Supporting Information

Returning Residents

Clean & Green
Check out the details on the City's Annual clean & Green Day of Service.
Community Service Centers
Community Service Centers are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday thru Friday. City residents who need assistance can drop in or schedule an appointment in advance.
Customized Job Training for Returning Resident Program Locations
The customized job training program provides opportunities for returning residents to develop skills through specific training that meets employer demand.
Customized Work Services for Returning Residents Program Locations
In partnership with the Department of Streets and Sanitation, the Customized Work Services Program combines elements of a transitional jobs program will with various City of Chicago work services projects.
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Hiring and Layoff Reports
You may view listings of the job titles and departments involved in the Reduction-in-Force taken by the City of Chicago in 2008 and 2009 due to budget shortfalls
Human Service Delivery
Human Service Delivery is about people and partners.
Plan to End Homelessness
Chicago’s Plan to End Homelessness represents a new approach. Rather than place homeless people in temporary shelters, the goal is to find them permanent housing with supportive services right away.
Re-Entry Support Program Locations
The community re-entry support program is setup to reduce recidivism among the formerly incarcerated by providing a "navigator" that will refer the returning residents to agencies that deliver case management, skill assessments, individual goal development, job-training, housing, substance abuse counseling and other support services.
Returning Residents Re-entry Initiatives
The issue of prisoner reentry has taken on new urgency in recent years, as tens of thousands of formerly incarcerated individuals have returned to our city seeking a fresh start. Chicago is one of the few cities to focus on the challenges of prisoner reentry in such a thorough and comprehensive manner. Below you can find information on the current programming and resources targeted to providing services to individuals with a criminal background who have served their sentence and need a second chance.
Returning Residents Re-entry Initiatives
Services for Returning Residents
The Chicago Department of Family and Support Services’ Community Reentry Support Centers can assist returning residents in achieving self-sufficiency while successfully reintegrating into local communities.
Transitional Jobs for Returning Residents Program Locations
The Transitional Jobs Program for returning residents provides temporary publicly subsidized employment that combines work, skill development and supportive services to help participants overcome substantial barriers to employment. The program provides services that rapidly place recently released persons with felony convictions into paid work experience assignments.
WIA Bridge Training Program Locations
WIA Bridge Training Program Locations
Who is the CCHR?
The Commission on Human Relations promotes appreciation of Chicago's diversity and works to eliminate prejudice and discrimination. Commissioners, advisory councils, and staff conduct pro-active programs of education, intervention, and constituency building to discourage bigotry and bring people from different groups together.

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