Staff Spotlight: Erika Lester
If you need something around ChicagoCAC, your first stop is likely our Facilities and Operations Manager, Erika Lester. She chatted with us about how working with ChicagoCAC aligns with her desire to make a difference …
Featured Volunteers: The Junior League of Chicago
The Junior League of Chicago has a serious commitment to ChicagoCAC and helping children and families have a little fun. Last month, their Child Enrichment Committee held a dinner for families and hosted a summer …
Staff Spotlight: Terry Green
While Terry Green just joined us in mid-March as our Chief HR Officer, she’s already made a huge impact on our ChicagoCAC community. Her focus on inclusive, relationship-building events like Doughnut and Pretzel Day, raising …
Featured Philanthropy: WGIRLS Chicago
With their can-do attitudes and cheerful smiles, and through their volunteer work and donated funds, the WGIRLS have been helping ChicagoCAC provide our children and families with school supplies, toys, and items to meet their …
Staff Spotlight: Welcome Back to Karina Gil!
Karina Gil rejoins ChicagoCAC this month as our new Education & Prevention Director! She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to her role – especially about us. Karina first joined ChicagoCAC in 2005. For …
May 2022 PATHH Newsletter
Happy May! This month, our newsletter features a new ChicagoCAC program for families waiting for therapy and we also have a survey to get feedback from all of you about the monthly Learning Community. If …
How We Make A Difference
ChicagoCAC’s work changes the lives of children and families who need it. It can be hard to find ways to share such intensely private and upsetting stories, but doing so helps people like you understand …
Featured Philanthropy: Speiser Family Foundation
Christine Speiser (pictured above with her husband Anthony) is unique among longtime ChicagoCAC donors for a few reasons. She is a veteran of Chicago Public Schools, serving as a teacher and principal. She later went …
Community Spotlight: Community Advisory Council
ChicagoCAC’s Community Advisory Council is a committed group of locals who have a vested interest in the work we perform and the messages we share. Throughout the years, they have generously offered their time and …
In Memoriam: Tiffany Brown
As March drew to a close, ChicagoCAC experienced another loss within our community, one very close to home. Tiffany Brown, who worked with children who’d experienced sexual exploitation, passed away on March 29. Tiffany, far …