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 […]
Thank you to the generous donors who contributed hundreds of gifts to make this holiday season special for the families we serve! We’re grateful to have the support of so many individuals (you know who you are!) as well as our sponsors: Turner Acceptance Corporation Chicago Trading Company Polsinelli Shughart Northern Trust Nichole Hoehn Brightspark […]
Kaleidoscope welcomed over 100 guests at last night’s Spark at Connection Event at Chicago’s Ignite Glass Studio. Joined by both new and familiar friends, community partners, generous sponsors, donors, and young artists the night was dedicated to learning about the importance of forming and maintaining relationships among Kaleidoscope’s youth, families and communities. Kaleidoscope Executive Director […]
Don’t miss this opportunity to meet and greet with Kaleidoscope! Join us for happy hour on November 3, 2015, from 6-8pm at Ignite Glass Studio. This venue offers a unique space for you to get to know Kaleidoscope staff and our Board of Directors. You will also hear from some of the amazing youth […]
Kaleidoscope youth will enjoy the stories from over 100 books donated by the American Lawyers Alliance (ALA). Kaleidoscope Executive Director Kathy Grzelak received the books on the Agency’s behalf at the ALA’s Annual Meeting July 30, 2015 in Chicago. The ALA is a charitable organization dedicated to promoting education of the legal system throughout the […]
Chicago Public Media outlet WBEZ featured Kaleidoscope as one of many organizations concerned with drastic changes to programming as a result of Governor Rauner’s recently proposed budget cuts. The revised budget targets Illinois foster youth ages 18-21 who currently receive services which facilitate independent living as they transition to adulthood. The public radio interview features […]
On April 1, 2015, former Kaleidoscope and Find Your Future Kid Ryan Henson courageously spoke about his own experiences at the Chicago kick-off to Child Abuse Prevention Month at the James Thompson Center. Kaleidoscope thanks Ryan for continuing to be an advocate for key services within the Illinois Department of Children and Families youth. To […]