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CNTR for Children to Heal And Achieve (CCHA)

Special-Needs Schools · Alton, IL
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Focus
Day School Autism Developmental Delay Emotional Disability Intellectual Disability Other Health Impairment Specific Learning Disability Traumatic Brain Injury
Area
Alton, IL
Description
ISBE-approved nonpublic special-education facility (day school), serving students with autism, developmental delay, emotional disability, intellectual disability, other health impairment, specific learning disability. Illinois districts can place and fund students here under Section 14-7.02.
Website
catholicchildrenshome.com

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Catholic Children's Home (CCH) is a long-established residential care facility in Alton, Illinois, dedicated to serving vulnerable children and youth who have experienced abuse, neglect, and abandonment. It provides residential care, special education, counseling, and recreational programming.

Leadership
Michael Shelton-Montez — Administrator
Populations served
Children and youth who have experienced abuse, neglect, and abandonment Youth with severe behavioral problems Youth with self-esteem issues and trauma histories
Setting
Residential
On-site therapies
Counseling
Services
Residential care Special education school Counseling Medical care Food, shelter, and clothing Recreational activities
Programs
Residential Services Special Education School Professional Services Recreational Activities (Illinois Inter-Agency Athletic Association — basketball, bowling, track, softball, soccer, swimming, volleyball)
Founded
1886
Phone
618-465-3594
Highlights
Established approximately 137 years ago; member of the Illinois Inter-Agency Athletic Association (IIAA)

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