The goal of this project is to promote healthier families and decrease subsequent pregnancy with teen parents. Funding is from by The Office of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services.
For more information about the Daycare Center Presentation at Simpson Academy for Young Women, contact Carmen Curet at 773.506.7474 X226. For more information about the Response-Ability Pregnant and Parenting Program in Lakeview, please call Melissa Maguire at 773.506.6007.
Alternatives, Inc. is a not-for-profit youth and family service agency established in 1971, serving Chicago’s northeast communities of Uptown, Edgewater, Rogers Park, Lakeview, North Center, Lincoln Square and West Ridge. The agency’s mission is to facilitate personal development, strengthen family relationships, and enhance the community’s well being. The organization has grown from a small, single site offering substance abuse services to a multifaceted agency that employs 50 full-time staff, manages over 175 volunteers and serves over 3,000 youth and families annually.
The Night Ministry connects with Chicago’s vulnerable youth and adults, providing basic supplies, self-care supplies, free healthcare, housing and supportive services for youth, referrals to other resources, and more. We offer services at the moment of need on the street, a mobile health bus, and our shelter and supportive services programs for homeless youth.