VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA OF ILLINOIS

PROMOTING SELF-SUFFICIENCY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF HOMELESS VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE PROGRAM'S GOAL IS TO HELP HOMELESS VETERANS ACHIEVE ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND OVERALL STABILITY IN THEIR LIVES WITH THE SUPPORT, TRAINING AND OPPORTUNITIES NEEDED TO SECURE AND MAINTAIN VIABLE, LONG-TERM EMPLOYMENT. SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR VETERANS & FAMILIES (SSVF) - PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO LOW INCOME VETERAN FAMILIES LIVING IN OR TRANSITIONING TO PERMANENT HOUSING. SERVICES INCLUDE OUTREACH, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND ASSISTANCE IN OBTAINING VETERANS ADMINISTRATION AND OTHER BENEFITS. BENEFITS MAY INCLUDE HEALTH CARE SERVICES, FIDUCIARY AND PAYEE SERVICES, DAILY LIVING SERVICES, PERSONAL FINANCIAL PLANNING, LEGAL, TRANSPORTATION, CHILD CARE, AND HOUSING COUNSELING SERVICES. IN ADDITION, THESE PROGRAMS MAY ALSO PROVIDE TIME-LIMITED FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THIRD PARTY VENDORS (LANDLORDS, UTILITY COMPANIES AND OTHER VENDORS) TO HELP VETERAN FAMILIES REMAIN IN OR ACQUIRE PERMANENT HOUSING. OUTREACH - PROGRAMS WITH THE GOAL OF ENGAGING HOMELESS PERSONS WHO ARE LIVING ON THE STREETS OR THOSE AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS BY LINKING THEM WITH SUPPORT AND SERVICES. COMPUTER CENTER - PROGRAMS USING COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY TO HELP CLIENTS FOCUS ON SECURING EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING AND NEEDED SKILL DEVELOPMENT. EMPLOYMENT COUNSELING AND JOB PLACEMENT - PROVISION OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES SUCH AS ASSESSMENT, COUNSELING, JOB SEARCH, JOB DEVELOPMENT, JOB SHADOWING, EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENT AND EMPLOYMENT RETENTION, ALONG WITH SUPPORT SERVICES SUCH AS CHILD CARE, SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELING, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, AND EDUCATION AND TRAINING, WITH HELPING PARTICIPANTS SECURE AND RETAIN A JOB AND ACHIEVE THEIR VOCATIONAL GOALS. AFTERCARE SUPPORT - CONTINUED CASE MANAGEMENT, REFERRALS TO SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, STRUCTURED SUPPORT THROUGH AN ALUMNI NETWORK, AND DEVELOPMENT OF INTERPERSONAL/LIFE SKILLS.

ENCOURAGING POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT THE CORPORATION PROVIDES SERVICES TO ENCOURAGE POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT FOR TROUBLED AND AT-RISK CHILDREN AND YOUTH, WHILE ALSO PROMOTING THE HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT OF ALL CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE PROGRAMS PROVIDE A CONTINUUM OF CARE AND SUPPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AGES BIRTH TO 21 THROUGH PREVENTION, EARLY INTERVENTION, CRISIS INTERVENTION, AND LONG-TERM SERVICES. FOSTER CARE - RECRUITMENT AND SUPPORT OF FOSTER PARENTS, PLACEMENT AND SUPPORT TO CHILDREN IN STATE CUSTODY DUE TO ABUSE AND/OR NEGLECT. CHILD & FAMILY SUPPORTIVE SERVICES - PROGRAMS PROVIDING A WIDE RANGE OF SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR FAMILIES AND/OR CHILDREN INCLUDING CHILD DEVELOPMENT, COUNSELING, CASE MANAGEMENT, HOME-BASED SERVICES, AND ASSISTANCE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. ADOPTION - PROGRAMS FACILITATE PLACEMENT IN ADOPTIVE HOMES AND PROVIDES INFORMATION AND SUPPORT TO ADOPTIVE AND BIRTH FAMILIES.FAMILY PRESERVATION - PROVIDES A WIDE RANGE OF SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND MANAGEMENT TO CHILDREN AT RISK OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT AND THEIR FAMILIES, WITH GOAL OF PRESERVING AND, IF NEEDED, REUNIFYING THE FAMILY.