Proposed Group Home for Women Community Meeting

The owners of 7450 N. Sheridan, Discovery Practice Management, are seeking a special use permit for a group home at the address. Discovery Practice Management plans to use the property to treat up to 15 women (aged 18 and older) who suffer from eating disorders. The group home will have on-site supervised staff 24 hours a day to assist women in their path to recovery. The treatment activities for the patients will include working with dietitians, therapists, and other residents in treatment to make healthy choices around food and body image. 

Patients receiving treatment in the group home must be recommended to the program by their family or personal physician. This is not a transitional home or a shelter - meaning applications do not come from the Department of Corrections or from the Coordinated Entry System. When women finish or leave the program, they will return to the care of their families or authorized guardian. 

49th Ward office is hosting a community meeting. Residents are invited to attend and learn more about the proposal before it goes before the Zoning Board of Appeals for review.