Community and Economic Development Association of Cook County, Incorporated
CEDA Mission Statement:
To work in partnership with communities to empower families and individuals to achieve self-sufficiency and improve their quality of life.
Community Action Promise:
Community Action changes people’s lives, embodies the spirit of hope, improves communities, and makes America a better place to live.
We care about the entire community, and we are dedicated to helping people help themselves and each other.
Head Start and Early Head Start are comprehensive child and family development programs. Both programs are designed to develop the basic educational skills necessary to succeed in school and the social skills to participate and subsequently contribute to the welfare of the community.
As a national program, Head Start began in 1965 and CEDA initiated the first Head Start program in suburban Cook County just two years later. CEDA Head Start currently serves 2,877 pre-school children and their families through thirty Head Start centers in suburban Cook County.
Half-Day School Year - Parents may enroll their child in either morning or afternoon classes during the traditional school year. Comprehensive services which include health, nutrition, child development, mental health, social services, and services to children with disabilities.
Early Head Start - EHS helps new parents set health, education and self-sufficiency goals for themselves and their families. EHS provides full day care for infants and toddlers age 0-3. Services are also available in a home-based setting to pregnant women and their families.
Before/After School Programs - This program provides educational activities beyond the traditional school day for school age children. The parents work or school schedule must support the hours the child is in the after school program. It also requires an income-based co-payment.
Eligibility Requirements:
To be eligible for the program, children must be from low-income families. For more information, contact the center nearest you.
CEDA is sponsoring Fatherhood Grant services for Early/Head Start Parents including:
For more information or to enroll in these free services, contact the Parent Involvement Specialist or the Family Services Specialist at your Head Start site.
Note: These services are provided to all eligible persons, regardless of race, gender, age, disability or religion.
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families – Office of Family Assistance
The summer of 2012 will mark 23 years of CEDA sponsorship of the Summer Food Service Program for low income children aged 18 years and younger.
CEDA serves approximately 68,000-90,000 nutritious meals in the Suburban Cook County each summer. The meals include breakfast, lunch and snacks from 18 -23 different locations.
Meals are either prepared fresh daily at the CEDA central kitchen by the CEDA Head Start skilled food service workers or meals can be catered for sites with limited kitchen space.
Each feeding location’s meal service is planned consistent with the ethic and cultural background of the children. Daily meals include fresh salads and fruits. Children with special food restrictions receive alternative food substitutes.
Many of our feeding locations offered other services besides nutritious meals for the children including but not limited to; Summer Educational classes, Religious Bible classes, Park District recreational and outdoor physical educational classes.
This program also provides job employment opportunities to unemployed Head Start staff and unemployed youth workers. We employ dietetic interns as field monitors, to supervise meal service preparation and service at the central kitchen and feeding locations. Keeping children healthy through feeding nutritious and healthy meals is our primary goal for the program.
For more information call:
Ms. Suman Sood, MS., RD., LD
CEDA Head Start/Early Head Start
312/795-8613 office
312/795-1035 fax
ssood@cedaorg.net
Eligibility
Children in low-income communities who receive free or reduced-price meals during the school year through the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs are eligible for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Summer Food Service Program.
To Become a Summer Feeding Intake Site:
CEDA is looking for local organizations, who want to combine a feeding program with a summer activity program.
CEDA SFSP partners receive free nutritious meals and snacks for children 18 years and younger, at approved and supervised sites in the low-income areas. Schools, public agencies, Park Districts and private nonprofit organizations call can apply to participate. All approved sites will receive free training before starting the program to learn how to plan, operate, and monitor a successful food service program. Contact Suman Sood to apply.
Blue Island-HS
2519 Grove Street
Blue Island, IL 60406
708-371-3303
Chicago Heights/ St. James-HS
9 West 21st Street
Chicago Heights, IL 60411
708-754-9861
Des Plaines-HS
1170 River Road
Des Plaines, IL 60016
847-298-1130
Ed Presberry Child and Development Center-HS
17542 South Pulaski Road
Country Club Hills, IL 60478
708-922-1975
Ford Heights/ Yates-HS
1055 Berkley
Ford Heights, IL 60411
708-757-1393
Franklin Park-HS
10113 North Grand Avenue
Franklin Park, IL 60131
847-451-1095
Grantee ARRA- EHS
2519 Grove Street
Blue Island, IL 60406
312-853-6203
Harvey Area Child & Family Development Center- HS
(Field School)
14701 Wallace Avenue
Harvey, IL 60426
708-596-4040
Joseph W. Freelon Child and Development Center- HS
267 East 15th Street
Chicago Heights, IL 60411
708-757-0180
Orland Park-HS
7249 Wheeler Drive
Orland Park, IL 60462
708-614-0926
Ray Walker Child & Family Development Center-HS
653 Windsor
Schaumburg, IL 60193
847-598-1020
Robbins-HS/EHS
3518 West. 139th Street
Robbins, IL 60472
708-597-2500
The Children’s Center of Cicero- Berwyn-HS- Pat Makris Center
2831 South 49th Avenue
Cicero, IL 60804
708-652-1284
Cicero-EHS
Morton East High School
2423 South Austin – Room 140
Cicero, IL 60804
708-652-1220
The Children’s Center of Cicero/Berwyn
6223 W. Ogden Ave
Berwyn, IL 60402
708-222-4519
The Children’s Center of Cicero/Berwyn- Red Feather
2724 S. 61st Avenue
Cicero, IL 60804
708-222-4508
The Children’s Center of Cicero/Berwyn-Concordia South Berwyn
3140 S. Home
Berwyn, IL 60402
708-222-4517
Evanston/Skokie School Dist. 65-HS
Joseph E. Hill Education Center
1500 McDaniel Avenue
Evanston, IL 60201
847-859-8300
LaGrange School District 102-HS
9311 Shields
Brookfield, IL 60513
708-482-2430 Ext 3047
LaGrange School District 102-HS
(Ideal School)
9901 W. 58th Street
Country Side, IL 60525
708-482-2750
Pillars Child and Family Development Center-HS
8020 W. 87th Street
Hickory Hills, IL 60457
708-995-3570
Resurrection Behavioral Health Center-Pro Care Child Development Center Bellwood-HS/EHS
330 Eastern Avenue
Bellwood, IL 60104
708-547-7341
Resurrection Behavioral Health Center-Pro Care Child Development Center Holy Family Medical Center
100 N. River Road
Des Plaines, IL 60016
847-813-3540
