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College and Professional Athletes
Making the Difference International, Inc, has been a sought after organization by both college and professional sports teams to assist with conduct management. Making the Difference International, Inc. has created a program that assists athletes in making critical decisions to encourage positive life choices. Making the Difference International, Inc has been sought by the National Football League, the Chicago Bears, the DePaul Blue Demons and Malcolm X College Hawks.

Chicago Housing Authority (CHA)
MDI is assisting the CHA with the housing relocation. MDI has assisted in helping individuals and families with subsidized housing relocate into the private housing market. CHA has one of the largest effort of relocation in the country.

Chicago Housing Authority
Making the Difference International, Inc was sought to assist in a substance abuse evaluation project. MDI interviewed residents of CHA, service providers, and administrators to understand the process of referrals to substance abuse programs and offer suggestions regarding how to make the process most effective. The CHA is creating a historical change in how they provide public housing to their residents. This program is being evaluated by the nation’s leaders that provide social services.

Midwest Family & Community Resources
MDI was contracted to provide parent coaching and therapy for court ordered families. MDI created a curriculum to address the problems parents experience in our currently chaotic environment. Lessons to assist parents in dealing with challenges of video games, limited access to resources and the daily stressors parents face. MDI created an interactive parenting program to assist with all of these challenges.

Film Movement
MDI and Film Movement have a contract to develop and market an innovative therapeutic tool utilizing independent films and curriculums to provide quality mental health programs for jails and prisons around the country.

Chicago Public Schools (CPS)
MDI has been contracted to offer seminars and trainings in the Chicago Public Schools regarding HIV/AIDS education, sexuality education, and STD prevention/education.

Uhlich Children's Advantage Network (UCAN)
MDI is contracted through UCAN to assist long time CHA tenants to move into private housing opportunities.  MDI is also charged with developing, a training and a curriculum to assist clients in daily living skill sets which include employment, budgeting, parenting and housing options.

MDI has also been contracted through UCAN to provide HIV/AIDS education and prevention training to school aged youth throughout the Chicagoland area.

Rush Behavioral Health Care
MDI has been working with Rush for years giving educational seminars on the correlation between substance abuse and communicable diseases.

Center for Addictive Problems (CAPS)
MDI is contracted to give educational seminars to staff regarding population specific issues. CAPS is a methadone maintenance clinic, which also offers additional mental health services. MDI gives seminars on HIV/AIDS, Hepatitus, Health care issues for women, Methods regarding behavioral modification.

Secretary of State-Organ and Tissue Donation
Making the Difference International, Inc has a contract with the Illinois Secretary of State to educate citizens of the State of Illinois on organ and tissue donation. Making the Difference International, Inc works with high schools, churches and other community groups, assisting in educating them regarding this very sensitive subject.

 
 
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