We and our young people are grateful for the overwhelming support of our Winter Arts Camp this #GivingTuesday. Generous donors contributed $7,130 to support the camp, which will help our children and youth express themselves, connect with the vibrant arts community in Chicago and stay safe when they’re out of school. Learn more here. Meet […]
We are looking for individuals between ages 21 and 40 from diverse backgrounds, careers, skill areas, and fields to join our Junior Board! If you are passionate about empowering Chicago’s children and communities and eager to work collaboratively to support our agency’s mission, we want to hear from you! Learn more and apply now.
We were thrilled to again be chosen as Pub 626’s charity beneficiary in the MillerCools Great Cents Challenge. For every bottle of MillerCoors sold between June and August, Pub626 donated 15 cents to Kaleidoscope – totaling more than $2,600. We are grateful to have their generous support of our work and the youth we serve! […]
We are now accepting applications for the 2017 Find Your Future program! Through this program, we match current and former foster youth who are attending college with 10-week paid summer internships and vocational training, plus resume workshops, mock interviews, team-building activities, community volunteering and a professional etiquette dinner. With these career opportunities, youth gain valuable […]
On August 16, we hosted the closing luncheon for our Summer 2016 Find Your Future program. We matched these 27 dedicated young people with summer internships through our incredible community partners. Our young people gained the work experience, professional skills and networks that only internships can provide, and they were grateful! Congratulations to our graduating […]
CHICAGO – (07/14/16) – RELO Direct® has begun its third year of partnership with Kaleidoscope, a non-profit child welfare agency that has been serving children and families impacted by abuse and neglect since 1973. RELO Direct® has supported the non-profit organization’s Find Your Future program, part of Kaleidoscope’s Transitional Living Services, since 2014 by extending […]
At our Foster Parent Award luncheon, we recognized the incredible parents who open their homes to children and youth in our care. Thank you to these dedicated parents for your commitment to helping young people heal from trauma, build their networks of support and grow into successful adults! You inspire us!
In part two of this ABC 7 Chicago interview, Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Director Sheldon highlights programs just like ours that provide services to children and families in the community, in home settings. We work alongside our trained foster parents to provide the wrap-around, community-based services that children need to build resourcefulness, […]
We are so proud to have our successful Find Your Future program serve as the model for Illinois Department of Children and Family Services’ new Building Futures program, which connects current and former foster youth with internships and vocational training. In the last year, we matched 25 young people with local businesses like Catalyst Ranch […]
2015 was a fantastic year for Kaleidoscope and the families we serve. Internally, we implemented core staff training, refined our practices and enhanced our staffing ratios to reduce caseloads. These improvements to our operations help us provide families with the highest quality services, and we’re already seeing the results. A few of our programmatic highlights […]