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Live4Lali operates a mobile truck as well as a shipping service that provides drug use harm reduction supplies, such as naloxone (NARCAN) and fentanyl test strips. In-person distribution is also availabe at their main office in Arlington Heights.
La Casa Norte's Public Health Ambassadors youth outreach program works to curb health inequities in Chicago. Based at the Community Assistance Office, youth ages 16 through 24 earn a stipend while training to be advocates for their neighborhoods. Youth ambassadors help their communities access vaccines and other resources, including rental and internet assistance.
BUILD's Mental Health Program is designed to increase access to mental health care and substance abuse treatment for young people impacted by these issues. The Clinical Wellness teams offer onsite and school-based counseling, family services, art therapy, restorative justice programs and more. Counselors and therapists integrate their sessions with other BUILD programs, working to eliminate the stigma often associated with mental health care.

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Outreach Programs
Group Counseling
Individual Counseling
Mobile Health Care
The Love and Friendship Adoption Center provides fostering and adoption services for dogs and cats. The Center also provides education on the humane treatment of animals through public events. The center welcomes volunteers and relies on donations to continue to provide services. Lower cost micro-chipping and registration services are also available at the center.

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Animal Shelters
Pet Tracking Microchips
Animal Adoption
Foster Care/Temporary Shelter for Animals
Animal Foster Care/Rescue Volunteer Opportunities
Outreach Programs
Chicago Public Schools operates Student Outreach and Re-Engagement (SOAR) Centers that help link youth and families with the support needed to address the fundamental issues driving lack of engagement in school. The program has four citywide SOAR offices in neighborhoods with the highest concentrations of out-of-school youth.
Chicago Public Schools operates Student Outreach and Re-Engagement (SOAR) Centers that help link youth and families with the support needed to address the fundamental issues driving lack of engagement in school. The program has four citywide SOAR offices in neighborhoods with the highest concentrations of out-of-school youth.
The Westside Justice Center Community Outreach program provides presentations and education on various Know Your Rights topics, such as Landlord/Tenant, Criminal Records Relief, and Interactions with Law Enforcement.
Chicago Public Schools operates Student Outreach and Re-Engagement (SOAR) Centers that help link youth and families with the support needed to address the fundamental issues driving lack of engagement in school. The program has four citywide SOAR offices in neighborhoods with the highest concentrations of out-of-school youth.
Hamdard Health Alliance works in close collaboration with partners to develop culturally relevant health programming. Health Educators work alongside Primary Care Providers to provide the tools, knowledge, and resources individuals need to take control of their health challenges. Hamdard's Outreach and Education department manages all types of community initiatives to ensure that their patient population has the information necessary to make good choices about their health and wellness.
Breakthrough Urban Ministries' provides a long-term, comprehensive approach to reducing violence in Chicago for adolescents and adults ages 13+. Through prevention, intervention, and restoration, Breakthrough's Violence Prevention team works year-round to increase hope in the community by creating opportunities for residents most at risk of violence to pursue a safe, stable and engaged East Garfield Park.

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Outreach Programs
General Crime Prevention Programs
Youth Violence Prevention
Chicago Public Schools operates Student Outreach and Re-Engagement (SOAR) Centers that help link youth and families with the support needed to address the fundamental issues driving lack of engagement in school. The program has four citywide SOAR offices in neighborhoods with the highest concentrations of out-of-school youth.
Provides a community-based health center for education and outreach. Offering monthly workshops that focus on a variety of subjects important to the community. Health professionals provide information on topics such as diabetes, asthma, and securing appropriate medical services. A licensed dietician offers workshops designed to encourage good health through the preparation of nutritional foods. Local educational personnel, the police, and various other community organizations also provide workshops on relevant topics.
Offers educational opportunities and resources to service members, veterans, and their families. Trainings include: - Mental health and PTSD awareness - Military culture teach-ins - School outreach to share military/veteran history - Other speaking/educational engagements as requested
Provides intensive behavioral health treatment to adults with severe mental illness. Offers services in a community-based setting by an team of mental health professionals. Programs range from one of three levels of treatment intensity: - The Assertive Community Treatment - The less intensive Community Support - The Community Support Individual. Considered the final level of service before full self-sufficiency. Offers a multidisciplinary approach of intensive services provided where and when needed, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Teams include peer support specialists and practitioners with expertise in: - Psychiatry - Nursing - Social work - Substance use treatment - Employment These teams initiate: - A housing search - Developing a care plan - Continuing to work with clients over the long-term.
Offers individual counseling for those in need. Also offers the following Prevention & Outreach programs: - Mental Health Awareness - Domestic Violence Awareness - Addiction Awareness & Prevention Services - Support Groups - Parenting Classes - Social Skills - Grief Response
The Chicago Department of Transportation's (CDOT's) SAFE Ambassadors make up the outreach and engagement team. SAFE stands for Streets Are For Everybody. Since 2001, the Ambassadors have provided direct education and encouragement to Chicagoans regarding traffic safety, active transportation options, and multiple CDOT projects.
BUILD's Mental Health Program is designed to increase access to mental health care and substance abuse treatment for young people impacted by these issues. The Clinical Wellness teams offer onsite and school-based counseling, family services, art therapy, restorative justice programs and more. Counselors and therapists integrate their sessions with other BUILD programs, working to eliminate the stigma often associated with mental health care.

Services

Outreach Programs
Group Counseling
Individual Counseling
Mobile Health Care
Provides social support to Latinos in the area. Services offered in Spanish. Services include: Social Services: - Risk education (alcohol, drugs, gambling, and other risk factors). - DUI assessments. - Interpreter services. - Help to complete community hours. - Healthy Choices Youth Program. - Youth Support Groups. - Early Intervention and Prevention.
Community Outreach Program: Provides community outreach to increase level of accountability of high risk juveniles allowed to return to the community and to heighten the visibility of juvenile officers. This is done by juvenile officers accompanying Festus police officers on rounds and conducting unannounced visits to the homes of juveniles.
Individuals seeking assistance can ensure that they will be treated with respect and dignity, taking their culture and linguistics into consideration. In addition, individuals may also be connected or receive information about resources within the community.
Veterans Justice Outreach Program: Provides outreach to veterans in contact with the justice system through encounters with police, jails and courts. The Veterans Justice Outreach social worker provides support to veterans involved in the Veterans Court, a court diversion program for veterans.
- Adult MSM Program: Provides social and support groups for both HIV-negative and HIV-positive men. Also, offers HIV/STD testing, bar/bath house outreach and education, social marketing campaigns and LIFE, and education health-promoting program for HIV-positive men. - Mobile Outreach Program: Provides HIV/STD education, testing and linkage to care services for people who are newly diagnosed HIV-positive and outreach for high-risk individuals.
Teen Outreach Program (TOP) empowers teens with the tools and opportunities to develop social-emotional skills, build healthy relationships and community connections, develop a sense of purpose, and avoid risky behaviors. TOP promotes positive youth development through engaging curriculum, community service learning, and supportive relationships with adults. The Teen Connection Project (TCP) is a 12-14 week program designed to improve peer relationships, social-emotional skills, school belonging/engagement, and well-being among high school youth.
Outreach Program: Provides support throughout the recovery process from treatment to successful independence by identifying the mental and physical health needs of each person and offering links to community service programs.
Home visits to adults to assess needs, inform individuals of services available, and to assist them in accessing needed services. Help with applications for Benefits Access Application, Medicare Part D, and more. As well as information and referrals for other social services, including grandparents raising grandchildren.

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Outreach Programs
Information and Referral
General Benefits and Services Assistance