Childcare services are offered to a wide range
of age groups, including…
• Toddlers (starting at 15 months)
• Pre-School (Head Start)
• State and Illinois Pre-K
• Full-day Kindergarten
• School Age-before and after school (up
to 14 years)
For information
about enrollment, contact intake outreach workers Rowena
Sanders | (773) 584-3205
Child Care Program for Enrolled Children at Marillac House is
a high-quality early childhood program provides a safe and nurturing
environment While promoting the physical, social, emotional,
and intellectual development of children.
• Structured curriculum designed to help children develop at
their own pace
• Age-appropriate field trips and special programs
• In-house library, computer lab and art room
• Scheduled , free clinical services for updating
physicals and immunizations
• Registered nurse
For information contact Michelle Howell , Pre-School
Director | ( 773 ) 584-3221, or Zola Womack
, School Age Director | ( 773) 584-3229.
Social Services
The Social Service Department provides comprehensive
services that address needs of both children and parents. We
offer a wide range of services including:
• Need assessment for day care, food, clothing,
transit passes administered by Marillac social
workers
• Educational opportunities to enhance parenting
skills, and financial management skills
• Individual and group therapy
• Child-centered and family focused counseling
provided by on-site Mental Health Consultants
• Assists the teaching staff by conducting
behavioral assessments, interventions and
referrals, and by administering social skills groups.
For information, please contact Chris
Johnson, Director of Social Services | (773) 584-3203
Project Hope
Project Hope is a comprehensive program for pregnant and parenting
teens (age 12-21) that addresses the many needs of teenage mothers
and mothers-to-be in the community. Marillac’s Project Hope programs
include…
• Prenatal and parenting
groups that focus on
the relationship between
mother and baby
• Regular Home visits before and after the
birth of the child
• Doula birthing services that support for
teenage mothers during labor and delivery
• Recreational activities and referrals to
schools, housing, health agencies, and job
training
• Developmental assessments and infant mental
health services for newborns
For more information, please contact Gwen
Horton, Project Hope Director | (773) 584-3211
Hope Jr/Community Explorers
Hope Jr. and the Community Explorers Program offers girls and
boys age 7 to 17 a range of after-school and out-of-school programs.
The goal of Hope Jr./Community Explorers is provide youth with
positive experiences at a young age that will translate into
positive choices in the future. The major components of these
programs are…
• Community Service Projects
• Fine Arts activities in
music, drama, arts and crafts,
including an Annual Musical
Production that is
performed by our Hope Jr. kids.
• Entrepreneur Endeavors program teaching
youth job readiness skills such as costumer service, inventory,
and handling cash transactions.
• Tutoring/mentoring program providing youth with after-school and weekend
help that ranges in
homework help to lessons in life.
For more information, please
contact Gwen Horton,
Project Hope Director
| (773) 584-3211
Family Service
Marillac helps Chicago families and seniors
address basic needs by providing wide array of services. The
larger goal of the department is to strengthen families by
helping adults increase their social and educational skills
and their knowledge of resources. Our services include;
• Senior outreach program including regular home visits, lunches,
transportation, and holiday gifts and social supports to homebound
and mobile seniors.
• Emergency assistance services with emergency
food, clothing, furniture, CEDA energy assistance, counseling
etc.
• Adult Education program including literacy
and GED preparation classes
• Parenting, life skills and nutrition classes
For more information,
please contact
Sr. Antoinette Bergen, Director
of Family Services | (773) 722-7440
Marillac Health and Wellness Center
Marillac Health
and Wellness Center
opened its doors
in January 2007
to provide primary
health care services
to all clients
of Marillac House.
The Nurse Practitioners
from Rush University
College of Nursing
are trained to
provide comprehensive
care which includes
treatment and management
of acute and chronic
illness, with an
emphasis on health
promotion and disease
prevention. Our
special thanks
to the VNA (Visiting
Nurse Association)
Foundation whose
grants have made
the Wellness Center
possible.
Health care services
at Marillac are
provided free of
charge and include
annual physicals
for adults and
children as well
as the required
immunizations and
screenings. The
Nurse Practitioners
can write prescriptions
when needed.
The specially
educated staff
see their role
not only as providers
of care but also
as “bridges” to
the rest of the
health care community.
Referrals are made
for clients who
need lab or x-ray
services, or who
need a primary
doctor or specialist.
Hours of service:
Monday, Wednesday,
and Thursday –
9:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m.
For information
or to make an appointment,
please call (773)
584-3206.
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Thrift Shop Hours of
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Monday through Friday
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