Roger Baldwin Foundation Of Aclu Inc

Institutional reform project - the project continues to work to implement deep, much- needed changes designed to improve the lives of children under the care of the department of children and family services. The project focuses on assuring that children under the care of dcfs have access to health care, in the wake of the states transfer of the responsibility of health care for children in dcfs to a managed care system. Reports continue to show that children are not receiving the continuing, individualized care they require. We also continue to push the department to create a meaningful program to develop housing and care for children under the care of dcfs. This year the department agreed to a new, detailed implementation plan to guide improvements of conditions for youth under the care of dcfs. The project also is working to implement consent decrees in three (3) separate lawsuits designed to move hundreds of persons with developmental and physical disabilities - as well as those experiencing mental illness - from large, institutional nursing homes into the community consistent with the americans with disabilities act.

Womens & reproductive rights project - in the wake of the us supreme court decision two years ago that ended the right to an abortion that had been recognized for nearly 50 years, the projects role as the primary legal resource for reproductive health care providers from all across the state of illinois is more important than ever. The project plays a critical role for health care providers, large medical institutions and legislators about how illinois law protects patients and providers in illinois and recommends appropriate steps to build in additional protections for abortion care in our state. The project also pursued challenging lack of appropriate pumping and breastfeeding facilities for new parents across the state. This year, the project also worked with the womens justice initiative to publish a report highlighting the lack of written policies in illinois county jails related to pregnancy and post-partum care. The report highlighted the manner in which these lack of policies too often lead to hardship for those who are pregnant or parenting while detained.

Other programs at the organization: hiv and civil liberties project, first amendment program, childrens initiative program, privacy & technology program, lgbtq rights project, criminal legal system and policing project, communications program, legislative program, mental health and disability right initiative program. Revenue: attorney fee awards totaling $568,340 earned in fy24, designated for future use.