United Mental Health & Addiction Recovery Coalition

About UMARC

Our mission is to provide recovery services to individuals and families impacted by addiction and mental health issues. We do that through advocacy, education, public awareness and recovery support services. 

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Founded in 1968, Cornerstone Community Development Corporation is a minority, community based not-for-profit organization, located in the Village of Ford Heights, about 30 miles south of Chicago, Illinois.  Our core mission is to improve the quality of life for the underprivileged and to assist vulnerable populations in times of crisis, emphasizing emergency, supportive and educational services to individuals and families until they stabilize. 



Our core areas of service Homelessness PreventionAnti-Hunger Initiatives, and Vocational Training/Job Creation focus on: 1) Family Stabilization; 2) Life Skills Training, and 3) Workforce Development.

EDDR Corporation is a valuable educational and business resource providing a variety of services to enhance the lives of the community member in need of opportunities. We exist to assist our community member in advancing their lives and reaching their goals. EDDR is a Woman Owned Certified Federal Disadvantaged Business Enterprise(DBE)


EDDR Corporation creates innovative workforce strategies by partnering with organizations across the globe to fill open positions and provide customized training solutions. EDDR provides an assortment of quality business services to our partners that allow them to address their workforce needs.


EDDR Corporation is committed to activities that provide opportunities for individuals to learn, grow, and reach their employment and financial goals. The organization was established for the purpose of helping businesses to empower their people by providing training solutions to help them perform better. We understand that this same type of training and skills development is necessary to help those displaced workers who are working to re-enter the workforce.

Our Academy cares about the community, because Kates Cares.


 Wherever the site, whatever the task, our officers are ready.  From construction sites, to schools, to residential properties, our officers undergo industry-specific training.


Not only are we the BEST at Advanced Security Training, our Kates RSS Program is designed to aid those in our community with a history of drug & alcohol use. 

Lights of Zion Training Institute is a faith-based non-profit service provider incorporated into Illinois in November 1982 and recognized as a 501(c)(3) by the IRS.


Our mission is to provide Workforce Development  & Recovery Supportive Services for individuals, families, and communities. We endeavor to reduce the impact of substance use and behavioral health illness  by providing in those suffering from them. Our friendly and professional staff inspires, educates, and provides holistic tools to optimize the life experiences of our training participants. 

Lights of Zion Training Institute is a faith-based non-profit service provider incorporated into Illinois in November 1982 and recognized as a 501(c)(3) by the IRS.


Our mission is to provide Workforce Development  & Recovery Supportive Services for individuals, families, and communities. We endeavor to reduce the impact of substance use and behavioral health illness  by providing in those suffering from them. Our friendly and professional staff inspires, educates, and provides holistic tools to optimize the life experiences of our training participants. 

RETINC has been a key player in providing resources for substance use prevention, support, and recovery. Our mission is to empower individuals and communities to achieve healthier and happier lives free from the harmful effects of substance use. We are dedicated to providing the highest quality education and training to empower individuals to prevent and overcome addiction. Our team of experts has an 86% training rate of success (DHS/SUPR/IDCEO).

Transforming, Educating, and Empowering Children and Humanity (T.E.E.C.H)  was founded in 2002 and we are a holistic 501c3 not-for-profit organization. We are a substance use prevention and recovery (SUPR) provider, Far Southside Recovery Oriented Systems of Care (ROSC), Recovery Community Organization (RCO), and member of the United Mental Health and Recovery Coalition (RCO). We provide peer-driven and peer-led recovery support services (RSS) to individuals who are seeking assistance with substance use and mental health. We aim to make a difference in people's lives by increasing public awareness of substance use and mental health.

Transitional Training Services (TTS) is a non profit organization that is dedicated to equipping disadvantaged clients with the skills to participate and succeed in an ever changing marketplace through employment training, recovery services and employment readiness. Transitional Training Services Staff is dedicated to providing the personal attention needed to ensure the success of all of our clients by instilling them with a sense of purpose and self- worth