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Shelter Welcomes New Executive Director
We are excited to welcome Carina H. Santa Maria MSW, LCSW as our new Executive Director. Carina is a visionary leader who brings demonstrated experience in both non-profit and education, bringing her experience and passion to Shelter’s mission. Carina was previously...
Shelter says farewell to long-time Executive Director
With warm wishes we say good-bye to Pat Beck, our Executive Director, who has championed our cause and led the way as we passed many milestones. Under her leadership we have seen incredible growth. Beginning with Emergency Foster Care, we expanded into...
Backpack Project – Make a Difference in the Life of a Student
Every year the children and adolescents in our programs face the prospect of starting the new school year unprepared because they don’t have the required supplies. The results can be devastating, especially after surviving the trauma from abuse. But you can make all...
Shelter Honored With Grant from IICF
Our thanks go to the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) Midwest Division for recently awarding Shelter a $20,000 grant for our Healthy Families program. Our thanks go to Zurich North America as well for nominating Shelter, Inc. as a grant recipient. The...
Associate Board President Rebecca Helkowski wins a 2018 Community Investment Volunteer Award
Congratulations to our own Associate Board President, Rebecca Helkowski, for winning a 2018 Community Investment Volunteer Award (CIVA) from Zurich North America! Each year, Zurich employees are nominated by their peers from the United States and Canada, and only...
Shamrock Beer Run
What could be better than beer and running…in March! Shelter, Inc. is proud to be a part of the Shamrock Beer Run on Saturday, March 10th in Arlington Heights. The run starts at 11am with a 5K run/walk complete with 5 beer stops, one at each kilometer serving...
Support for a New Database
Shelter, Inc. is grateful to our long-time friends and supporters at the Hanover Township Mental Health Board for their challenge grant of $2,000 toward a new database we have so desperately needed. We also send a huge ‘thank you’ to those of you who helped us meet...
Generous Donations made Holiday Wishes Come True
Every year we ask the children in our Foster Care and Healthy Families programs and the group homes what they would like for the holidays. Each child gives us one item of clothing and one toy or personal item they would like. Thanks to the generosity of hundreds of...
Help Make Holiday Wishes Come True
Every child deserves to feel they are cared for, especially during the holidays. Each year we ask the children in Shelter’s Foster Care and Healthy Families programs what they wish for. They may include one item of clothing and one toy or personal item. Please help us...