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Family Rescue — City of Chicago contracts
Every contract the City of Chicago has on file with this vendor: what was awarded, which departments issued it, and how the awards were procured. Figures are computed live from the city's official contracts dataset.
Recorded in city contract data as FAMILY RESCUE.
$297,808,173
Total awarded
Net of revisions and de-obligations
415
Contracts on file
Earliest approved Apr 19, 1994
$264,180,000
Largest single award
Apr 28, 2026
Most recent approval
A note on the totals: the city files revisions and de-obligations as their own records with negative award amounts, so the total above is the net of awards and adjustments. An awarded amount is also not money paid — it is the ceiling the city agreed to, and actual spending can come in lower.
Departments, by total awarded
- Department Of Family And Support Services$281,850,439
- Department Of Human Resources$11,264,043
- Department Of Children And Youth Services$4,181,466
- Chicago Police Department$432,225
- Chicago Department Of Public Health$80,000
Largest individual contracts
- DFSS-CDBG-GBV-MDTS: — 2026$264,180,000
- FY' 09 - FY' 2011 HEAD START COLLABORATION — 2008$10,163,078
- FY03 HEAD START COLLABORATION — 2002$4,354,644
- FY 06 - FY 08 HEAD START COLLABORATION — 2005$1,244,115
- DFSS-CORP-HL-INTHS: — 2026$1,130,300
- DFSS-CDBG-HL-INTHS: — 2026$1,130,300
- COLLABORATION — 2001$987,331
- FY 06 - FY 08 HEAD START COLLABORATION — 2007$801,208
How the work was procured
- RFP36 contracts
- SOLE SOURCE2 contracts
Contract types
- DELEGATE AGENCY365 contracts
- Delegate Agency2 contracts
- COMPTROLLER-OTHER2 contracts
Family Rescue contracts most heavily with Department Of Family And Support Services, which accounts for $281,850,439 across 190 contract records.
Family Rescue contracts FAQ
- How much has Chicago awarded to Family Rescue?
- City of Chicago contract records show $297,808,173 awarded to Family Rescue across 415 contract records approved since Apr 19, 1994. That figure is the net of awards and later adjustments, and an award is not the same as money actually paid out.
- Which city departments contract with Family Rescue?
- By total award amount, the departments contracting with Family Rescue are: Department Of Family And Support Services ($281,850,439); Department Of Human Resources ($11,264,043); Department Of Children And Youth Services ($4,181,466); Chicago Police Department ($432,225); Chicago Department Of Public Health ($80,000).
- What is the largest Family Rescue contract?
- The largest single award on file is $264,180,000, described by the city as "DFSS-CDBG-GBV-MDTS:", approved Feb 25, 2026, through Department Of Family And Support Services.
- Why can a contract amount be negative?
- The city records revisions and de-obligations as separate rows with negative award amounts. That means a vendor total is the net of original awards plus every later adjustment, not a running tally of payments. Awarded dollars are also not the same as dollars spent — a contract can be awarded and only partly drawn down.
Source
- City Contractsupdated dailyofficial portal ↗
Contracts are matched on the vendor name exactly as the city records it, so a company filed under more than one spelling may appear on more than one page. Award amounts can be negative on revisions and de-obligations; totals are the net of awards and adjustments, not payments made.