Heartland Human Care Services - A Company of Heartland Alliance
Cause Area
- Advocacy & Human Rights
- Children & Youth
- Education & Literacy
- Immigrants & Refugees
- International
Location
4411 N. Ravenswood and 5715 W. BelmontChicago, IL 60640 United StatesOrganization Information
Mission Statement
To achieve freedom from want, fear, and injustice for people marginalized by poverty, displacement, or situations of vulnerability by developing and providing a continuum of services that meet basic needs, build strengths, safeguard human rights, and provide opportunities for positive change.
Description
Heartland Human Care Services (HHCS) is the human services partner of Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights, a servicebased human rights organization that provides material assistance to meet basic human needs and other services and advocacy that foster empowerment, societal participation, and self-sufficiency. HHCS delivers a variety of services to newly-arrived refugees, asylees and immigrants through its Refugee & Immigrant Community Services (RICS). RICS is comprised of a dedicated, multi-lingual and multi-cultural staff with diverse backgrounds and expertise in the refugee and immigrant fields.