RECOVERY & REDIRECTION

New Beginnings

Committed to higher moral functioning
Case Management

Assessment

  • Initial interview and needs assessment;
  • Formal intake process, and;
  • Development of an action plan.

Health Care

  • Medical examinations for residents seeking to obtain drug treatment and counseling;

  • Medical screening for TB, HIV, AIDS, hypertension is performed by Circle Family Care’s Mobile Health Teams;

  • Medical examination for dental care, eyeglasses

  • Medical and psychiatric examination for Social Security benefits;

Department of Human Services (DHS/IDPA)

Assist clients and residents to the following services:

  • DHS/IDPA (medical card, food stamps and financial assistance) benefits;

  • Obtain assistance through special projects for furniture, appliances, etc;

  • Obtain legal representation through the Legal Assistance Foundation;

Department of Children and Family Services

Assist IDOC “DCFS Wards” coming from the penal institutions to access the following services:

  • State identification cards, Social Security cards, birth certificates, voters registration cards, school transcripts and such other items as may be needed to help the client to obtain his state ID;

  • Prior to establishing a linkage with DCFS for individual clients, we assist clients to obtain clothing, shoes, coat, etc;

  • Referrals are provided to appropriate schools, continuing adult education programs, job readiness, job training and/or job placement programs;

  • Referrals are provided for medical and dental services as needed;

  • Assessments for various mental health/behavior modification services are also provided on an as needed basis;

Outpatient Behavior Modification Counseling

  • Individual and Group Behavior Modification Counseling is offered through Diagnostic Behavioral Services;

  • Psychiatric counseling is done through agencies such as Bobby Wright Comprehensive Mental Health Center, Loretto Crisis Management Center and Triage Program;

  • Drug Treatment and Counseling is done through Habilitative Systems, Healthcare Alternative Systems and Garfield Counseling Center;

Legal Assistance

  • Assist clients and residents who have violated their parole or probation to re-establish contact with their probation officer or parole agent;

  • Assist clients and residents to locate a Legal Assistance Attorney to represent them in court, Social Security hearing or administrative review;

  • Assist clients and residents by appearing in court on behalf of our agency to explain how our agency works and how we can benefit persons that would otherwise be sent to jail or the penitentiary.

HIV/AIDS Education Programs

  • Assist HIV/AIDS clients to access services through the Core Center;

  • Assist HIV/AIDS clients to obtain the name, address and phone number of their external case manager;

  • Assign an Internal Case Manager to assist HIV/AIDS clients to obtain a variety of pre-identified services;

  • Enroll IDOC and CCDOC HIV/AIDS clients into the Chicago Department of Public Health – Department of Corrections Initiative;

Jobs Unlimited Program

  • Assist clients and residents to locate gainful employment;

  • Arrange for clients and residents to be transported to and from jobsites that are inaccessible to public transportation;

  • Assist clients and residents to access on-the-job training programs;

  • Assist clients and residents to enter job readiness and placement programs;

  • Assist clients and residents to obtain clothing, tools, shoes etc. through local Welfare-to-Work Program Initiatives;

Housing

  • Provide intensive 1st stage transition/recovery type housing for chemically dependent, moderately mentally challenged, HIV/AIDS impacted and ex-offenders;

  • Provide restricted, monitored, drug and alcohol free 2nd stage housing for those residents who have completed a minimum of 200 consecutive clean and sober days, employed, and fulfilling the rules and regulations incumbent upon persons in this status;

  • Provide access to homeowners who are willing to rent apartments to our clients;

Social Security

  • Assist clients/residents to access Social Security to obtain Social Security benefits;

  • Assist clients/residents to complete vocational and/or disability report forms;

  • Assist client/residents to complete Activities Questionnaire Form;

  • Assist clients/residents to obtain legal representation through an SSI approved attorney;

  • Assist clients/residents to complete Reconsideration Filings and assist in the preparation of such reports, or the obtaining of medical reports from other agencies as a means of aiding the client secure SSI benefits;