(325 ILCS 30/2) (from Ch. 23, par. 4102)
Sec. 2.
Purpose.
The legislature finds that families and family
structures have changed dramatically, and many families are suffering
because of the stresses and strains of economic demands.
Many families are at high risk of becoming fragmented and dysfunctional,
and a substantial number will be trapped in a cycle of poverty unless
existing support systems designed to intervene and assist them in times of
need are vastly improved.
Under the present system of services to families, families are required
to be in trouble or dysfunctional before they can become eligible to
receive services and assistance.
In order to reach out to families and successfully assist them, support
services should be coordinated and provided in a community-based setting.
These community-based centers should be responsive to and involved with the
communities in which they are located to the extent that the communities
feel a strong sense of ownership of and identification with the centers. In
addition, the overall atmosphere of the facility, as well as the attitude
of the staff, should project compassion, understanding, friendliness, and
patience.
The purpose of this Act is to establish a family support center demonstration
project to demonstrate the effectiveness of a community-based family support
center concept, and to test different models of service delivery.
(Source: P.A. 87-678.)
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