Support Services
- Assessments
- Advocacy
- Case Management
- Counseling (Individual/family)
- Education Assistance
- Employment Services
- Housing Assistance
- Life Skill Coaching
- Parent Site Visits /Coaching, as well as referral services for: Physical/Mental Health Services
- Legal Services
- LI-HEAP
- Domestic Violence Services
- Substance Abuse Services Extended Family Support
- TANF Assistance
Innovative Supportive Housing
It takes a village to raise children; therefore with advocating on the local, state, and federal levels; Sankofa Intergenerational House was designed to be a vital part of the village especially for grandparents/ kinship caregivers raising children and was dubbed by grandparents as: “Miracle on 12th Street”. Sankofa House doors opened in 2008 and it’s 1st family was a 73 year old raising her two grandchildren who’re still residents. This 58 unit housing facility is an innovative intergenerational supportive housing facility designed for grandparents/ kinship caregivers raising children and youth aging out of foster care.
Empowerment Programs
- Daily Computer Lab
- Weekly Parenting Empowerment Classes
- Weekly Male Mentoring Support Groups
- Weekly Anger Management Classes for Men and Women
- Monthly Grandparent /Kinship Caregivers Raising Children Support Groups
- Restorative Justice Circles for 16-24 year old Males
- Healthy Food Demonstrations
For a full list of services and/or referrals, please contact our offices below:
Call today and join us because “It takes a Village to Raise a Child” & Children are the reward of life – African Proverbs
We can be reached at the following:
Sankofa House – Westside Office
4041 W. Roosevelt Road
Chicago, Illinois 60624
Office: (773) 542-9900 Fax: (9790)
Southside Office – F.O.R.U.M.
309 W. 79th St.
Chicago, IL 60620
Office (773) 874-7234 Fax: (7236)
Email: wsafechild@sbcglobal.net
Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday – Friday
24 – HOUR; 7 DAYS a Week
HELPLINE
1 (844) 669-5049
Website: www.sankofasafechildinitiative.org
