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This image shows one of the official yellow Safe Passage signs that are posted along Safe Passage routes citywide. The Chicago Department of Family and Support Services is a proud participant in the Safe Passage effort.

The Chicago Department of Family & 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 & Support Services)

	Sep 20, 2013	New Videos from DFSS: The One Summer Chicago/One Summer Chicago PLUS programs are changing lives. She how here: One of the success stories from our One Summer Chicago/One Summer Chicago PLUS programs is DeShawn Shepherd. Here is his story!
	Aug 22, 2013	Link to Background Information on the Safe Passage Program
	Aug 6, 2013	Study: Chicago's One Summer Plus Youth Employment Program Cuts Violent Crime Arrests in Half

Most Recent News (Family & Support Services)

Oct 1, 2013	Mayor Emanuel Joins The Chicago Metropolitan Battered Women's Network To Mark The Beginning Of Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Sep 19, 2013	Mayor Emanuel and Cook County Board President Preckwinkle Announce Nearly 20,000 Chicago Youth Hired Through One Summer Chicago 2013 Program
Aug 27, 2013	Mayor Emanuel Announces Release of Food Desert Data and New Interactive Efforts to Combat Food Deserts in Chicago
Aug 23, 2013	Mayor Emanuel Celebrates Achievements of One Summer Chicago Students Participating in Civic Engagement and Passage Outreach Projects
Aug 21, 2013	Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy, and Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett Visit Safe Passage Workers
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