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Remembering Megan Berger-Trilk  

By: Gelasia Croom
6/02/2021  |  Northern Region

Children’s Home & Aid lost an extremely valuable member of our team on Sunday, May 30, Megan Berger-Trilk.   Megan passed away surrounded by family. She has been an essential member of the Children’s Home & Aid family for the last two years. Megan was dedicated and passionate about her work in the licensing department in the Northern region and […]

Celebrating Patty York

By: Gelasia Croom
4/14/2021  |  Foster Care, Northern Region

This Friday is Patty York’s last day with Children’s Home & Aid. She is retiring after 16 years with the agency – but Patty has been involved with Children’s Home & Aid for over 25 years.   Patty is a licensing coordinator in Rockford – she has truly lived the values of Children’s Home & Aid through her career. The many staff and families […]

MotherHouse Crisis Nursery Provides Support in Tough Times

By: Gelasia Croom
12/17/2020  |  Crisis Nursery, Northern Region

“Sometimes without MotherHouse Crisis Nursery I think I would be lost.” Charanda is a mother who uses MotherHouse Crisis Nursery while she gets treatment for polymyositis, a disease that causes painful muscle inflammation, severely restricting her ability bend over, rise from a seated position, and even walk. Her treatment occurs every two weeks and she […]

Helping Families from the Start: Children’s Home & Aid Doula Program

By: Gelasia Croom
11/11/2020  |  Doula, Northern Region

After escaping a violent relationship in a neighboring community, Noelle (who was five months pregnant) and her children arrived in Rockford in the middle of a cold December night.  With no family or friends to turn to, Noelle contacted Children’s Home & Aid for help, as the local shelter didn’t have room for all of […]

Celebrating Donna Kasper

By: Gelasia Croom
9/11/2020  |  Foster Care, Northern Region

Today is Donna Kasper’s last day with Children’s Home & Aid – she is retiring after 14 years with the agency. Donna is the Foster Care Director in Rockford – and has lived the values of Children’s Home & Aid throughout her life. Donna has been working in this field for over 23 years but […]

Children’s Home & Aid COVID-19 Response

By: Gelasia Croom
8/18/2020  |  Crisis Nursery, Northern Region

The ongoing COVID-19 crisis has created stress and anxiety for many Illinois families who were already hurting. Requests from families to help meet basic needs like food, cleaning supplies, and PPE have sharply increased in recent months. With the support of generous donors, our staff have been working around the clock and doing whatever it […]

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Making the Holiday Season Brighter in Rockford

By: Gelasia Croom
1/14/2020  |  Fundraising, Holiday Time, Northern Region

Children’s Home & Aid is so grateful for all of the support we received in Rockford this holiday season. Read below for all the details of our holiday events! In our Northern Region… We are so grateful to our donors and supporters who contributed plenty of toys, clothes and other items for our Holiday Gift […]

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Get to Know Lori Poppen, Northern Region Site Director

By: Gelasia Croom
11/07/2018  |  Leadership Spotlight, Northern Region

We’re excited to introduce Lori Poppen as the new Regional Site Director in our Northern Region. Lori takes over for Lisa Pieper, who recently retired as the Regional Vice President of the Northern Region. A native of Arthur, Illinois, Lori, obtained a BA in Psychology from Milliken University and MS in Applied Family Studies at Northern Illinois […]

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New tax credit makes adoption process easier for Illinois families

By: Gelasia Croom
6/22/2018  |  Adoption, Northern Region

Governor Bruce Rauner visited our Rockford office yesterday to announce a new adoption tax credit to support Illinois families by making adoptions more affordable. The new $5000 tax credit removes one of the barriers for families to adopt and helps fulfill our mission to create hope, opportunity and bright futures for children and families.  Before the […]

Celebrating Adoption, Celebrating Family at the Northern Champions for Children Luncheon

By: Gelasia Croom
5/09/2018  |  Adoption, Northern Region

March 16 was always a special day in the home where Kyle York, a member of Children’s Home & Aid’s Northern Regional Advisory Board, grew up. “We called it my ’Airplane Day,’ Kyle York recalls. “That was the day in 1988 that my parents first met me at O’Hare Airport in Chicago.” Kyle was adopted […]

$40,000 Walmart Foundation Grant to Support Crisis Nurseries

By: Gelasia Croom
2/23/2018  |  Central Region, Crisis Nursery, Northern Region

On February 22, Children’s Home & Aid staff and clients joined representatives from Walmart to celebrate a $40,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation with a check presentation at the Bloomington Crisis Nursery. The funding from the Walmart Foundation will support a child care worker at Children’s Home & Aid’s Bloomington Crisis Nursery and MotherHouse Crisis Nursery in Rockford. “Children’s Home […]

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Children’s Mental Health: Championing a System of Care

By: Gelasia Croom
6/21/2017  |  Advocacy, Mental Health, Northern Region

Over 43,000 children in Winnebago County alone rely on medical assistance programs, including Medicaid[1], to provide for their physical and mental health needs. In addition, children in foster care receive Medicaid benefits regardless of the income of their families. With substantial cuts to Medicaid pending at the federal level, providers are concerned about the state’s […]

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Care in Crisis

By: Gelasia Croom
5/23/2017  |  Central Region, Crisis Nursery, Northern Region

“My mommy has been hurt,” a 3-year-old girl cried, as she sat on her mom’s lap in the cozy living room of Children’s Home + Aid’s Crisis Nursery. Her mom had called the Crisis Nursery in a panic after her boyfriend became violent. She needed a safe place to stay with her three young daughters […]

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