Department

Family & Support Services

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)

	Apr 30, 2012	2012 CSBG Scholarship Program
	Apr 3, 2012	2012 Healthy Summer Nutrition Lunch Program

Most Recent News (Family & Support Services)

May 9, 2012	Mayor Emanuel's Proclamation of Older Americans Month in Chicago
May 1, 2012	Never Too Old To Play: Chicago Celebrates Older Americans Month with Weekday Events in May
Apr 6, 2012	Mayor Emanuel, President Preckwinkl​e Announce 17,000 Summer Jobs and 168,000 Activities to Keep Chicago Youth Safe this Summer
Apr 6, 2012	2012 Spring Quarter Life Enrichment Brochure
Feb 8, 2012	City of Chicago and the Center for Advancing Domestic Peace Present the Domestic Violence Panel Discussion and Resource Fair
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What We Do

• Children Services
• Community Service Centers
• Division on Domestic Violence
• Homeless and Emergency Services
• 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