by Pat Cinquini | Sep 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
Volunteers and donors are the backbone of Shelter. Without them, we would collapse, leaving children and families in need without critical services. We are so fortunate to live and work in a community of extraordinarily caring people who share with us the gifts of...
by Pat Cinquini | Sep 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
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...
by Pat Cinquini | Aug 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
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...
by Pat Cinquini | Aug 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
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...
by Pat Cinquini | Aug 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
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...
by Pat Cinquini | Aug 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
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...
