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Bobby has come a long way by dealing with his stressors related to his mom returning back to his life from incarceration and his dad becoming actively involved as well...

Habilitative Systems, Inc.

HSI is a multi-faceted human service agency that plays a substantial role in the articulation, development and delivery of programs and services to improve the quality of life in targeted areas.

HSI is among the largest human service employers on Chicago’s Westside and operates 39 programs in 15 Westside locations. HSI’s 200+ employees, interns and volunteers serve well over 7,000 people at risk of institutionalization, hospitalization, incarceration and mortality annually;thereby reducing high institutional and emergency room care costs significantly.

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HSI Vision, Mission, Purpose

THE HSI VISION

HSI through a continuum of care approach is building healthy communities for underserved populations with disabilities and people living with an array of human services needs.

THE HSI MISSION

HSI uses a comprehensive multi-tiered approach that engages prevention, intervention, treatment, research, and care management to build healthy communities.

Research & Education

HSI is the only human service provider on Chicago’s Westside that operates a Community-Based Research Institute. We have our own Institutional Review Board (IRB) and Federalwide Assurance (FWA) that allow us to solicit funding support and collaborate on research activities, while ensuring the full protection of all persons involved. We have academic affiliations with over 15 academic institutions and associations. Support for the institution allows an increased capacity to serve more interns and offer further enhancements to our research infrastructure.

Impact of Human Services

Providing Community Care Program services costs less than 20 percent of the average cost of nursing home care.
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The return on investment for homeless prevention is as high as a $4 return on every $1 of public investment.
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Supportive housing residents experienced an overall 39 percent cost reduction in the use of public services over a two year period after moving in to supportive housing.

Rynell, A., Terpstra, A., Carrow, L., & Mobley, I. (2011, May). The Social and Economic Value of HumanServices. Chicago: Social IMPACT Research Center.

Social Entrepreneurship

Social entrepreneurship is when a nonprofit organization operates a for-profit business to generate money to support its mission-related activities. HSI has embraced this concept with the following 3 initiatives:

·     ServiceMaster

·     NISH

·     HSI Land Development Corporation

HSI has obtained a ServiceMaster® Franchise, that trains and employs personnel to provide Service Master Janitorial Services.

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Habilitative Systems, Inc.
thanks all the men and women of our Armed Forces
both current and past for their service.

We understand the special needs of our returning veterans.

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