Child Welfare & Family Services
TASC works in partnership with child welfare and other social service systems across Illinois, to help youth and families get the services they need to become healthy and productive.
Offered in Cook County and St. Clair County
Funded by: Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
Under leadership of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), TASC provides intensive case management services to parents whose children have been placed in foster care because of charges related to substance abuse.
TASC Recovery Coaches work within the community to help involved parents access a full continuum of services including substance abuse or mental health treatment, parenting classes, individual or family counseling, and assistance with stable housing and employment. Proactive case management methods are utilized to engage, retain, promote, monitor, and report client progress. TASC makes recommendations regarding family permanency, and continues case management services post-permanency.
Read Recovery Coach Program success stories from two former TASC clients, Janice and Kim.
Offered in Cook County
Funded by: Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
Support from the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) allows TASC to provide intensive case management services to children involved in the foster care/child welfare system who have emotional and behavioral disorders. TASC works with families, schools, communities and others to help youth achieve a stable living situation. TASC directly provides or connects youth to services ranging from clinical care and family counseling to life skills training and vocational programs.
