MFS COVID-19 Service Information and Updates
THURSDAY, MARCH 19
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are implementing multiple measures to help ensure client and staff safety, effective end of day Monday, March 16. Those measures include the following:
Our DuPage ECE Centers are closed until March 30. Our Chicago ECE Centers will be closed starting Tuesday, March 17 until March 30.
Except for the programs bulleted below, we will be providing client services via phone.
- For clients who have questions regarding their existing appointments, please call your Metropolitan service provider staff contact.
- For general Metropolitan Family Services, call our main line: 312-986-4000.
- For legal assistance, call our Legal Aid Society Intake Number: 312-986-4200.
The following programs will remain open:
- Community Integrated Living Arrangement housing (for seriously mentally ill clients)
- Family Shelter Service of Metropolitan DuPage Shelter
- Family Shelter Service of Metropolitan DuPage Hotline (630-469-5650)
- Domestic Violence Courthouse (555 W. Harrison St., Chicago)
- DuPage Court Advocacy program
- Adult Protective Services
- Mobile Crisis Response (provides intensive mental health services for clients experiencing acute psychiatric episodes)
- Communities Partnering 4 Peace (CP4P) outreach services
Clients who receive injectable medications as part of their care at Metropolitan will be seen at our sites. Those clients should contact their Metropolitan service provider staff contact regarding their appointments.
For service updates, please visit this page and stay connected with us for updates via Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, as well as here on our website, www.metrofamily.org/covid-19.
We also recommend checking the following websites for local, national, and global updates, respectively:
I ask you to remain positive as we move forward together. I am working closely with public health authorities to ensure we respond to facts, not fear. This is a challenging time, but it’s challenging times like these that we need each other the most. For all our neighbors in all our communities, let’s stay strong and stay safe.
Respectfully,
Ric Estrada