PROGRAMS

To view a list of all our programs and their descriptions click on Programs in left menu then choose a specific program in the drop-down boxes to view details, or you can click on the program titles below.


Advocate Bethany Community Health Fund \| top NEW!
	A.R.T.E. (A Return to Ecclesiastes) - BNA Servicing five (5) communities: Austin, East Garfield Park, West Garfield Park, Humboldt Park, North Lawndale


Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities \| top NEW!
	Ticket To Work Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program is an employment program for people with disabilities who are interested in going to work. The ticket Program is part of the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999 – legislation designed to remove many of the barriers that previously influenced people’s decisions about going to work because of the concerns over losing health care coverage. The goal of the Ticket Program is to increase opportunities and choices for Social Security disability beneficiaries to obtain employment, vocational rehabilitation (VR), and other support services from public and private providers, employers, and other organizations.

Phalanx Family Services Offered:

● Basic Nursing Assistant (BNA) Training

● Job Readiness Training

● Financial Literacy

● Life Skills Training

● Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

● Food Service & Sanitation License Training

● Substance Abuse/Life-Style Workshops

● Youth Mentoring

● Internships

● On-the-Job Training / Work Experience

● Job Placement Assistance

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	SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program SNAP is a short-term, subsidized employment training program designed to help you to become more employable through On-the-Job Work Experience, Vocational Training, and work and Life Readiness classes. We also encouraged GED, ABE and/or Literacy Education as important keys to employability and success. You will also be able to take advantage of our exclusive job development, placement, and retention services to, ultimately, help you find and keep employment.
	TANF Job Placement (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) TANF program is a subsidized employment training program designed to help you to become more employable through On-the-Job Work Experience, Vocational Training, and Work & Life Readiness classes. We offer intensive career guidance and counseling through case management. You will also be able to take advantage of our exclusive job development, placement, and retention services to, ultimately, help you find and maintain employment.
	Work First Program (Pay-after-Performance Program) Work First is a Pay-After-Performance program where participants are engaged in 20-35 hours of work related activities to earn financial assistance while gaining valuable work experience. Participants are provided employable skills, training, job placement assistance, retention and supportive services such as transportation and initial employment expenses. Each participant is assigned to a case manager who will assist him/her in reaching employment goals.


Chicago Department of Family and Support Services \| top
	CSBD (Community Services Block Grant) - BNA Training The Basic Nursing Assistants Training Program prepares students for an entry-level career in healthcare. The course integrates basic nursing concepts and skills with current trends in patient care. The student is trained and equipped with knowledge and skills above the basic requirements of the state for nursing assistants.
	CDBG (Community Development Block Grant) - Innovative The Community Development Block Grant is a program which provides training, job placement and retention services to low and moderate income Chicagoans. This program offers access to a variety of workforce services for under-served adults, including assistance with customized training, job search and job placement. CDBG applicants must meet the following five requirements and provide the documentation for eligibility.ers.
	CDBG (Community Development Block Grant) - Training & Placement (BNA) Career Development seminars/workshops are incorporated in the program to prepare students for employment. Upon successful completion of this program, students take the Illinois Nurse Aide Competency Examination administered by Southern Illinois University of Carbondale. disease prevention.
	Customized Job Training - Program for Ex-offenders This program is for ex-offenders who are 18 to 29 years old, have been released from a state or federal facility within the past 60 days and are seeking a new start in life. We help ex-offenders overcome obstacles and barriers to employment by developing marketable skills through On-the-Job Work Experience, Vocational Training, and Work & Life Readiness classes. We also encourage GED, ABE, and/or Literacy Education as important keys to employability and success. We provide exclusive job development, placement, and retention services to help secure and maintain employment.
	Youth WIA (Workforce Investment Act) - Program for Out-of-School Youth Project M.O.V.E. (Making Opportunities Viable for Everyone) is an education and employment training program for youth sponsored by the Chicago Department of Family and Support Services and the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) targeting out-of-school youth. We are here to help you get back in school, get job and life skills, vocational training, work experience, obtain a job, and, ultimately, succeed in life.
	Youth Ready Chicago Career Development Center Youth Ready Chicago Career Development Center (YRCCDC) is full of opportunities which provide youth and young adults with career options and skills needed to market themselves successfully in the marketplace. Through coaching individuals to understand and embrace their competencies, interest, values, and their personal characteristics, Phalanx Family Services is able to inspire youth and young adults to better manage their time, finances, career, education, and their decisions.


Chicago Public School \| top
	Culture of Calm Initiative - Julian High School Chicago Public Schools conducted a comprehensive assessment of the violence-related risk posed to CPS high school students both inside and outside of school. In response to extensive data-based research and community discussions, the Board has created a strategy to advance the protection, safety, and security of high school students. This strategy focuses toward the achievement of fundamental goals.


Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity \| top
	Bridging the Digital Divide - Basic Computer Training Today's workplace increasingly relies on technology. From computers that help mechanics diagnose car troubles, to computer-assisted laboratories, radio and television broadcasting, and machine-shop engineering, computer literacy has become a prerequisite for employment and career development in most fields. Individuals lacking computer skills and regular access to computer and telecommunications technologies face surmounting obstacles to participate in the technology-based economy. Not only does this growing "digital divide" threaten to place low-income citizen even further behind in competition for jobs, but also jeopardizes our economy.


Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities \| top NEW!
	Ticket To Work Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program is an employment program for people with disabilities who are interested in going to work. The ticket Program is part of the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999 – legislation designed to remove many of the barriers that previously influenced people’s decisions about going to work because of the concerns over losing health care coverage. The goal of the Ticket Program is to increase opportunities and choices for Social Security disability beneficiaries to obtain employment, vocational rehabilitation (VR), and other support services from public and private providers, employers, and other organizations.


Advocate Bethany Community Health Fund \| top NEW!
	A.R.T.E. (A Return to Ecclesiastes) - BNA Servicing five (5) communities: Austin, East Garfield Park, West Garfield Park, Humboldt Park, North Lawndale