Kids’ Holiday Party 2016 Volunteers
Over the last two nights, volunteers organized hundreds and hundreds of toys, games and other presents for our clients and their siblings. Thank you to everyone who donated gifts and helped out at the center! …
Happy #GivingTuesday!
Today, we’re celebrating the 30,000 children and families we’ve served since opening our doors 15 years ago – and you can, too! Learn more and give.
KPMG Book Donation
THANK YOU to our friends at KPMG for their donation of hundreds of books to the children we serve! The books were donated through KPMG’s Family for Literacy program in honor of Amy Rule, our …
DÃa de los Muertos
Today, we hosted a Day of the Dead celebration in our Family Hope Center. Clients and their families learned more about the holiday, enjoyed snacks, listened to traditional music and made sugar skulls to take …
Child Life Practicum
Calling all child life/development students: the deadline to apply for our spring semester child life practicum is Saturday, October 1! Apply today to join our extraordinary team and help our clients and their siblings relax, …
A Message from ATSA
“We need to recognize that, like every other form of violence, child sexual abuse is an avoidable tragedy. We need to ensure that real resources are directed to the thoughtful development, rigorous evaluation, and broad …
Back-to-school Resources
Ready for back-to-school season? Check out great resources from our friends at Stop It Now! about choosing a program for your child. And be sure the staff and volunteers with your child’s school, team or …
SANE Program Training
We’re honored to collaborate with the Illinois Attorney General’s Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) program. Three of our multi-disciplinary team members presented to nurses from across the state about how child advocacy centers work, the …
Brighton Park Partnership
We’re thrilled to announce our partnership with Brighton Park Elementary School to conduct our Keeping Children Safe series! We’ll be working directly with students to teach them ways to stay safe, report broken safety rules …
Legacy Table Project
Just a few weeks ago, this table in our Family Hope Center was looking a little worn, so our child life team invited clients to help fix it up. Now, it’s completely covered in our …