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| | C4 Named Affiliate of National Parenting Initiative
February 2007
C4 has been named an affiliate of the National Effective Parenting Initiative, an umbrella organization of educators, child advocates and mental health professional dedicated to making healthy parenting and parenting education a societal priority.
The chief goal of the Initiative is to garner support for a cabinet-level department that would serve as a clearinghouse to educate the public on pa renting issues. Members also hope to establish a national training center to provide communities with tr
Begun in 1996, C4’s Parent Education program reaches more than 300 low-income parents every year through classes, home visits and ongoing support groups.
In addition to C4’s affiliate status, program supervisor Katharine Bensinger was named to the NEPI advisory board.
For more information about the national parenting initiative, visit effectiveparentingusa.org.
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| | Annual Report Wins International Design Award
December 2006
C4’s 2005 annual report was honored this fall with a Daveys Award in an international competition sponsored by the International Academy of Visual Arts.
Designed by mc2 Communication Consortium, the publication won a silver award in the competition, which was judged by media, advertising and marketing professionals.
Mc2 Communication Consortium, founded by Chicago designer Michelle Crisanti, was honored with three other silver Daveys, a competition specifically launched to honor the achievement of smaller design firms.
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| | C4 wins prestigious CISCO tech award
October, 2005
Cisco Systems, the worldwide leader in networking products, announced the winners of its annual Cisco Growing with Technology Awards contest, which recognizes creative ways organizations are using Internet technology innovations and the unique adoption of networking solutions to drive business success. Community Counseling Centers of Chicago (C4) competed for this prestigious award and is pleased to have received the award of Honorable Mention from a pool over 2000 applicants...|
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| | C4's Parent Education Program Receives
Child Abuse Prevention Program Excellence Award
March 12, 2004
The Parent Education Program of Community Counseling Center of Chicago (C4) was recently selected by Prevent Child Abuse Illinois and the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services as one of six exemplary child abuse prevention programs in Illinois to receive a Child Abuse Prevention Program Excellence Award....|
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| | C4 Receives Prestigous National Award
March 10, 2004
Community Counseling Center of Chicago (C4) is pleased to receive national recognition for its information systems by being awarded the J.J. Negley President’s Award for Excellence in Risk Management. Each year, members of the Mental Health Corporations of America (MHCA) or National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare (NCCBH) are invited to highlight their efforts to reduce organizational risk by applying for a Negley Award...|
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| | C4 Provides Suicide HotLine and
Receives National Certification
January 23, 2004
Suicide is the eighth leading cause of death in this country, taking over 30,000 lives every year. The National Hopeline Network (1-800-SUICIDE) is the nation's only suicide prevention crisis hotline network linking certified providers under one phone number. Community Counseling Centers of Chicago, (C4) is the first agency to join the Network in Chicago and will assume responsibility for calls from the north side of Chicago beginning next week. Calls will be patched through the Network and received by C4’s Emergency Services staff through a dedicated phone line...|
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| | C4 Recognized for its Mental Health/Juvenile Justice Initiative
Community Counseling Centers of Chicago (C4) was recently recognized for its Mental Health/Juvenile Justice Initiative at the Chicago Council on Urban Affairs’ 24th Annual Neighborhood Awards Dinner on October 21, 2003...|
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