Deborah's Place opens doors of opportunity for women who are homeless in Chicago. Supportive housing and services offer women their key to healing, achieving their goals and moving on from the experience of homelessness. Deborah's Place can provide housing and services to any individual that identifies as a single woman aged 18 and older that have a history of or currently experiencing homeless. Deborah's Place manages two locations in Chicago that offers permanent housing for women. All permanent housing programs are staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. These locations are Rebecca Johnson Apartments (houses 90 women) and Patty Crowley Apartments (houses 39 women).
Deborah's Place also provides interim housing services through our Teresa's Interim Housing program. This is a 10-bed, 120-day housing program that assist participants with obtaining stable housing, employment, and improved health.
Our Dolores's Safe Haven which provides a safe and supportive environment for fifteen women with severe mental illness who have been chronically homeless. These women are considered the hardest to house. Our clinical services team works to engage these women in case management services that result in stable housing and increased quality of life. Not all women at Deborah's Place live in one of our program sites; many live in their own apartments in the community. Deborah's Place partners with private landlords across the city to provide housing to women coming directly from the street or shelter. We then provide ongoing case management to help them set and achieve their self-determined goals.
Special Placement Information:
Agency is accepting BSW Full-time, MSW 1st year students, MSW 2nd year and Advanced Standing Clinical Students, Part-time BSW, Part-time MSW.
Students must provide the agency with a copy of their recent TB results, and Covid-19 Vaccination if students are vaccinated. The agency hours are 8:00AM -5:00 PM. Currently, weekend and evening hours are not available for interns. Each location is accessible by public transportation.