Empowering people to heal, grow, and step confidently into their future.
Empowering individuals through life skills, mental health support, and career development.
Who Are We?
Tina’s Home is a Therapeutic Transitional Living Program (TLP) for Chicagoland area adults. 24/7/365 Direct Care staff will provide comprehensive services and assist individuals with their academic and career goals, as well as essential life skills so that they can achieve independence. With a strengths-based, client-centered approach, Tina’s Home will not only support the goals of our clients, but it will be a place of empowerment, choice, healing, and transformation where their safety, health, well-being, and voice is top priority. Individuals may stay in the Transitional Independent Living facilities for up to 24 months.
Residents must be:
- Unhoused, DCFS Youth in Care or those who have transitioned out of care
- 18 years old or older
- Willing to enroll in school and/or be employed while in the program
- Committed to weekly therapeutic and life skills sessions
- Willing to engage in acts of service
- Fully committed to personal growth, goal-setting, working cooperatively, and self-sufficiency
Housing • Educational and Vocational Support • Employment Training • Job/Internship Placement Assistance • Counseling • Basic Life Skills Training • Mental Health Services • Financial Literacy • Mentoring • Referrals and Placement • Extracurricular Enrichment • Volunteerism
our services
We believe in the power of EVERYONE'S potential.
Safe Housing
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Career & Educational Assistance
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Independent Life Skills Training
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Mental Health Support
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Program Goals
Help participants transition to stable housing.
Develop essential life skills for long-term independence.
Improve mental health and emotional well-being.
How it works
01
Intake Process
Applicants are evaluated against eligibility criteria, with detailed assessments conducted upon acceptance.
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Participant Success Planning
Personalized goals are established through the Participant Success Plan Agreement, focusing on education, employment, life skills, and emotional well-being.
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Program Participation
Regular check-ins, monthly and three-month progress evaluations, individual and group therapy, life skills workshops, mentoring, and ongoing community engagement and volunteer activities.
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Aftercare Support
Continued post-program guidance, including assistance securing permanent housing and employment, with follow-up services to support long-term success.