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International Children’s Center (ICC)
The International Children's Center (ICC) provides housing, counseling, case management, and family reunification services to approximately 300 children a year, ages 0-17, who have been apprehended by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). ICC's 54-bed facility is licensed by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) as a Child Care Institution. ICC operates under a Cooperative Agreement with the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) to serve unaccompanied immigrant children, and has done so successfully since 1995.
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| Eligibility Criteria: | Youth ages newborn to age 17 referred by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). |
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| Applying for Services: | Services available by referral only from Office of Refugee Resettlement/Division of Unaccompanied Children's Services (ORR/DUCS). |
| Referral and Intake: | Closed referral. Referrals from the Office of Refugee Resettlement/Division of Unaccompanied Children's Services only. |
| Contact Information: | Phone: 773.433.1200 |
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| Hours: | 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. |
| Languages: | Languages spoken by staff: Over 20 different languages spoken Services provided in the following languages: Arabic, Bosnian, Cantonese, French, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Kikongo, Latvian, Laotian, Lingala, Mandarin, Marathi, Nigerian, Pandaya, Portuguese, Punjabi, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Tamil, Thai, Tibetan, Urdu and American Sign Language |
| Appointments: | Referrals are made through the Office of Refugee Resettlement/Division of Unaccompanied Children's Services only. Intakes are done 7 days a week. |
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