Chicago Department of Family and Support Services

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municipal government agency social services agency

The Chicago Department of Family and Support Services is a city agency that delivers social services and support programs to children, seniors, families, and vulnerable residents across Chicago.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Chicago Department of Family and Support Services (in part)	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	municipal government agency ⓘ social services agency ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	DFSS ⓘ
cityServed	Windy City ⓘ surface form: Chicago
collaboratesWith	Illinois executive branch ⓘ surface form: Illinois state agencies community-based organizations ⓘ federal social service agencies ⓘ nonprofit organizations ⓘ other City of Chicago departments ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
employs	case managers ⓘ program administrators ⓘ social workers ⓘ
fundingSource	City of Chicago budget ⓘ federal government grants ⓘ public-private partnerships ⓘ state government grants ⓘ
goal	to increase access to essential services for Chicago residents ⓘ to reduce poverty and social vulnerability in Chicago ⓘ
governingBody	Chicago City Council ⓘ Mayor of Chicago ⓘ
jurisdiction	Windy City ⓘ surface form: City of Chicago
locatedIn	Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ surface form: Chicago Illinois ⓘ
mission	to support Chicago residents, particularly the most vulnerable, and improve their quality of life through social services and support programs ⓘ
partOf	Government of Chicago ⓘ surface form: Government of the City of Chicago
primaryLanguage	English ⓘ
programArea	crisis intervention ⓘ domestic violence services ⓘ early childhood education support ⓘ family support services ⓘ homeless services ⓘ senior services ⓘ workforce development ⓘ youth services ⓘ
regionServed	Chicago metropolitan area ⓘ
responsibility	administering city-funded social service programs ⓘ coordinating services for vulnerable populations in Chicago ⓘ overseeing contracts with social service providers ⓘ providing direct services at community service centers ⓘ
serviceType	human services ⓘ social services ⓘ support services ⓘ
targetPopulation	children ⓘ domestic violence survivors ⓘ families ⓘ homeless individuals ⓘ low-income residents ⓘ seniors ⓘ veterans ⓘ vulnerable residents ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Government of Chicago → hasDepartment → Chicago Department of Family and Support Services ⓘ

Committee on Health and Human Relations → oversees → Chicago Department of Family and Support Services ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chicago Department of Family and Support Services (in part)