The Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS) Homeless Services Division seeks qualifications from homeless shelter operators in need of repairs and/or renovations that will significantly improve the quality of the existing shelter facility(ies), restore beds lost due to COVID-19 and shelter “decompression”, and increase accessibility and non-congregate spaces for clients.

The goal of the two-year SPRING Forward (Selected Pre-Release for Intensive Navigation Support Going Forward): Re-entry, Employment, and Housing Navigation Pilot Program is to address the negative economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on residents returning from Cook County Jail (CCJ) or the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) by providing re-entry, employment, and housing navigation services to facilitate access to affordable permanent housing, wrap-around supportive services, and connections to job training and employment placement programs in order to stabilize returning residents and mitigate the risk of recidivism.

The goal of the two-year SPRING Forward (Selected Pre-Release for Intensive Navigation Support Going Forward): Re-entry, Employment, and Housing Navigation Pilot Program is to address the negative economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on residents returning from Cook County Jail (CCJ) or the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) by providing re-entry, employment, and housing navigation services to facilitate access to affordable permanent housing, wrap-around supportive services, and connections to job training and employment placement programs in order to stabilize returning residents and mitigate the risk of recidivism.

As part of Mayor Lightfoot’s Chicago Recovery Plan and her Citywide Strategic Plan to Address Gender-based Violence and Human Trafficking, the Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS) Division on Domestic Violence (DDV) seeks applications from organizations to provide prevention education on gender-based violence (GBV) and/or human trafficking (HT) that is tailored and culturally specific for both youth and caregivers.

The Department of Family and Support Services - Chicago Area Agency on Aging's (DFSS-Chicago Area Agency on Aging) goal of supporting older adults to age in place plays an even greater role as national census projections indicate that 10,000 baby boomers are turning 65 every day. According to a recent study by the Metropolitan Agency for Planning, the number of seniors in the Chicago metropolitan area who are between 65- 84 years of age is expected to double by 2040. As indicated above, not only is the older adult population in Chicago expanding in size but one quarter of older adults are 80 years or older. In keeping with the Age­Friendly City movement of which Chicago is a part of, the Chicago Area Agency on Aging is committed to healthy aging, community well-being, and the removal of disparities for older adults as supported by community­based networks of care that not only enable older adults to live independently but to also thrive.