New Job Posting - Speech Language Pathologist
Current IL SLP License Required. Click on the link for more details!
CHAT Updates!
Summer Programs
Live at five Chicagoland locations: Great Lakes Academy, Passages Charter School, Little Village Reconnection Hub, Ray Graham Association and The Center for Independence through Conductive Education.
CHAT Interns
Summer programs are administered with the help of our seven Hallie Quinn Brown Interns. Click below to learn more about our internship program for BIPOC aspiring SLPs.
Early Intervention
CHAT is now an Illinois Early Intervention provider for children ages birth to three-years-old with speech therapy needs!
For more than 40 years, CHAT has given children in need the gift of communication. Focused on inclusion and centered in social justice, CHAT provides life-changing speech therapy to children with few—if any—other options. Through our clinic, in schools, and in partnership with community nonprofits, we tailor services specifically to children’s needs and build on their strengths. We approach our work with deep cultural humility, and understand the need for systemic change in healthcare and education so that our students can be more sustainably supported. We strive for more communication justice by serving under-resourced children whose communication disorders and differences contribute to their inequitable treatment, and by working to remove structural barriers to access.
Communication is a human right. Every child needs to communicate with the world around them. CHAT exists to include and empower children whose voices have not been heard, helping them to access a better future.
"Of all of the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane."
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Nathaniel’s Story
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Corey's story.
Executive Functioning
Helps 10-18-year-olds with organization, time management, and attention
Upcoming Event!
DC Cocktail Party Fundraiser
Testimonials
Amelia & Julie
Clients