Good Shepherd Center is a Community Partner of Illinois Action for Children

Good Shepherd Center has broadened its focus through the addition of the community partner provider training and resource center. We are now able to offer all our resources and training services in Spanish with the addition of a bilingual services specialist.

 Good Shepherd Center works in collaboration with Illinois Action for Children to provide education and resources to practioners who educate and care for the children of working families in Illinois. This program offers weekly training classes approved by DCFS, a quality counts van, a leading library of educational and enhancement materials for programs.

In addition, through this partnership we have access to a Cook County public Health Child Care Nurse Consultant who provides expertise concerning health issues of young children, and a Mental Health Consultant who provides assistance with social emotional issues that relate to young children and their caregivers along with other experts such as an Infant Toddler specialist who focus is strictly on programs providing quality care to our youngest and most vulnerable clients. As a result, Good Shepherd Center seeks to ensure access to quality child care for all children and families with a comprehensive approach.

For more information contact Maggie Keane, at 708-957-2600 x226.