by Pat Cinquini | Mar 13, 2023 | 2024, News
The Cook County Department of Public Health has announced Shelter is one of 18 recipients out of 140 applicants to receive a Behavioral Health Initiative Grant (BHI) to support behavioral health services for Cook County’s most vulnerable communities. The BHI program...
by Pat Cinquini | Feb 9, 2023 | 2024, Emergency Group Homes
Diana Morris has served as Shelter’s Human Resource Specialist for seven years. In her human resource role, she has contributed many ways to make Shelter a safe, inclusive, and exceptional workplace. She has also helped accumulate the dedicated and talented...
by Pat Cinquini | Feb 9, 2023 | 2024, Features
This month, Shelter is joining the nation in recognizing Black History Month and the diversity that has made us the agency we are. Adding to the celebration is having one of our own staff being recognized for his outstanding achievements in mentoring young people....
by Pat Cinquini | Jan 17, 2023 | 2024, Community Education
How Much Do YOU Know? National Human Trafficking Awareness Month is recognized annually in the United States in January to bring attention and opposition to human trafficking and modern-day slavery. According to the White House, the people most vulnerable to human...
by Pat Cinquini | Dec 12, 2022 | 2024, Community Education
If the holidays don’t make you feel warm and fuzzy and fill you with cheer, you aren’t alone! Most of us, a whopping 88% of people, feel stressed by the holidays, and 64% of people with mental health challenges feel worse. There are more reasons for the holiday blues...
