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History: Tuesday's Child began as a family service
component of Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago,
Illinois. Evolving as a free-standing service
organization in 1984, Tuesday's Child has 28 years of quality programming to families of
children at risk of failure both at school and home.
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Mission Statement: To help families
establish and maintain strong, positive relationships
with their children from the earliest stages, and to
help children, especially those at risk for failure,
to enter school ready to learn. |
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Program Descriptions: |
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Parent Training - An intensive behavior management program with
emphasis on building strong relationships between
family members. |
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Child Center
- Two site-based classrooms that teach an early
learning social skills curriculum, focusing on school
readiness skills (ie., following directions, time on
task, socialization, etc.) with a 5 to 1 student/teacher
ratio. |
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Familias Felices - A Spanish-language parent
training program that targets
low-income Spanish speaking families with children at
risk of, or living with, special needs. |
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Birth to Three (Early
Intervention) - Specialized onsite
intervention of young children with diagnosed
developmental delays such as speech, physical and
social/emotional. Intensive, bilingual parent training is also
provided. |
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Summer Camp-
The camp provides the
opportunity to experience field trips and camp
settings while continuing to offer developmental
intervention and behavior management. |
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Speech Therapy - A therapy program for
young children (1-6) who are exhibiting signs of
either speech or language delays. |
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Outreach -
Collaborative services with other community agencies
to bring our program to high risk populations in
low-income areas. |
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Community Volunteer and Student
Intern Program - Designed for students
studying early education, special education, urban
studies, sociology, social work, and psychology.
Individuals
seeking an internship or volunteer opportunity
should email a resume and cover letter to Dr.
Joanne Perpoli, Clinical Director at
tc@tuesdayschildchicago.org
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