"What a difference when you bring those wraparound services to one place," said Beatriz Ponce de Leon, deputy mayor of immigrant, migrant, and refugee rights.
New arrivals will be referred to the welcome center by Chicago's Department of Family and Support Services and community-based organizations. The expectation is about two to three families will be seen at a time. CPS will spend about three-quarters of $1 million on the operation. No one was shy about plans to replicate this pilot program.
"My team will be looking closely at outcomes related to this welcome center, not only to improve its operations, but to also determine best practices for the potential to expand this model throughout our city,"
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