RTI's purpose is to provide comprehensive, continuous health and human services to residents through a collaboration of programs comprising an accessible, measurable preventive health care model. The aim is to improve overall health of residents by breaking multigenerational experiences of poor health through early intervention, prevention and seamless care throughout an individual's lifetime.
Programs range from primary health care to literacy, violence prevention to job training.
Service delivery methods include center-based primary health care, individual and family counseling, skills development, home visiting and mentoring. A group of 30 women are trained and then sent into their community to teach safe sex awarness, self help awareness and esteem issues. This program has complete ownership by community peer leaders after their training has been complete. The Chicago Women's AID Society provides daily sessions for residents on safe sex issues, open discussion groups are held, as well as one on one private sessions and safe sex supplies are provided.