— MADD Talent Outreach

From Crisis to
Healing.
We're With You.

We provide trauma-informed care, advocacy, and resources for individuals and families impacted by violent crime.You are not alone.

Community youth standing together

Trauma-Informed Care

Compassionate, culturally responsive support.

Comprehensive Services

Crisis intervention to long-term healing.

Safety & Advocacy

Empowering survivors through advocacy.

Local Impact

Chicago's West & South Side communities.

Our Mission

Our mission is to be a hub of hope, resources, connection, and opportunity for individuals and families facing life's challenges. We cultivate a growing network of partnerships with organizations locally and nationwide, connecting people to the support they need no matter what they're facing.

Beyond meeting immediate needs like housing, food, and clothing, we create programs and meaningful experiences that foster healing, purpose, personal growth, and independence.

We exist to help break the cycles that have limited individuals and families, transforming the trajectory of lives in ways that extend from one generation to the next. By offering our clients experiences beyond the environments they come from, we help hard work become the tool that carries them from surviving to living the life of their dreams.

Healing hearts. Building futures. Changing lives.

Our Goals

Our goal is to build a multi-state network of nonprofit partners who can extend support beyond what any one organization can offer alone — providing young adults, and anyone ready for change, with access to housing, food, and community, while creating pathways for them to discover and develop their talents in dance, basketball, football, entrepreneurship, singing, acting, and beyond.

Together, we secure and coordinate shared funding to sustain this work for the long term, putting in place effective, lasting measures that break the chains and end generational cycles rather than offer temporary relief.

Above all, we are committed to guiding and mentoring others as they walk into the life God has created for them to live.

Learn More About Us

— Our Programs

Hope · Healing · Strength · Future

Hope

Hope

Healing

Healing

Strength

Strength

Future

Future

— Transitional Housing Program

Victims of Crime.
We Are Here to Help.

Support after violence. Hope for tomorrow.

About the Program

MADD Talent Outreach offers transitional housing and social services for victims of violent crime across Chicago's west and south sides and nearby suburbs.

We operate a scattered-site housing model serving people who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, or fleeing unsafe conditions — survivors of trauma, violence, or displacement, willing to engage in case management, with income at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level.

Mission & Vision

MissionTo restore stability, dignity, and opportunity through safe housing, community connection, and comprehensive wraparound supports that address the unique challenges faced by victims of crime.

VisionTo empower victims to become independent survivors, living free from the fear of violence.

Services Offered

  • ▸Crisis intervention & safety planning
  • ▸Individual & group counseling
  • ▸Trauma-focused therapy & grief support
  • ▸Case management & victim advocacy
  • ▸Economic empowerment workshops
  • ▸Culturally sensitive mental health care
  • ▸Substance use recovery & wellness
  • ▸Faith-based mentorship
  • ▸Youth & family-focused stability
  • ▸Childcare assistance
  • ▸Parenting education
  • ▸Referrals to medical & social services
  • ▸Youth mentoring

Who We Serve

Community violenceSexual violenceHuman traffickingForced laborDomestic & intimate partner violence

We support adults — and, when appropriate, their dependent children — whose housing needs arise from or contribute to their victimization.

Locations Served

Chicago's west and south sides, plus nearby suburban areas.

Start Your Intake

(708) 602-5366 · Maddtalent.vi@gmail.com

— Our Impact

Real Help. Real Change.

Every number is a life we walked with.

42

Families Served

Housed, supported, and walked with through crisis.

95

Resources Provided

Food, clothing, counseling, and direct connections to care.

7

Community Partners

Local and national organizations standing with us.

Partnered with Chicago Police Victim Services, At Home (Downers Grove, IL), local hospitals & trauma centers, and schools & youth programs.

— Our Partners

We're Stronger Together

Proudly collaborating with local partners and organizations to provide comprehensive, coordinated care.

Chicago Police Department Victim Services

Partner

At Home — The Home Décor Superstore

Downers Grove, IL

Local Hospitals & Trauma Centers

Schools & Youth Programs