Going back to school:
What you should know
When you leave the Cook County
Juvenile Temporary Detention
Center, you should feel safe and
welcome in your school.
Based on what we know about
you, you have been assigned to
the following school:
If you have any problems or you need
help enrolling, please call the CPS
Information Office right away at
(773) 535-8500
BACK IN SCHOOL
You may be required to bring a birth certificate
and other identification with you when you return
to school. It is a good idea to call the school office
before you go, to make sure you have
what you need with you.
You made a choice to go back
to school, and it is our job to
support you along the way.
If you have any challenges
and need assistance, please
call us. We can help.
(312) 433-5221.
TIME TO ENROLL:
Visit the main office, introduce yourself, and
ask for assistance in returning to classes.
Questions? Problems? Ask to call us at the
CPS Information Office from the school’s
phone for help. (312) 433-5221
Remember-- if you are on probation,
going to school could be a part of the terms of
your probation If you don’t go to school, you
could be called back to court or detained.
If you have an IEP, your plan for extra
support should start again right away.
CREATIVE RESOURCES
FREE Local Arts Programing
(MUSIC+DANCE)
Kuumba Lynx
4501 North Clarendon Chicago, IL 60640
Website: www.kuumbalynx.org | E-mail: [email protected]
773.550.4229
Ray of Hope Center of the Arts
1818 East 71st Street Chicago, IL 60649
Website: www.rayofhopearts.org | E-mail: [email protected]
773.947.0447
(Theatre, Spoken Word, Playwriting and Publishing)
Storycatchers Theatre
920 North Franklin Street, Suite 302 Chicago, IL 60610
Website: www.storycatcherstheatre.org | E-mail: brandirose@
storycatcherstheatre.org
312.280.4772
Young Chicago Authors
1180 North Milwaukee Avenue, 2nd FL | Chicago, IL 60642
Website: www.youngchicagoauthors.org
E-mail: [email protected]
Facebook: facebook.com/YoungChicagoAuthors
773.486.4331
(VISUAL MEDIA)
Better Boys Foundation
Film, Dance, Knitting
1512 South Pulaski Road | Chicago, IL 60623
Website: www.betterboys.org| E-mail: [email protected]
Facebook: facebook.com/Better.Boys.Foundation
773.542.7300
Little Black Pearl Workshop
1060 East 47th Street | Chicago, IL 60653
Website: www.blackpearl.org | E-mail: [email protected]
773.285.1211 ext.308
Street-Level Youth Media
1637 North Ashland Avenue | Chicago, IL 60642
Website: www.street-level.org | E-mail: [email protected]
Facebook: facebook.com/street.level.youth
773.862.5331
LEGAL RESOURCES
Get Help Filing for Expungement:
Visit the Juvenile Expungement Help Desk
Call ahead for office hours and resources.
(312)229-6359
1100 S. Hamilton Street, Chicago, IL, 60612
First floor, near the Clerk’s Office.
The Help Desk may be able to help you get expungement fees waved.
Or Use the Expungement App Online at Expung.io
FREE LEGAL SERVICES
CABRINI GREEN LEGAL AID
Free legal aid for cases involving juvenile delinquency,
mental illness, first-time offenders, and actual innocence.
CONTACT: 312-738-2452
CHILDREN AND FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER
AT NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL
Pro-bono defense on juvenile delinquency cases.
CONTACT: 312.503.8576 or [email protected]
EDWIN F. MANDEL LEGAL AID CLINIC
AT UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LAW SCHOOL
CONTACT: 773-702-9611
FIRST DEFENSE LEGAL AID provides 24-hour legal help for people who are
arrested or detained at Chicago police stations. – CONTACT: 800-LAW-REP-4
LAWNDALE CHRISTIAN LEGAL CENTER provides wholistic legal services,
integrating legal representation and social services, for court-involved youth, age 24
and younger, from North Lawndale. –CONTACT: 773-762-6381
CHICAGO COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS LAW PROJECT
Legal assistance for children and young people who are homeless, in shelters, not in
permanent housing, or otherwise at risk.
CONTACT: MONICA MAHAN at 1-800-940-1119 X 242.
CHICAGO LAWYERS COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS
Free legal advocacy for Chicago area students and families on school-related issues
including expulsion hearing representation.
312-630-9744, ext. 231
CIVITAS CHILDLAW CENTER
AT LOYOLA UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL– CONTACT: 312-915-7940 (INTAKE)
Very limited availability
EQUIP FOR EQUALITY provides legal representation for children and young people
who have an Individualized Education Plan or Section 504 Plan already, or who may
have an as yet undocumented disability.
CONTACT: RACHEL SHAPIRO at 312-895-7308;
Helpline at 1-866-KIDS-046 (voice) or 800-610-02779 (TTY)
LAF (formerly Legal Assistance Foundation) provides legal representation for
juvenile expungement, expulsion hearings, special education, plus many other civil
legal issues. CONTACT: 312-341-1070 (INTAKE)
Mental Health
Services and Support
Chicago Department of Human Services Dial 311.
National Alliance on Mental Illness of Greater Chicago
(NAMI)
1536 W. Chicago Ave. | Chicago IL 60642 | 312-563-0445
Alternatives, Inc.
4730 N. Sheridan Rd. |Chicago, IL 60640 | 773-506-7474
Catholic Charities
(English/Spanish)
721 N. LaSalle St. | Chicago, IL 60654 | 312-655-7700
Community Counseling Centers of Chicago (C4)
4740 N. Clark St. | Chicago, IL 60640| 773-769-0205
Thresholds
4104 N. Ravenswood Ave. | Chicago, IL 60613 | 773-572-5500
Youth Outreach Services
(English/Spanish)
2411 W. Congress Pkwy. | Chicago, IL 60612| 773-777-7112
24-hour crisis hotline
708-547-1091
Association House of Chicago
(English/Spanish)
1116 N. Kedzie Ave. | Chicago, IL 60651| 773-772-7170
Metropolitan Family Services
1 N. Dearborn, 10th Floor| Chicago, IL, 60602| 312-986-4000
LaRabida Children’s Center
1111 E. 87th Street, Suite 800| Chicago, IL 60619|
773-374-3748 ext. 0
Ada S. McKinley Community Services
725 S. Wells St., Suite 1-A | Chicago, IL 60607 | 312-554-0600