Metropolitan Family Services empowers families to learn, to earn, to heal, to thrive. Part mentor, part motivator, part advocate, since 1857 Metropolitan Family Services has been the engine of change that empowers Chicago-area families to reach their greatest potential and positively impact their communities.

Metropolitan Family Services has more than 1,100 full-and part-time professional staff dedicated to providing quality services to families throughout Chicago, DuPage County, Evanston/ Skokie and the southwest suburbs. Metropolitan serves more than 122,970 families and individuals as diverse as the communities in which they live, with 81% being part of the working poor or lower-middle class.

Metropolitan Peace Initiatives
Helping people heal from trauma by partnering with and offering support for community-based organizations in:

Behavioral health
Workforce development
Legal aid
Capacity building

The Metropolitan Peace Academy professionalizes the field of street outreach through intensive training for outreach professionals. Curriculum focuses on:

Nonviolence
Trauma-informed services
Restorative justice

Communities Partnering 4 Peace (CP4P), convened by the Metropolitan Peace Initiatives, is a coalition of local Chicago providers that provide community violence intervention, a comprehensive, long-term approach to reducing gun violence in communities at highest risk.