Posted by Craig Morris on Thursday, July 29, 2010,
In :
Campaigns
Going 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.
Choose to shop
for a primary school kid, junio... Continue reading ...
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... Continue reading ...