Foster Care – Getting Results
Each year, Children’s Home + Aid serves over 1,700 children who have suffered abuse or neglect, been removed from their homes by the State of Illinois, and placed in the care of Children’s Home + Aid. Across 60 Illinois counties,…
Community Schools – Looking at Results
During the 2013-14 school year, Children’s Home + Aid’s Community Schools program served over 1,000 elementary school children at 9 schools on the west and south sides of Chicago. For at least two hours daily after school, Community Schools provided…
Redeploy Illinois Success
In the 21st century, prison has become a costly response to juvenile delinquency. In 2013, Illinois spent an annual average of $111,000 to keep a youth in juvenile prison.1 In response, in 2005, the state piloted “Redeploy Illinois,” a program…