*Offered at Kersten and Cooper. Addresses are listed below.
Date and time info reflects the schedule at Kersten. 
Cooper Schedule TBD.

Join us for our 2 - to 3 - year-old play group, designed to develop communication, language, and social skills. Waiting, turn-taking, following directions, and transitions are incorporated into preschool activities, like circle time, art, and pretend play.

ABLE accounts can offer individuals with disabilities a path toward greater financial independence by providing an ability to plan, save, and spend money on services, products, and education while preserving their benefits (eg: Medicaid, SSI, SSDI).

Join us as presenter Rosemary Laudani from the Illinois State Treasurer’s Office answers these and many other questions:

A new seminar series led by Sally Herschman and focusing on providing therapeutic services to people age 0-18 years old. The series is clinically focused but that does NOT mean it is for clinicians only!  Explore all aspects of working with and treating clients, from engagement to termination, using a lens of consideration for trauma experiences, race, developmental disabilities, and presentation along the full gender and sexuality spectrum.  Supervisors and direct service staff are highly encouraged to attend.

North Shore Auxiliary of JCFS Chicago Annual Fundraiser
Benefiting Response for Teens

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Sibshops offer brothers and sisters of children with a variety of special needs a place to meet other siblings in a relaxed, supportive, and recreational setting. They discuss their common joys and concerns, learn to handle sibling-specific “sticky situations” and have fun! For kids ages 6-12 years old.

FALL 2022 Sibshops

JCFS Chicago will be offering both virtual and in-person Sibshops this spring.  In-person Sibshops will have a limited number of spots and masking is required.  We will use outdoor spaces as weather permits.