Pride Month: LGBTQ+ Events and Resources
To make sure you’re always able to find information you need on LGBTQ+ issues, we’re collecting some of the resources we posted about on our social media pages and posting them on our site! Please …
Featured Philanthropist: Gregg Elstien
Our next Featured Philanthropist is Gregg Elstien, a long-time supporter of Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center and currently Chair of our Advisory Board. Read Gregg’s story below! How did you get involved with ChicagoCAC? I’ve been …
ChicagoCAC Pronoun Guide
You’ve probably heard about pronouns, maybe in grammar class or maybe in the context of gender identity. And you’ve definitely used pronouns without even realizing it, even for yourself. According to Merriam Webster, pronouns are …
Juneteenth 2022
This Sunday is Juneteenth. Long celebrated in Black communities, Juneteenth commemorates a specific date — June 19, 1865 — the day enslaved people in Texas learned they had been freed, though the Emancipation Proclamation issued …
Spotlight: Hailey King, Intake Coordinator
ChicagoCAC is the city’s only nonprofit that responds to reports of child sexual abuse, and coordinating a child’s initial visit to our building can be difficult. Our Intake team reaches out to families and arranges …
ChicagoCAC 2021 Spring Legislative Priorities: Success!
We’re delighted that so many of our legislative priorities succeeded in the Illinois General Assembly’s spring session! Thank you to all of our legislators who sponsored and supported these bills and our coalition partners who …
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Sexual abuse prevention education partnership reports positive outcomes
Findings from a three-year-long review on a partnership between Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center (ChicagoCAC) and an urban elementary school include increased student knowledge of personal health and safety related to sexual abuse prevention. The agency’s …
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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and when we asked some of our AAPI staff members for ideas on what to highlight on social media, we got so many resources we decided …
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Spotlight: Yolanda Temblador, Bilingual Supervisor of Family Advocacy
ChicagoCAC’s Family Advocates ensure that children and families get the culturally sensitive support, education and resources they need to help them overcome the trauma of abuse. Yolanda Temblador, Bilingual Family Advocacy Supervisor, shares how the advocacy …
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Help Shine A Light on Child Abuse
Thank you to everyone who showed up and supported us for Help Shine a Light on Child Abuse on May 12! A big thank you to all our sponsors, donors, staff, and everyone else who …