Remembering Deborah Whitted
In April, Children’s Home & Aid’s Deborah Whitted passed away suddenly. Staff who worked with Deborah gathered in May to dedicate a garden at the Marshfield office in her honor. Deborah had been working in foster care in Illinois since 2003 and came to Children’s Home & Aid in 2012 through the programs from Hull […]
Home Visiting Programs Reduce Chances of Opioid Addiction
On Wednesday, April 18 Sherri O’Toole, Program Supervisor for our Stronger Beginnings for Families home visiting program, joined members of law enforcement from across Illinois at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield to release a new report by Fight Crime: Invest in Kids Illinois. The report highlighted home visiting programs as an effective way to combat Illinois’ […]
Purple Up Day – Celebrating Military Children
Each year, April is designated as the Month of the Military Child – a time to recognize and thank military children and youth for their heroism, character, courage, sacrifice and continued resilience. Today on Purple Up for Military Kids Day, Children’s Home & Aid staff from across the state wore purple to raise awareness of […]
$1 Million Investment in Violence Prevention
Five major Chicago sports teams – the Bulls, Blackhawks, Bears, Cubs and Chicago White Sox – recently announced a combined contribution of $1 million to address community violence in Chicago. This funding, part of the newly formed Chicago Sports Alliance, will allow us to continue to provide Choose to Change (C2C) in coordination with Youth […]
Spring 2017 Newsletter
Our Spring 2017 newsletter is now available online! Read about how your support can help new moms, how we can break the cycle of violence, a note from our CEO and President Nancy Ronquillo, and more. Featured in the newsletter is an opportunity to honor Mother’s Day with a gift to Children’s Home + Aid. […]
Opportunity Youth
Children’s Home + Aid’s Director of Youth Services, Jimi Orange, Youth Mentor Avery Sterling, and client Lewis Blake spoke with Chicago Tonight recently to discuss the City of Chicago’s efforts to reengage youth ages 16 to 24 who are neither in school nor currently working. The Chicago Tonight story is a follow up from the Thrive Chicago Opportunity […]
State Senator Schimpf Visit
On February 20, we welcomed State Sen. Paul Schimpf (R-Waterloo) to the Lighthouse Learning Center in Cahokia. Sen. Schimpf spent nearly two hours at the Center discussing the importance of early childhood services with our staff. During the visit, Sen. Schimpf shared quite a lot about himself and how he came into office. A former U.S. […]
National Mentoring Month
In honor of National Mentoring Month, we want to highlight our Rice Foster Friends Mentoring Program in Evanston. The Rice Foster Friends Mentoring Program matches residents with long-term mentors who serve as positive adult role models. Mentors help youth find ways to cope with past trauma, provide friendship and stability, and broaden their mentee’s horizon. […]
National Conference of Mayors
As a teenager growing up in Englewood, Avery Sterling often believed he had no future and that no one cared. A few years ago, Avery came to Children’s Home + Aid and with the guidance of a mentor, he got a job through the One Summer Chicago program. Today, Avery is employed full-time with Children’s […]