About Shelter Youth & Family Services
Protecting Children, Strengthening Families, Transforming Communities. All children deserve a safe & loving home.
- Industry
- Individual and Family Services
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Arlington Heights, Illinois
- Founded
- 1975
- Company type
- Nonprofit
Shelter, Inc. provides community based, emergency and longer-term housing for children and adolescents who are abused, neglected, dependent or in need of supervision.
Since 1975, Shelter, Inc. has provided the emotional and physical care, programs and services that these children need to build safer, healthier and brighter futures.
We are available 24-hours a day, 365 days a year providing emergency services and referrals at 847.255.8060.
Shelter, Inc. is: -Accredited by the Council on Accreditation -Accredited by Healthy Families America -Licensed by the State of Illinois Department of Children and Family Services -A non-profit 501 (c)(3) corporation -Governed by a Board of Directors -Supported by funds from Elk Grove, Palatine, Schaumburg, Vernon and Wheeling townships; United Way, local municipalities, corporations, foundations, private donations, the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services and the Illinois Department of Human Services.
Shelter's Vision & Mission: Our vision is that every child will grow up in a safe and loving home.
Our mission is to end the cycle of child abuse by providing a comprehensive network of support to children, their families and our community to create safe, healthy and nurturing homes.
Specialties
- Emergency Housing
- Child Abuse
- Child Neglect
- Foster Care
- Healthy Families
- Community Education
- Youth Experiencing Homelessness
- Child Abuse Prevention
- Transitional Living
- Licensing Foster Families
- Licensing Foster Parents
- and Child Welfare
Company locations
3227 N Wilke Rd, Suite 150, Arlington Heights, Illinois 60004, US
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- Followers
- 897
- People linked to this company
- 50
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