April is Child Abuse Prevention Month! This is an excellent time of year to remember what you can do to help prevent children from experiencing the type of violence referred to as child abuse. Child abuse …
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Educate yourself about award-winning and delectable cheeses from around the world on March 27 at Beautiful Rind from 2:30 – 3:30. And since $20 of every $35 ticket supports ChicagoCAC, you’re eating cheese for a …
Last year, we found some fabulous influential women in history- who were also social workers – to profile on social media. Enjoy these profiles of a few social work stars – including some you might …
Michelle Almanza is passionate about figuring out what ChicagoCAC families need, and her role as a bilingual family advocate is a natural fit for her social work degree. During Social Work Month, we got to …
Irika Sargent is a familiar face on CBS 2 Chicago news, and she’s an integral part of ChicagoCAC events like the Luminary Award Dinner – Sargent will be the emcee at this year’s event in …
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In addition to Social Work Month and Women’s History Month, March is Child Life Month. Very few CACs have a child life team, but ChicagoCAC does! Child life specialists reduce children’s anxiety in stressful situations …
Necessity is the mother of invention is commonly misattributed to Plato. But even from ancient Egypt, for people of color necessity bore creativity which led to inventions that have been so far reaching… You see, I …
As one of ChicagoCAC’s prevention education specialists, Laura Daily does her work with a quiet dedication to the children and families of Chicago. Read what Laura has to say about her role in empowering parents …
Melissa Washington is the Senior Vice President, Customer Operations and Chief Customer Officer at ComEd. Both ComEd and Washington are long-time ChicagoCAC supporters – Melissa has been on our Board of Directors since 2013 and …
To report suspected abuse in Illinois, call 1-800-25-ABUSE (1-800-252-2873). If a child is in immediate danger, also call 911.
Outside of Illinois, call 1-800-422-4453.
