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What’s the Big Deal with National Foster Care Month?
For the month of May, sandwiched between National Asparagus Month and Salsa Month on nationaldaycalendar.com is National Foster Care Month. All 38 causes listed were published equally, so why pay attention to Foster Care in particular? Since the last report, neither...
The Legacy of AJ Freund
Written by Pat Cinquini Shock waves spread across the nation when the body of five-year-old AJ Freund of Crystal Lake, IL was found in a shallow grave April 24th five days after his father reported him missing. AJ’s parents were charged with his murder for torturing...
Do You Know Where Your Children Are?
Between the 1960s and 1980s, public service announcements on television would ask at 10 pm when curfew began, “Do you know where your children are?” Today, a more appropriate announcement would be “It’s April. Do you know where your children are?” In 2016, studies...
Turning Northwest Suburban Gardens Blue
Throughout the month of April, the northwest suburbs will be dotted with Blue Pinwheel Gardens in support of National Child Abuse Prevention Month with Shelter, Inc.’s child abuse prevention program Healthy Families leading the way. April was proclaimed the National...
International Cooperation for Foster Care
Last week Shelter was proud to welcome India’s leading foster care advocate Vasundhra Sharma who was here on a “how-to” mission for her country where foster care was previously unheard of. Vasundhra, who is an attorney with a Ph.D. in Institutional Care, first heard...
National Social Worker Month
How the Cambridge Dictionary Messed Up social worker noun US /ˈsoʊ·ʃəl ˌwɜr·kər/ a person who is trained to help people who are at a mental, physical, economic, or social disadvantage - The Cambridge Dictionary Because March is National Social Worker Month, you...
Did We Aid R. Kelly?
The hauntingly disturbing series Surviving R. Kelly, and the allegations against the once top-of-the-charts musician have captured our attention. Because Kelly is a high-profile celebrity, rumors, accusations, and charges of his sexually abusing under-age girls have...
Welcome to Our Newest Family Member!
We’re excited to have Maria Zeller Brauer join our team in the new position of Senior Director of Development. Maria graduated for the University of Illinois, Champagne-Urbana with a Bachelor of Arts, and received her Master of Arts from Indiana University. Prior to...
Keeping Your Child Safe on the Internet
By now you’ve heard about the “Momo Challenge,” and that it was more fad- hype than horror. But nightmares of the disturbing sculpture reminded us there are dangers lurking for children online. These days it’s just as important for parents to protect their children...
