Directory of Children, Youth, and Family Resources

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Includes links to Chicago-based sites related to the issues that face children, youth, and the family. Sites may include, but not limited to:

• Adoption
• Child Abduction
• Child Abuse
• Child Care
• Child Health
• Child Labor
• Child Poverty
• Child Support
• Childfree Living
• Corporal Punishment
• Divorce and Children
• Educational Issues
• Family Violence
• Foster Care
• Grandparent Rights
• Internet Safety
• Marriage Penalty
• Parents' Rights
• Prenatal Rights
• Streetkids
• Teen Health
• Youth Civil Rights

Resources in This Category

• Chicago Children's Advocacy Center (CCAC)

  http://www.chicagocac.org/
  Coordinates, supports, and participates in an interdisciplinary response to child abuse victims and their families. Includes news and events, overview of programs and services, training, links, and contacts.

• Gads Hill Center

  http://www.gadshillcenter.org/
  A community-based family resource center serving the low-income population of the city's Lower West Side since 1898. Highlights include its programs in tutoring, mentoring and educational support services, recreational programs, and parental education and support services.

• Juvenile Protective Association

  http://jpachicago.org/
  JPA serves as an advocacy and treatment agency that provides information, research, and child abuse, domestic violence, and child neglect prevention and treatment services for families.

• Lawrence Hall Youth Services

  http://www.lawrencehall.org/
  Responds to the needs of orphaned, abandoned and hurt children through programs and services. Information and volunteer opportunities provided.

• Mulliganeers, The

  http://www.mulliganeers.org/
  A non-profit organization dedicated to fund raising for needy children and their families. Includes listing of sponsored events, charities, contacts and links.

• Prevent Child Abuse America

  http://www.preventchildabuse.org/
  America's foremost organization dedicated to the prevention of child abuse and neglect.

• Safe Start

  http://www.chicagosafestart.net/
  Human service community to assist children exposed to violence. Offers family support services, an overview of strategic plan, image gallery, and contacts.

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