Browsing Archive: July, 2010

Back to School

Posted by Craig Morris on Thursday, July 29, 2010, In : Campaigns 
Back to School flyerGoing back to school for foster kids isn't easy. Sometimes they're transferred to a new school and have to make new friends. More often than not, however, they lack the resources needed to succeed - supplies as simple as pencils and erasers.
 
If you have a little time and money to help out a kid, consider shopping for a Kaleidoscope kid this month. You'll help make their first day at school a little easier by giving them the things they need.

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Illinois State Budget Cuts Might Flood Streets With Mentally Ill Homeless

Posted by Craig Morris on Friday, July 2, 2010, In : Advocacy 
Published : Wednesday, 30 Jun 2010, 10:03 PM CDT
By Mike Flannery, FOX Chicago News
 
Chicago - With Gov. Quinn preparing to chop hundreds of millions of dollars from the state budget Thursday morning, mental health care providers said they were already feeling the pain.
 
Fox Chicago News learned that, 48 hours before the governor's public announcement, the state sent contracts for the coming fiscal year that cut some providers by up to 34 percent.
 
Thresholds, Illinois's largest provider o...

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