Department

Family and Support Services

The Chicago Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS) is dedicated to supporting a continuum of coordinated services to enhance the lives of Chicago residents, particularly those most in need, from birth through the senior years. The department works to promote the independence and well-being of individuals, support families and strengthen neighborhoods by providing direct assistance and administering resources to a network of community-based organizations, social service providers and institutions.

DFSS offers direct services and referrals for specialized assistance to residents and families in need through its six Community Service Centers. The DFSS Division on Domestic Violence is dedicated to promoting a coordinated multi-system response to domestic violence in Chicago. And the department’s Senior Services Area Agency on Aging administers a variety of informational and recreational programs through our Regional and Satellite Senior Centers, designed to address the diverse needs and interests of older Chicagoans, from those who are healthy and active, to those who are frail and homebound.

Alerts (Family and Support Services)

Jan 27, 2012

Therapeutic Massage Therapy for Seniors Request for Proposal (RFP)

Most Recent News (Family and Support Services)

Feb 1, 2012	City of Chicago Observes February as Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month
Jan 19, 2012	Chicago Department of Family and Support Services Reminds Chicagoans to Take Precautions During Cold Weather
Jan 6, 2012	2012 Winter Quarter Life Enrichment Brochure
Jan 4, 2012	City of Chicago Observes January As National Stalking Awareness Month
Nov 18, 2011	DFSS Presents Renaissance Court Gallery Retrospective 1992 – 2011
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What We Do

• Children Services
• Division on Domestic Violence
• Homeless and Emergency Services
• Human Service Delivery
• Policy and Advocacy
• Senior Services-Area Agency on Aging
• Veterans Resource Office
• Workforce Development
• Youth Services

Supporting Information

• 2009 Domestic Violence Summit Series
• Family and Support Services - Other Office Locations
• File a Family and Support Services FOIA Request

City Data

• Community Service Centers
• FOIA Request Log - Family and Support Services
• Senior Centers
• Workforce Centers
• Youth Centers