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Programs & Services List
- Armour Child and Family Therapy Services
- College and Career Access Program (CCAP)
- Extended Family Support
- Family Child Care Homes
- Family Foster Care
- Grand Family Support
- Group Homes
- Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY)
- Interweave
- Lake County Family Service Center
- Parent Empowerment Program (PEP)
- Project 90 Foster Care Program
- Safe Homes for Kids
- Teen Mom Foster Care
- Wendy's Wonderful Kids
Group Homes
ChildServ's group homes offer a therapeutic environment within the communities of Downers Grove, Lisle and Naperville for adolescents who are in need of placement outside their family homes. The three DuPage County homes provide both emergency-respite and long-term care for youth whose problems require an extended period for resolution. Each group home has a capacity for six residents. The Downers Grove and Naperville homes serve adolescent females and the Lisle home serves adolescent males.
Communities Served: Downers Grove, Lisle and Naperville
Participants Served: 47
Outcomes:
- 77% of the youths in Group Homes improved educationally
- 66% of the youth will remain in stable positive or neutral D/C from the Group Home
- 55% of youth in Group Homes participated in Life Skills Classes
Transitional Living Program (TLP's)
ChildServ's Transitional Living Program is designed to address the need of adolescents who are wards of the state of Illinois to learn to become functioning adult members of society. The TLP includes apartments which are staffed twenty-four hours a day. Dedicated staff at ChildServ who are skilled in teaching life skills and independence provide the necessary guidance and support to prepare the youth for successful community living.
Community impacted: Wheaton, IL
Participants served: 17
Average age of clients served: 19
Teens who reside in ChildServ's Group Homes and the TLP's have the additional benefit of participating in ChildServ's College and Career Access Program (CCAP).