Honoring Our Past Woman’s Board Presidents
With the words of our founder of the Woman’s Board of Children’s Home & Aid, Pauline K. Palmer exclaimed, “All the big things that go on are based on such small things, or so easily accomplished that they look complicated to those outside. Even the greatest inventions are simple after you learn how they have […]
The Woman’s Board Commitment to Early Childhood Care & Education
In 2020, Children’s Home & Aid’s Woman’s Board celebrates 100 years of caring for Illinois’ most vulnerable children and families. Since its inception in 1920, the Board has worked diligently to raise funds supporting the services of Children’s Home & Aid through its September Gala. This annual affair supports early childhood care and education services to […]
The Woman’s Board of Children’s Home & Aid Celebrates 100 Years
The Woman’s Board of Children’s Home & Aid is celebrating 100 years of reaching out to vulnerable children and families across Illinois, doing whatever it takes to help children and families thrive. The Woman’s Board was founded in 1920 by a group of dedicated women, including Pauline K. Palmer of the Palmer House Hotel family. Their […]
Join the Edwardsons: Support Children’s Home & Aid’s Early Childhood Centers at the Woman’s Board September Gala
All healthy children are born with the same potential to become successful learners. But those born in high-risk environments (low income, young or single parents and low maternal education) face significant barriers to healthy development. Children’s Home & Aid’s Early Childhood Centers provide unique, essential and comprehensive programming for vulnerable children and their families. Children’s […]
Hoffmann Center Parent Shares Her Inspiring Story
Judith Balleno, a parent from the Jerri Hoffmann Child & Family Center, recently spoke at our 98th annual Woman’s Board September Gala. Here’s the story she shared about how the Hoffmann Center has helped her and her three little boys to thrive: I’m Judith Balleno, and I’m a parent at the Jerri Hoffman Child & […]
Elizabeth Connelly Honored with Pauline K. Palmer Award at Woman’s Board September Gala
During the 98th annual September Gala held Friday, September 7, the Woman’s Board honored Elizabeth H. Connelly, life trustee and JPMorgan Chase’s head of Healthcare, Higher Education and Not-for-Profit Banking, with the 2018 Pauline K. Palmer Award for her dedication over the past 14 years to the children and families we serve. From 2010-13, Liz chaired our Board […]