ADA S MCKINLEY COMMUNITY SERVICES INC

Ada S. McKinley Community Services, Inc. was founded as a settlement house in 1919 by Ada Sophia McKinley, a schoolteacher and social reformer, who saw the need to assist veterans returning from World War I and blacks migrating from the South. Having recently celebrated its 100th anniversary, McKinley is now one of the largest human services organizations in the country serving more than 7,000 people each year at over 70 program sites. Services are provided 24-hours, 365 days a year. The agency has three primary areas of services: child development and youth services; employment and community support services; and behavioral health and clinical services. Programs include: tutoring, mentoring and college placement, foster care, residential, youth and family counseling, employment training and placement, and head start programs.