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Every Child Deserves Support

Championing equity and access for every child and family.

Championing equity and access for every child and family.

Serving Children & Parents since 1991.

Our Mission

Building a secure & hopeful today, so children facing health issues & poverty succeed tomorrow.

Transforming Lives by Overcoming Poverty, Health Challenges, Violence, and Racial Injustice

Children’s Place Association provides vital services often lacking in disinvested neighborhoods, such as early education, trauma therapy, support groups, and primary healthcare. We develop personalized plans for each child and family to enhance their well-being. 

Our mission is to empower children and families in underserved areas to overcome barriers, foster resilience, improve health, and equip them with the knowledge to navigate life’s challenges successfully. 

OUR FRAMEWORK FOR POSITIVE CHANGE THROUGH EQUITY

Community Driven

We believe those living and working in underserved communities best understand their needs and solutions, so we let their goals and strategies guide our efforts.

Collaboration

We work alongside community members as equals, uniting around a shared vision and leveraging our unique strengths to maximize our collective impact.

Strengths-based Approach

We focus on the whole child, family, and community, recognizing their strengths and challenges while moving beyond stereotypes to promote positive change.

Sustainability

We commit to sustaining projects until community goals are met, understanding that meaningful change requires time, dedication, and ongoing support for success.

Supporting Chicago’s Children and Their Families

Since 1991, we have proudly cared for children and families experiencing poverty, health challenges, violence, housing, and food insecurity.

What sets us apart:

We support whole families, recognizing their well-being impacts children’s health. Our evidence-based services include trauma therapy, health and social services, education, foster care/adoption, after-school programs, family support, and housing.

We know that community members, especially youth,understand their challenges and help create solutions. Our early learning program integrates health services and welcomes children with special needs, offering inclusion where others may not.

We empower neighborhoods by supporting families facing violence, underinvestment, and limited opportunities. We proudly reflect the communities we serve, with 86% of leadership and 79% of staff being people of color.

“Children’s Place made an incredible impact in my life. It gave me a childhood I didn’t expect I would ever have… and a foundation that has allowed me to grow.”

Dominique, Former Children’s Place client and HIV survivor University of Illinois Springfield, Class of 2016

Envision a future where every child has access to the developmental support they need to thrive,
enhancing their self-perception and fostering pathways of hope and resilience

—regardless of their circumstances or zip code.

Join us in ensuring Chicago’s children stay safe and flourish through our Children’s Place Association programs!

our programs and services

Child And Family Support Services child and family support services

Child and Family Support Services 

We provide essential services for families facing health, trauma, and financial challenges, offering housing assistance, mental health support, and case management to access critical resources. 

Child Thrive Geographically Focused Collaborative child thrive

child thrive

We work alongside community members as equals, uniting around a shared vision and leveraging our unique strengths to maximize our collective impact.

Early Childhood Education early childhood education

early learning education

We focus on the whole child, family, and community, recognizing their strengths and challenges while moving beyond stereotypes to promote positive change.

Foster Care And Adoption foster care & adoption

foster care and adoption

We commit to sustaining projects until community goals are met, understanding that meaningful change requires time, dedication, and ongoing support for success.

Embracing the Toughest Cases

We tackle challenging problems head-on. We excel at transforming the most difficult situations into successful outcomes! 

From Surviving to Thriving

Personal Success Stories

Our Story

BE THERE FOR CHICAGO’S CHILDREN

Children’s Place Association needs you to help us build a secure and hopeful today so children facing health issues and poverty succeed tomorrow.

CHILDREN IN CHICAGO

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Live with Gun Violence

1 in 4

Live in Poverty

CHILDREN’S PLACE IMPACT IN 2023

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Children’s Place Association empowers children and their families by providing essential support in four key areas: health, education, family support, and financial stability.

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Children’s Place International

Children’s Place International works with local partners to benefit thousands of children and youth affected by HIV/AIDS, pediatric cancers, malnutrition, water-borne illnesses, and mental health issues.

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