General Info

In 1989, IWSE opened Teen Baby Nursery at the request of the City of Evanston in order to provide care, early learning, and early intervention to the children of teen parents and to provide support services that help their mothers make choices to avoid second pregnancies, become effective parents, and graduate from high school. IWSE has a long history of identifying community needs and pioneering Innovative solutions. Since1999, our organization has partnered with the Childcare Network of Evanston and Evanston Child Care Center to provide Early Head Start child care services to the Evanston community in support of our area's most impoverished families. Most recently, IWSE has expanded its long-standing The Sooner The Better project into a full-fledged Family Support Program which includes the developmental focus and services of TSTB as well as numerous other supportive services for families who are living in poverty and at-risk in our area. IWSE continues to be concerned for the well-being of very young children and their families, working continually to recognize and define problems, and to develop practical solutions.