Admissions Process

(For our Traditional Program)

The Cara Program is eager to work with individuals who would benefit from our services. The process for referring someone to The Cara Program is very simple:

1. Assess if the individual you serve fits our admission criteria:

   • Homeless and/or at-risk

   • Drug-free

   • Mentally stable

   • Able to work (i.e. have access to stable child care, possess all appropriate identification for employment)

   • Motivated and able to demonstrate a desire to return to a life of self-sufficiency

2. If your candidate meets the above criteria, then please fax a referral to 312-382-0268, attention: Admissions. The referral must be on the referring entity’s letterhead. Please include the name of the individual being referred as well as your contact information (name, organization, and phone number).

3. Once the fax has been sent, have the candidate call us at 312-798-3309, and select option 5.

4. The candidate will participate in a one-on-one interview with a staff member at The Cara Program and complete an application.

5. The candidate must then complete and pass a drug test. An assessment of the individual's readiness will be made after the initial meetings and when the drug test results are received. Individuals who are accepted into The Cara Program will be contacted within one to two weeks of their last appointment, and will be scheduled for the next available training class.