Advocacy

  • Partners in Parenting

    UCAN launched the Teen Parenting Services Network (TPSN) in 1998 in response to a growing need to support young parents in DCFS care. TPSN works exclusively with pregnant and parenting youth and their families statewide who are in DCFS care. The goal is to identify and treat the serious effects of trauma while enhancing the… Read more »

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  • Makin’ Moves: Springfield to City Council

    The recent regime change in Illinois politics brought about significant policy reform in the past few months, and UCAN has been there every step of the way.

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  • Supporting Our Youth Through Advocacy

    “I’m a registered lobbyist,” Fred Smith says, “but every voter in Illinois is an unregistered lobbyist. It’s the passion of the people.”

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  • Supporting Youth In Care

       

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