Affiliates
Kids Above All
Kids Above All (formerly ChildServ) was founded in 1894 by Lucy Rider Meyer, a physician, educator, song writer and biblical scholar. Since that time, Kids Above All has grown from an orphanage in Lake Bluff into an agency that builds better lives for 2,800 at-risk children and families each year in Cook, DuPage, Kane and Lake counties. Services include:
- Early childhood education
- Foster care and adoption
- Group homes for teens who have experienced trauma
- Housing support for homeless youth and military and veteran families
- Counseling
MYSI
Formerly known as Methodist Youth Services, Inc., MYSI was founded in 1964 by a group of Methodist men with the initial focus of providing shelter and community resources for homeless families and youth with no or limited resources. Today, MYIS continues to embrace its mission to help those in need while promoting our Wesleyan values that uphold respect and compassion for others.
- Housing programs, case management and clinical services for youth involved with DCFS and the Department of Juvenile Justice
- Teen Pregnancy Primary Prevention Program (TP4) in schools and churches
- Seniors 2 Success program providing intensive advocacy case management services to seniors who reside in the City of Chicago and its bordering suburbs
- Twice weekly Emergency Food Pantry
Rosecrance
Rosecrance is a leading provider of substance use and mental health treatment programs and services to more than 16,000 for children, teens, adults and families who reside across the Northern Illinois Conference. Services include:
- Substance abuse prevention, early intervention and treatment for children, youth and adults
- Mental health treatment for children, teens and adults
- Family education and support
- Teen outpatient treatment, training and education and Parent Cafes in offices throughout Chicagoland