UCAN

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Therapeutic Youth Home
UCAN'S THERAPEUTIC YOUTH HOME PROVIDES A STRUCTURED, STABLE AND THERAPEUTIC LIVING ARRANGEMENT FOR YOUTH IN THE CARE OF THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN FAMILY SERVICES. THE HOME WORKS PRIMARILY WITH CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS AGES 7-18 WHO HAVE HISTORIES OF SEVERE TRAUMA, ABUSE, AND NEGLECT. BECAUSE OF THEIR PAST EXPERIENCE, THE CLIENTS ARE IN NEED OF A HIGHLY STRUCTURED, 24-HOUR-A-DAY TREATMENT FACILITY TO ADDRESS THE BEHAVIORAL AND EMOTIONAL DIFFICULTIES THAT SURROUND THEIR PREVIOUS EXPOSURE TO TRAUMA AND ABUSE. CLIENTS IN THE DIERMEIER THERAPEUTIC YOUTH HOME ARE OFFERED A WIDE VARIETY OF INDIVIDUALIZED AND GROUP TREATMENT SERVICES TO AID THEM IN HEALING AND GAINING THE SOCIAL AND COPING SKILLS TO GRADUATE FROM TREATMENTS AND MOVE TO A LESS RESTRICTIVE SETTING.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$12MYouth Development and Safety Programs
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PREVENTION/OTHER INCLUDES MULTIPLE VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMS IN AND AROUND NORTH LAWNDALE, RIVERDALE, AND ROSELAND AS WELL AS SAFE PASSAGE PROGRAMS TO ENSURE SAFETY FOR SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN WALKING TO SCHOOL. THIS AREA ALSO INCLUDES WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS THAT RANGE FROM SUMMER JOBS PROGRAMS, INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS, AND JOB SKILLS TRAINING.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$7.1MFoster Parenting Program
UCAN'S FOSTER PARENTING PROGRAM PRIMARY GOAL OF FOSTER CARE IS TO RESTORE CHILDREN SAFELY TO THEIR FAMILIES AND FOSTER PARENTS PLAY AN ESSENTIAL FUNCTION IN HELPING THE CHILD AND PARENTS MAINTAIN THEIR FAMILY BOND DURING THE PERIOD OF SEPARATION. IF A CHILD CANNOT RETURN HOME, FOSTER PARENTS MAY PROVIDE A PERMANENT HOME. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE FOSTER PARENTS EVENTUALLY ASSUME LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CHILD AS THE GUARDIAN OR THROUGH ADOPTION.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$6.4M
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