WINGS Program

Safehouse programs provided 18,995 nights of shelter. The safehouses give abused women and their children emergency housing in a secure environment while they determine the steps necessary to move toward self-sufficiency and a violence-free lifestyle. We provided these families with advocacy, guidance, and support services during their stay which may be up to 90 days.

Counseling and mentoring Program provided 7,674 hours of counseling by licensed professionals and supervised interns to non-residents of Wings at no cost. This service provides women in the community with counseling, emotional support and safety planning that can help them prepare to leave an abusive situatuion before it reaches a crisis point. This Program includes survivor life line which is a mentoring Program by survivors to families new to the journey of rebuilding, and alas which works to engage the latino population in community building to raise awareness and faciliate access to services. This Program also includes a partnership with northwest community hospital and ascension hospitals to provide education, assessment and intervention for the hospital staff to identify victims who can then receive further services.

Transitional housing and permanent housing provided 73,965 nights of shelter. This Program accomodates 2-3 families in single family homes at no cost for up to 6 months. After spending time stabilizing their lives, the families can then move to an apartment for up to 2 years during which time they pay some rent and receive ongoing services to help with budgeting, permanent housing options, parenting skills, relationship building, legal advocacy and community referrals. Once in their own permanent housing, financial and Program support may also be provided to help them maintain their independence based on the needs of the family. Wings also offers permanent housing units to families in need of this option due to disabilities as well as 2 affordable housing units for long-term stay. In addition, Wings offers rapid re-housing through grants from hud and from the city of chicago. Lastly, Wings offers a transitional housing Program through a grant with the Illinois criminal justice information authority.