Support for LGBTQ+ Foster Kids in Kansas

Six months after Kansas Democratic Governor Laura Kelly took office, the Kansas Department for Children and Families (KDCF) set forth “guidelines” encouraging foster families to allow children in the LGBTQ+ community to be recognized “by their preferred identity...

An Evening to Remember

It was the place to be on August 8th from 5 pm – 7 pm at We Rock the Spectrum Kid’s Gym in Palatine for Shelters’ Healthy Families graduates. It was a beautiful reminder of why we do what we do at Shelter. The five-year-olds and their siblings took one look in the...

Helping Kids with Headline Stress

Mass Shootings      Gang Violence      Child Abuse       Terrorism       Racial Hatred In a world seemingly gone mad where many adults feel overwhelmed from headlines, children need more guidance than ever to navigate the tsunami of negative news washing over them...

Mass Shootings and Child Abuse

Everyone is looking for answers in the wake of the latest tragedies in El Paso, Dayton, and at the Gilroy Garlic Festival in California. However, it isn’t the first time researchers have been asking the questions. The Violence Project is a think tank that received...