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05.20.2013
Metropolitan Family Services Offers Help for Those Affected by Foreclosure

Metropolitan Family Services Offers Help for Those Affected by Foreclosure. "Know Your Rights" Seminar Monday, June 3, from 9:30 a.m. to noon at the Metropolitan Family Services Calumet Center, 235 E. 103rd St., Chicago.



05.14.2013
Metropolitan is Getting the Word Out about Mental Health



05.14.2013
The Metropolitan Family Services Metro Board Presents Metropolis June 7

The Metropolitan Family Services Metro Board Presents Metropolis June 7



05.2.2013
LAS Board Member Tianne Bataille Earns Recognition

Video Feature Part of Honor



04.29.2013
Metropolitan Family Services DuPage Gala Raises $243,000 for DuPage Families in Need

WLS-TV News Anchor Judy Hsu Emceed the Event; Drew Nearly 400 Attendees



04.17.2013
Head Start Alumni “Reunion” Showcases ROI of Early Learning Programs

Taking Place 4/22 at Midway Head Start Facility



04.9.2013
Fun-filled Activities Focus on Education, Health & Fitness for Week of the Young Child April 14-20

A full slate of fun, educational and healthy activities is planned to celebrate Week of the Young Child, April 14-20, at Metropolitan Family Services Children’s Centers.



04.3.2013
Metropolitan Family Services Recognizes National Child Abuse Prevention Month



04.1.2013
“Spring Fever” Offers Fun-Filled Night on April 20

Evanston Resident Bart Rocca to Be Honored



03.26.2013
Metropolitan Family Services DuPage to Honor Mr. and Mrs. Alan Peterson of Glen Ellyn at Annual Gala

Gala to Be Held April 26



03.5.2013
Social Workers are Woven into the Fabric of Our Society

March is National Professional Social Workers Month



02.18.2013
Metropolitan Family Services DuPage Names Pat Whiteside to its Community Board

Metropolitan Family Services DuPage Names Pat Whiteside to its Community Board



02.15.2013
Legal Aid Society Brings Together Professionals to Fight Sex Trafficking in Chicago

Group helps survivors of trafficking recover and rebuild their lives.



02.7.2013
Come Out for ‘Fresh Moves Fridays’ at Our Calumet Center

Come Out for ‘Fresh Moves Fridays’ at Our Calumet Center



02.5.2013
Get the Facts on Teen Dating Violence

February is Teen Dating Violence Prevention and Awareness Month



01.16.2013
Make a Resolution that Makes a Difference

January is National Mentoring Month. Please consider becoming a mentor. The friendships and personal connections made through mentoring leave such a positive, lifelong impression on both mentors and mentees. You can make a difference.



01.15.2013
1 in 5 Children Live in Poverty in the U.S.

Among the growing ranks of people living in poverty are the working poor who hold minimum wage jobs, seniors living on fixed incomes, and those who lost their jobs.



12.20.2012
400 Families in Need will Receive Complete Holiday Dinners at the North Center

Holiday dinner fixings will help make the season merry for 400 client families of Metropolitan's North Center



12.11.2012
200 DuPage Families in Need will Receive Complete Holiday Dinners

Holiday dinner fixings will help make the season merry for 200 families at Metropolitan DuPage



12.11.2012
Metropolitan Family Services Receives $1.27 Million Software Donation from Microsoft Corporation

Donation Will Fund Technology Enhancement to Deliver Improved Services to Low-Income Children and Families



12.6.2012
Fresh Moves Mobile Produce Market Stopping at Metropolitan’s Calumet Center

Roseland is the Stop for Southside Deliveries by the Mobile Produce Market



12.6.2012
You Did It! We are Now a Top-Rated NonProfit

Thanks to your reviews, Metropolitan Family Services is listed as a Top Nonprofit by GreatNonprofits



12.4.2012
Metropolitan Family Services Raises More Than $1.1 Million at Holiday Celebration

Gala Attracts More Than 700 Guests



12.4.2012
Fresh Moves Mobile Produce Market Stopping at Metropolitan’s Calumet Center

Roseland is the Stop for Southside Deliveries by the Mobile Produce Market



11.30.2012
Three New Members Named to Metropolitan Family Services DuPage Community Board

Appointments Announced at Oct. 25 Annual Meeting



11.6.2012
Eduardo Anguiano Named Center Director of the Metropolitan Family Services Southeast Chicago Center

Aguiano has 25 years’ experience in social services; will report to Laurie Sedio, Executive Director of the Southeast Chicago and Midway centers



11.2.2012
Legal Aid Society Receives $400,000 Grant for Victims of Crime Services Assessment

Grant One of Only Six Awarded Across the Country



10.23.2012
Metropolitan Family Services Holds Domestic Violence and Breast Cancer Awareness Events

Survivors Honored with One-Woman Play, Poetry Reading & Balloon Release



10.11.2012
Attorney General Madigan Announces $650,000 Grant Supporting LAS Foreclosure Services

Attorney General Distributes Funds from National Foreclosure Settlement



09.20.2012
Tickets on Sale for Metropolitan Family Services’ 31st Annual Holiday Celebration

Celebrate the Season of Giving and Get a Chance to Win an “Instant Wine Cellar”



09.19.2012
Chicago Bears Honor Ricardo Estrada Through the NFL Hispanic Heritage Leadership Awards

Awards Recognize Leaders in Each NFL Market



08.31.2012
Join the Fun at “Day with Dad” Sept. 9 at U.S. Cellular Field

Proceeds Benefit Young Fathers Program and Parenting Programs



08.2.2012
Charity Navigator Awards Metropolitan Family Services 4-Star Rating

Only 1 in 4 Nonprofits to Ear 4-Star Rating



08.1.2012
Free Seminar on Sept. 7 Helps Vets Adjust to Civilian Life

Taking Place at MFS Southeast Chicago Center



07.12.2012
100 African American Mentors & 500 Youth at 4th Annual Breaking Barriers: Real Men Moving Forward

Mentoring Event for Young Men



07.5.2012
Enrollment is Now Open for Metropolitan Family Services DuPage Head Start Programs

Metropolitan Family Services DuPage Head Start programs are now accepting enrollment.



06.8.2012
Metropolitan Family Services DuPage Participates in Lean Six Sigma Training

The training is part of an innovative pilot project between DuPage business and human services sectors



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