Standing with the Asian American and Pacific Islander Community
Children’s Home & Aid stands with the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community and our hearts go out to all those impacted by recent tragic events. This week’s violence in which eight individuals were killed, six of whom were women of Asian descent, is a display of white supremacy and a blatant act of racism and misogyny. Any attempt to excuse or cover it up as anything else only perpetuates harm. In paraphrasing journalist Sophia Li, “what happened in Atlanta is the […]
Ready to Serve
For months now, we have witnessed moments that will be forever etched into our collective consciousness and history. Even more recently, we saw an assault on the very heart of our democracy, followed by a strikingly resilient Congress committed to resume their Constitutional duties before the day had even ended, laboring well into the wee […]
A Message from Children’s Home & Aid President and CEO Mike Shaver
It’s a new year, but this is not the “Happy New Year” message I had planned. Last week, a violent mob laid bare for the entire world the divided and fragile state of our democracy by attempting to halt the faithful execution of the Constitution. As if this wasn’t enough reason to be alarmed, the […]
Hispanic Heritage Month
From September 15th through October 15th our country celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month The EDI Committee wants to recognize and honor all our Latinx and Hispanic staff – from our classroom teachers, to case workers, clinical therapists, doulas, HR and development, and all of those across the agency! THANK YOU for everything you do for […]
Foster Parents Continue to Invest through Difficult Times
Despite a tidal wave of changes disrupting all of our lives this spring, foster parents and caregivers haven’t missed a beat caring for our kids. When the Illinois stay at home order went into place in early March, Children’s Home & Aid was caring for more than 1,000 children in foster homes across the state. […]
An important message from President and CEO Mike Shaver: Facing two crises at once, together
Our world today is very different than it was just a few months ago – the peril created by the COVID pandemic has intersected with the outrage related to yet another inexplicable death of an unarmed black man, George Floyd. Sadness and anger have been on display during nightly protests as black Americans mourn this […]
