The Family Centered Services Committee (FCS) is a program of the Illinois DCFS.  The FCS Committee of LAN 77 meets  regularly at 10:00am every third Monday of each month, at Metropolitan Family Services.  The meeting is open to all parents, service providers, committee agencies, and residents of the LAN's geographic area.  The FCS is a body of representatives of our community stakeholders.  The FCS is mainly responsible for oversight and direction of child abuse and neglect prevention programs.  LAN programs and operational needs and monitors program utilization and expenditures.

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FCS Committee Members:

 

ABJ Community Services, Inc.

1818 E. 71st Street

Chicago, IL 60615

773/947-6940

www.abj.org 

Contact:  Belinda Farr

 

Ada S. McKinley Family Services

2715 17 W. 63^rd St.

Chicago, IL 60629

773/434-5577

www.adasmckinley.com 

Contact:  Ramona Herte

 

Arab American Action Network

*Temporary Site:

c/o Southwest Youth Collaborative

6400 S. Kedzie

Chicago, IL 60629

773/476-3534

www.aaan.org 

Contact:  Hatem Abudayyeh

 

Arab-American Family Service, Inc.

6441 S. Pulaski

Suite 214

Chicago, IL  60629

773/767-3025

Contact:  Itedal Shalabi or Nareman Taha

 

Chicago Commons/ Mary McDowell

Settlement

1335 W. 51^st St.

Chicago, IL 60609

773/376-5242

Contact:  Dorothy Gibbs

 

Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS)

6201 S. Emerald

Chicago, IL  60621

773/371-6114

www.state.il.us/dcfs 

Contact:  Elise Worrell

 

Greater Lawn Community Youth Network

3506 W. 63rd Place

Chicago, IL 60629

www.swyc.org 

Contact:  Sonia Diaz-Rangel

 

Illinois Federation of Families (IFF)

1100 D S 42nd Street

Mt. Vernon, IL  62864

800/871-8400

Contact:  Diane Ledbetter

 

Metropolitan Family Services

3843 W. 63^rd St.

Chicago, IL 60629

773/884-2213

www.metrofamily.org 

Contact:  David Zverow or Kent Hook

 

Universal Family Connections, Inc.

1350 W. 103rd Street

Chicago, IL 60643

773/881-1711

Contact:  Renee Rogers-Williams

 

Westside Youth Network

3142 S. Halsted, Suite 300

Chicago, IL  60608

Contact:  Yvonne Davis or Emma Allen

 

Foster Parent

Donsetta Blakely

773/778-7445

Chi4949@aol.com 

 

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