Metropolitan Family Services

Join our Midway team! We’re hiring for a Site Supervisor of Early Childhood Education! If you have at least 3 years of teaching and supervisory experience, we’d love for you to apply. Check out the position here: https://bit.ly/SITES004228

As MFS recognizes Indigenous People’s Day today, we are proud to have brought our staff together to experience a special presentation from Xochitl-Quetzal Aztec Dance, a group focused on preserving Mexico’s ancient culture through music, song, and dance in the tradition of the Concheros. Please enjoy this small highlight from their presentation, as we reflect on the history and culture of Indigenous American peoples.

Did you know Chicago has the third largest urban Native American population in the country? This Indigenous Peoples’ Day, MFS recognizes the histories, resilience, and unique traditions of Indigenous peoples, with the intent of fostering understanding and unity among diverse cultures. We acknowledge that we are on the lands of the Council of Three Fires -- the Ojibwa, Ottawa and Potawatomi -- and a dozen other Nations who once called, what we now know as Illinois, home.

Old National Bank came to visit the main DuPage headquarters for a two-shift volunteer event to clean and organize the storage closet. Before each shift, our Domestic Violence Senior Prevention Educator, Nicole Jordan, presented a Domestic Violence 101 class to share information about what DV looks like. Thank you Old National for joining us in this unique and impactful way to start an event!

Tonika Davenport, Director of Racial Equity, Justice, and Inclusion at Metropolitan Family Services, shares how to foster inclusiveness in community and develop authentic visibility in our civic engagement. Metropolitan Family Services joins Tonika in encouraging you to express your voice in this year’s election. What better time than the present! Check your registration, make a plan, and vote!

Thank you to all who joined us for the Legal Aid Society's 2024 Equal Access to Justice Award Luncheon! Together, we've raised more than $356,180 benefiting the critical legal services LAS provides, and celebrated the pro bono contributions that make those services possible. You can view all of the photos from our Mpowering afternoon on our Flickr page here: https://bit.ly/4f0MtlA Please also enjoy the video highlights:

Thank you to Representative Jesús "Chuy" Garcia for visiting Metropolitan Family Services #Midway Center! It was amazing to welcome him back to Midway Children Center and our Jones Center (workforce development center). We had the opportunity to reintroduce Rep. Garcia to our programs and share the impact we are making for Chicago's littlest learners - ensuring they are school-ready and enter with the skills and confidence needed to succeed. Our efforts also provide crucial support services to their families. We also had the chance to share our plans for expanding the Children's Center to ensure we can address community need. Special Thanks to Ric Estrada and the entire MFS team, including Dawn Delgado, Anne Larsen VanderWeele, and Alyssa Mendez for joining and making this happen! Learn more about our Early Learning Programs: https://lnkd.in/gmTGFNEv

We're in our second week of our Domestic Violence Awareness Month donation drive! Throughout the month of October, we’re asking you to join us in making a meaningful impact by participating in our donation drive to provide essential items to our clients. Our Southwest and Southeast programs provide free crucial support services to victims of DV. Your support can make a real difference in our client’s lives. Please scan the QR code or visit our Amazon Wishlist by clicking this link to donate today: https://amzn.to/3TSmy7L

Thank you DuPage County and the DuPage Foundation for the generous grant our DuPage Center received from the DuPage Community Transformation Partnership! This transformational grant will help support behavioral health services we provide for children.

Our youth are our future, and the future is bright! Metropolitan Family Services’ Calumet Center Executive Director Carrie Pullie encourages youth to vote in this election and make the choices that are best for them. Check your registration, make a plan, and vote!