Stronger Together
Grief support group for mothers who have had their parental rights terminated
Parent Partner Program
Birth parents with personal experience and success with the child welfare system are matched with parents currently encountering the system
Kinship Care Payments
Kinship care providers being eligible for monthly stipends to support the care of children in state custody
Chicago Parent Program
Tool designed for low-income and ethnically diverse families to strengthen parenting skills and reduce youth behavior issues
Strong African American Families
Supports transition for African American adolescence to teen years with a focus on prevention of risky and dangerous behaviors
Father’s Feelings
Provides new fathers with screening, resources, and 1-on-1 fatherhood support
Community codesign
Impacted parents and system workers codesign to convert county resources into a community of support
Parent Partners
Peer support program for system-involved parents
Child Safety Conferences (CSC) to avoid child removal
Timely, strengths-based team meetings facilitated by a neutral party, to develop collaborative solutions among families, their network of support, and DHS, to avoid child removal