Permanency Enhancement Project (PEP) - Southern Region
The Southern Region Permanency Enhancement Project (PEP) is part of a collaborative effort between Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) to improve permanency outcomes and address racial and ethnic disparities in the southern region of the state. Permanency outcomes include preserving families, increasing rates of family reunification, improving stability of adoption and guardianship, and reducing racial/ethnic disparity in treatment and outcomes.
This project also has a statewide agenda accomplished in partnership with Illinois State University (ISU), Northern Illinois University (NIU) and the University of Illinois in Chicago (UIC).
PEP has provided over ten years of service that contributes to solutions of social, economic and societal problems in the northern region of the state, increases SIUE's number of strategic partnerships and collaborative initiatives and restores hope to members of local communities.
Action Team Maps [pdf]
- All-Region Action Team
- Cairo Action Team
- Carbondale Action Team
- Carlyle Action Team
- Effingham Action Team
- Madison Action Team
- Metropolis Action Team
- Mt. Vernon Action Team
- Olney Action Team
- Sparta Action Team
- St. Clair Immersion Site
Other Resources
