions, so they may remain living in the community.

Staff will provide information, training and/or assistance to youth with significant disabilities, post high school, and individuals with disabilities living in nursing facilities with attention to deflection of people with significant disabilities at risk of entering institutions, so they may remain living in the community.

Helps teach skills to adults with disabilities that will enable them to reach their fullest potential, live as independently as possible, and become integrated into the community. Offers developmental training and sheltered/vocational workshop. Offers employment program through DRS.

The Literacy for Life program for high school students and adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities, such as Down syndrome or autism. In a group setting, participants will focus on improving their reading and writing abilities to support their transition from school to the workforce.

Assist youth with disabilities in transitioning from high school to adult life including preparing for employment, higher education, independent living skills training, money management, benefit assistance, and transportation training.

Serves children in grades 1st through 8th whose emotional and behavioral needs adversely impact their ability to function within their home school. The environmet is highly structured and utilizes Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports. Classroom model integrates a social workers to assist in promoting emotional and behavioral growth. A point and STEP system is utilized to reward children for positive behavior, track progress, and gauge readiness to re-integrate into the general education setting.

- Advocates for the civil rights of individuals with disabilities. - Coordinates public disability awareness activities including presentations to community groups. - Assists individuals with hearing and speech disabilities access communication needs. - Assists with independent living skills training (money management, assertiveness training, self-advocacy, etc.). - Provides information and referral services. - Provides peer mentoring for individual and group settings. - Provides transition services such as moving qualified individuals from nursing facilities or other institutions to independent living. - Assists youth with disabilities transition from high school to adult life. - Provides personal assistant services. - Operates a Community Advocacy Training program for youth and adults. - Assists individuals with vision loss or blindness acquire assistive devices and skills training. - Operates a medical equipment loan program. - Provides mentoring for parents of youth with disabilities. - Operates an ITAC amplified phone selection center.

- Assisting people with disabilities transition from a nursing home into the community. - Preventing people with disabilities from entering a nursing home (nursing home deflection). - Assisting youth with disabilities as they transition from high school to adult life.

Assists students with disabilities with Job Exploration Counseling, Work-based learning experiences, Counseling on post-secondary education, workplace readiness training, and self advocacy.

RAMP works with students and their families to learn the laws that protect the rights of a student with a disability, how to navigate the maze of community services, and to learn the skills required to achieve their goals. Services include: - Legal rights training. - Self-Advocacy Skills training. - Information & Referral. - Peer Support. - Independent Living Skills training. - Transition Planning guidance. - Educational workshops. - Assistance with letter writing. - Attendance at IEP, 504 or other related meetings. RAMP also currently offers three curriculums to local private and public school districts: - iBelong: Disability Awareness curriculum intended for grades Pre-K - 6, focusing on acceptance, believing in oneself, and how actions and attitudes affect others. - Ignite: Prepares 7th and 8th grade students who have IEPs to be active participants in their transition plan. - Teens 'N Transition (T'NT): Engages high school students with high incidence disabilities in many topics including education, employment, and living independently after the completion of high school.