Prison and Halfway Programs

4 organizations offer prison services and/or halfway programs to Westside residents:

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F.A.I.T.H. Inc.
Mother to Mother
Sister House
Women of Faith for Prison Justice

F.A.I.T.H. Inc.

Address:
5437 W. Division
Chicago IL 60615-1312
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Phone: (773) 378-0233

Fax: (773) 378-5035

Mission:  For Action In Togetherness Hold Fast (F.A.I.T.H) is a community-based organization comprised of concerned community residents, professionals, offenders and ex-offenders, who have come together, utilizing their gifts and talents, in assisting those just leaving the Illinois prison system to find their way though the difficult process of re-adapting to community life.  F.A.I.T.H., Inc. also endeavors to empower community members to work towards the prevention of their entry into the criminal justice system and in diminishing the overall spread of violence.

Services:

• Screening, testing, and referrals to job training centers
• Counseling and spiritual guidance
• Group counseling
• Transportation
• Pen-pal and emergency phone calls from inmates
• Visits to inmates for spiritual guidance and counseling
• Information and referral to other services
• Court, probation and legal advocacy services

Mother to Mother

Address:
2200 Roosevelt Rd., Suite 15
Broadview, IL 60155-3833
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Phone: (773) 542-1199

Fax: (773) 542- 1188

Mission: At Mother to Mother, we have networked with diverse organizations, school, hospitals, treatment facilities, Daycare centers, and the Tenth & Eleventh district police departments in order to provide visionary and comprehensive resources as well as a transitional living program for our clients. Our program is designed and tailored to fit all women regardless of creed, race, or circumstance. We understand the needs of all women, and will not discriminate.

Mother-to-Mother also assist with women's mental health issues with trained and licensed personnel. We also do home and hospital visits to our clients, while providing transportation to and from appointments. Mother-to-Mother specializes in women who have DCFS cases, and will provide a court advocate to assist our clients during court proceedings.

We provide services for women with or without children as well as providing childcare in our living facilities.

Sister House

Address:
851 North Leamington
Chicago, IL 60651
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Phone: (773) 626-0525

Fax: (773) 626-3708

Mission: Sister House is a faith-oriented community of women which offers a temporary home to women after incarceration or recovery from substance abuse. We provide a daily environment of peace, justice, and growth for spiritual maturity. The program empowers woman to participate constructively in society. Sister House requires accountability and encourages responsibility, while enabling residents to achieve creative independent living.

Services:

• Twelve-Step Program
• One-on-One Counseling
• Safe environment, hot meals, clothing, and individual rooms
• G.E.D. clases
• Job training
• Job placement
  
  

Women of Faith for Prison Justice

Address:
C/O Lutheran Social Services
11607 South Bishop
Chicago, IL 60643-5022
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Phone: (773) 468-2667

Mission: We, the women of faith for prison justice, recognize the injustices and unmet needs which threaten the health and well being of women and their families affected by incarceration. Therefore, we commit ourselves to challenge all women of faith to educate themselves and society about the realities of the restorative justice in this system.

Services:

• Community-Based Sentencing
  Family unity programs allow women who are convicted of none-violent offenses to remain with their children and receive appropriate programming while they serve their sentences in a secure residential center. These centers save money, reduce repeat offenses, and keep family intact.
• Health care
  We advocate for improved access to both mental and physical health care for women prisoners, and for adequate standards of care. Women must be allow to see competent medical and mental health care providers in a timely manner, and correctional officer must comply with medical orders. At present, inadequate staffing causes substantial delay in access to health providers, even for women with life threatening illnesses.
• Sentencing
  Women of faith for prison justice works with the Illinois Clemency Project for battered women on behalf of women incarcerated for fighting back against their abusers. We oppose mandatory minimum sentencing and collaborate with the Illinois Coalition Against the Death Penalty to research and publicize cases of woman on death row in Illinois.
• Legislative Advocacy
  Through our advocacy network, we work to build support for legislative policies, that improve conditions for incarcerated women, and we organize opposition to legislation that negatively impacts women and their families.
  

CONTACT PERSON:
Rochelle Henderson
Coordinator
Phone 773-468-2667