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Chicago Park District offers a 6-week long summer day camp where youth can engage in sports, arts, fitness, and outdoor activities. Ideas of civic engagement, environmental awareness, inclusion, collaboration & team building, brain play, reflection & journaling, and friendship & kindness are woven into the camp experience. Lunch and snacks will be provided. Online registration begins April 15 & 16. Camp runs June 24 - August 2.

La Casa Norte has overnight shelter beds located in the Logan Square and Back of the Yards neighborhoods. Overnight shelter beds serve unaccompanied youth experiencing homelessness, ages 18 through 24. Along with a safe space to stay overnight, youth receive two hot meals, access to showers and laundry facilities, and case management. Forty single beds are available at two shelters. A third shelter for pregnant and parenting youth offers five beds in private rooms for young moms with children.

Shore Community Services' Seniors Program is for individuals with intellectual and other developmental disabilities, age 55 or older, who have chosen to retire from work life. Objectives of the program include: retaining skills and abilities, stimulate senses and memory, provide support needed as the individual ages, supply a choice of activities, and offer opportunities for social interactions.

Chicago Park District provides a wide variety of aquatics-related programming, including swimming lessons, exercise classes, open and lap swim time, and more. Visit the website to learn more about current offerings.

Love and Logic® is a fun and practical approach to raising wonderful kids that provides loving support from parents while at the same time expecting kids to be respectful and responsible. The Parenting the Love and Logic WayT curriculum teaches parents how to hold their kids accountable by locking in empathy, love, and understanding prior to telling kids what the consequences of their actions will be.

Concordia Place offers the Home Visiting Program which works to assist parents in ensuring their child's health and well-being while working to improve the relationship between parent and child.

Some Chicago Park District locations have at least one air-conditioned room available for public use during periods of extreme heat.

The Village of Ford Heights provides assistance with applying to CEDA's various utility bill payment and energy services programs. This includes the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), Home Weatherization, and Energy Saving Kits.On November 1, all income eligible households may apply. The LIHEAP DVP Program will be resuming October 1st to October 31st for the following households and populations:Households with an older adult, age 60 and over;Households with a person living with a disability;Families with children aged 5 and under;Households who are disconnected from one or more of their utilities or in jeopardy of being disconnected from one or both utilities.

Care for Friends provides diagnosis and treatment of conditions of the foot, ankle, and related structures of the leg. The Footcare clinic is offered twice per month on the third and forth Saturday of the month.

Chicago Police Department opens a variety of park fieldhouses to the public to warm up during periods of extreme cold.

MENA Community Center provides assistance with applying to CEDA's various utility bill payment and energy services programs. This includes the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), Peoples Gas Share the Warmth (Chicago residents only), City of Chicago Utility Billing Relief (UBR) (Chicago residents only), Home Weatherization, and Energy Saving Kits.On November 1, all income eligible households may apply. The LIHEAP DVP Program will be resuming October 1st to October 31st for the following households and populations:Households with an older adult, age 60 and over;Households with a person living with a disability;Families with children aged 5 and under;Households who are disconnected from one or more of their utilities or in jeopardy of being disconnected from one or both utilities.

Bloom Township General Assistance is a locally administered program mandated by the State of Illinois, which assists those persons who are not eligible for any other state of federally-funded program. General Assistance (GA) helps Bloom Township residents who do not have income or resources to meet their basic needs. Bloom Township works with various vendors and community organizations to assist individuals with becoming self-sufficient.

CARE rooms are school-based services provided by BSCO in partner schools within the Bronzeville area. When they establish a partnership with a school, they create a dedicated space within the school and assign 1 to 2 CARE room advocates. These advocates are mental health workers trained in trauma-informed intervention. They have the capacity to provide support to anyone within the school community, including students, teachers, administrators, and parents. Advocates offer individual or group sessions.

Flexible Staffing assists individuals with finding job openings and placing them in temp-to-hire positions.

The WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) program provides food, education, referrals, and breastfeeding support for pregnant, breastfeeding, and post-partum women, infants, and children under age five. All caregivers are welcome to apply, including dads, moms, guardians, grandparents, and foster parents. WIC clinics are locations where individuals can apply and be certified for WIC benefits as well as receive their electronic transfer benefit (EBT) cards, as opposed to WIC grocery stores or WIC distribution centers where food is distributed.

YEP is a program designed to help develop soft skills and leadership of youth in middle school and high school. It is a safe space to experience life through a different lens. They create and facilitate conversations around topics that directly affect the youth and the environment that they live in. They also provide experiences outside of their neighborhood to give them perspective that extends beyond what they currently see.

Pilsen Neighbors Community Council has a Leadership Training Program that seeks to provide parents with the knowledge base needed for them to become strong education leaders and advocates in educational issues affecting them, their children, and schools in the community.

Memorial Park District facilitates a variety of sports teams and leagues for all ages.

Holy Covenant United Methodist Church facilitates support groups for people struggling with or in recovery for substance use.

The Shirley Ryan Abilitylab's Animal-assisted Therapy (AAT) facilitates positive changes in a broad spectrum of therapeutic settings.

RUSH Physical Therapy's occupational therapists help patients participate in activities that are important in their lives. They use a variety of treatment options to help improve their activity level and quality of life. They treat patients of all ages and offer occupational therapy in their centers and in-home, depending on patient needs.

Brookdale Senior Living provides care to those with dementia or Alzheimer's through safe and structured programming designed to cultivate cognitive skills.

First Start Children's Academy South offers Head Start programs to support the mental, social, and emotional development of children from ages 3 to 5. In addition to education services, programs provide children and their families with health, nutrition, and social services.

Summer Explorations at Bright Horizons offers action-packed days, engaging projects, fun and educational activities, and more.

Chicago Park District offers a 6-week long summer day camp where youth can engage in sports, arts, fitness, and outdoor activities. Ideas of civic engagement, environmental awareness, inclusion, collaboration & team building, brain play, reflection & journaling, and friendship & kindness are woven into the camp experience. Lunch and snacks will be provided. Online registration begins April 15 & 16. Camp runs June 24 - August 2.