For more than 100 years, the Children’s Home & Aid Woman’s Board has worked diligently to raise funds to help Illinois children and families thrive. This past year, Covid-19 disrupted everyone’s lives, including Children’s Home & Aid’s earliest learners. Children’s Home & Aid is a leading child and family service agency in Illinois. They help […]
Start Early welcomed more than 3,000 people to its live virtual Annual Luncheon April 22. Presented by LaSalle Network and the Zell Family Foundation, the nationwide celebration of the power of early learning raised more than $1.2 million to change the course for our youngest learners and their families. Through the inspiring stories of families, educators and […]
A child’s brain develops faster from birth to age 5 than at any other time, and their earliest experiences and relationships are profoundly important when it comes to laying a foundation for future successes in school and in life. Despite the challenges of the pandemic, early childhood professionals — from doulas and home visitors to […]
For some parents, raising a child can seem more of a burden than a blessing. Infant Welfare Society of Evanston (IWSE) believes all children should be supported by family, and they work to mitigate some of the stress of parenting by making quality early childhood education available to all children, regardless of background. IWSE, founded […]
