Mercy Home's Referral Network
Purpose
The purpose of the Mercy Home for Boys & Girls Referral List is to connect social service agencies in the Chicago area with people who could benefit from their services.
How to Use This Site
The referral sources have all been placed in appropriate categories on the Referral List home page.
After locating agencies that you would like more information on, click on the link "AGENCY INFORMATION." This will provide an alphabetized list of brief summaries and contact information on every agency listed.
If you would like your agency information to be updated, added to or removed from this site, please send a request to referrals@mercyhome.org.
Disclaimer
Inclusion in the Directory is not an endorsement of the quality and/or service capacity of any program listed. The information is intended to help you find and contact these programs. You must interview the program and make your own decision as to its ability or quality.
MORE INFORMATION ON ANY OF THE AGENCIES LISTED BELOW AVAILABLE IN AGENCY INFORMATION.
Mentoring and After School Programs (includes gang intervention)
Tutor Mentor Connection
Abraham Lincoln Center
Evangelical Child & Family Agency
Better Boys Foundation
CASA Central
Association House of Chicago
Trans Youth Resource and Advocacy
Youth Service Project
Family Focus
Le-Claire Hearst Community Center
Metropolitan Family Services
Build
Association House of Chicago
Agape Youth Network
Youth Outreach Services
Chicago Youth Centers
Divine Purpose Ministries
Christopher House
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Community Activism and Support
The Resurrection Project
Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights
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Domestic Violence
Mujeras Latinas en Accion
Rainbow House
Crisis Center for South Suburbia
Domestic Violence Services
Sarah's Inn
C4
Between Friends
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Educational Services (includes tutoring)
Jewish Children and Family Services (formerly Jewish Children's Bureau)
Lincoln's Challenge
Job Corps
Tutor Mentor Connection
Lawrence Hall Youth Services
Abraham Lincoln Center
Ada S. McKinley
Evangelical Child & Family Agency
Better Boys Foundation
CASA Central
Association House of Chicago
Teen Living Programs
LePenseur Youth and Family Services Inc.
Jane Addams Hull House
Family Resource Center on Disabilities
Association House of Chicago
Chicago Public School (CPS) Office of Extended Learning Opportunities
West Side Employment Education Center
Agape Youth Network
Chicago Youth Centers
Educational Endeavors
Divine Purpose Ministries
Christopher House
Youth Service Project
MidSouth Chicago Workforce Center
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Health and Wellness
Chicago Lakeshore Hospital
Christian Community Health Center
The Night Ministry
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Mental Health Services (includes psychological testing, psychiatry, hospitalization and counseling)
Jewish Children and Family Services (formerly Jewish Children's Bureau)
Hartgrove Hospital
Counseling Center of Lake View
Abraham Lincoln Center
Ada S. McKinley
Advocates Christ Medical Center & Hope Children's Hospital
Evangelical Child & Family Agency
Alexian Brothers
Better Boys Foundation
CASA Central
Cathedral Counseling Center
Children's Home and Aid Society
Circle Family Care
FORUM
Association House of Chicago
Turning Point Adolescent Treatment Center
Warren Wright Adolescent Center
Youth Service Project
The Haven Youth and Family Services
YES (Youth Empowerment Services)
Metropolitan Family Services
Uhlich Children's Advantage Network (UCAN)
OMNI Youth Services
Mujeras Latinas en Accion
Rainbow House
Prevention Partnership
Illinois Masonic Outpatient Mental Health
Womencare Counseling Center
Domestic Violence Services
Sarah's Inn
Gateway Adolescent
C4
Bobby E. Wright Mental Health Center
Family Services of Oak Park and River Forest
Agape Youth Network
Between Friends
Christopher House
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Non-counseling Mental Health Support
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
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Child Residential Care
Allendale Association
Aunt Martha's Youth Service Center
Baptist Children's Home
Boys Hope Girls Hope
Camelot
Catholic Charities
Chaddock
The Children's Foundation
Cunningham Children's Home
Eau Clair Academy
Glenwood School for Boys and Girls
Guardian Angel Home
The Harbour
Harper House
Illinois Masonic Children's Home
Jewish Children's Bureau
Job Corps
Lincoln's Challenge
Girls and Boys Town of Chicago
Mooseheart Child City and School
The Therapeutic Milieu
Independence Place
Lawrence Hall Youth Services
Ada S. McKinley
Kaleidoscope
Kemmerer Village
The Larkin Center
Lydia Home Association
Methodist Youth Services
Midwest center for Youth
The Mill
Milwaukee Academy
Nachusa Lutheran
Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights
Oconomowoc Development Center
Onarga Academy
Rice Child and Family Center
SOS Children's Village
Circle Family Care
Turning Point Adolescent Treatment Center
Shelter Inc.
Teen Living Programs
Open Door Shelter
LePenseur Youth and Family Services Inc.
Association House of Chicago
Gateway Adolescent
Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School
Community Supportive Services Living Systems, Inc.
New Phoenix Assistance
Youth Outreach Services
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Hotlines and General Referral Agencies
Tutor Mentor Connection
The Therapeutic Milieu
CARES Line
Teen Living Programs
Family Focus
United Way
Family Resource Center
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Pregnant and Parenting Teen Resources
Job Corps
Independence Place
Evangelical Child & Family Agency
Children's Home and Aid Society
FORUM
Shelter Inc.
WIC (women, infants, children)
Jane Addams Hull House
YES (Youth Empowerment Services)
Courage Program
Bethany Christian Services
Le-Claire Hearst Community Center
New Phoenix Assistance
Christopher House
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Substance Abuse
Evangelical Child & Family Agency
Alexian Brothers
Association House of Chicago
Warren Wright Adolescent Center
Al Anon/ Al Ateen
Alcoholics Anonymous
Narcotics Anonymous-Chicago
Chicago Girls/HRDI
Cornell Interventions
Rosecrance
Prevention Partnership
Youth Outreach Services
Gateway Adolescent
C4
Bobby E. Wright Mental Health Center
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Spanish Speaking
Job Corps
Girls and Boys Town of Chicago
Hartgrove Hospital
Evangelical Child & Family Agency
Better Boys Foundation
CASA Central
Association House of Chicago
Mujeras Latinas en Accion
Rainbow House
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Women's Shelters
Tabitha House
Joshua House
Sarah's Circle
Deborah's Place
Maria's Shelter
The Cornerstone
Interfaith House
Connections for the Homeless
Franciscan Outreach Association
New Phoenix Assistance
The Night Ministry
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Family Shelters
Family Rescues
YES (Youth Empowerment Services)
Connections for the Homeless
New Phoenix Assistance
The Night Ministry
Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights
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Men's Shelters
Northside Housing & Supportive Services
Interfaith House
Connections for the Homeless
Franciscan Outreach Association
The Night Ministry
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Vocation
Chicago Workforce Center at Pilsen
Chicago Youth Centers
Illinois Employment and Training Centers
Southwest One Stop Career Center
Westside Employment & Training Center at Grand Avenue
MidSouth Chicago Workforce Center