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Welcome to our New Volunteer Coordinator!

Zoe McGrath has just joined our Development Team as our new Volunteer Coordinator, and we’re so happy to have her! Zoe hails from Woodridge, IL, and is a recent graduate of Illinois State University where she majored in Communication Studies and Organization...

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 if it...

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...

Remembering Don Schroeder

A Legacy of Hope Since 1975, each year thousands of lives have been impacted by the vision on Don Schroeder, though many today have never heard his name. In 1973, Don was a student counselor at Arlington High School, with a life-long commitment to helping children....

Welcome Aboard!!

Shelter is excited to have Sintelle Scott as a welcome addition to the night staff, working part-time at our Jennings Girls’ Home. She is a native Chicagoan, with a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies and is looking forward to earning her master’s degree in social...

Ileana Carpena – Passing on the Inspiration

We’re excited to welcome our new Bi-Lingual Family Social Worker, Ileana Carpena! Her infectious smile and positive attitude is a perfect match with our Healthy Families team. Ileana was born and bred in Northlake and graduated with a degree in social work from Aurora...

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