by Ellen Riggsbee | Jan 25, 2024 | Foster Care, Hephzibah, Hephzibah in the Community, Hephzibah Kids Grown Up
SMART Hephzibah is filling a critical need in the Oak Park community for engaging and affordable math enrichment. By Susan Reich IT’S NO SECRET that America has a math problem. In the most recent international student assessment released in 2020, the U.S. ranked in...
by Ellen Riggsbee | Jan 18, 2024 | Foster Care, Hephzibah, Hephzibah in the Community, Hephzibah Kids Grown Up
Bringing the dream of a higher education within reach for Hephzibah foster teens. By Susan Reich According to the National Foster Youth Institute, young people in foster care “face a special set of challenges outside the classroom that have a serious impact on...
by Ellen Riggsbee | Nov 16, 2023 | Foster Care, Hephzibah
All children deserve love, support, security and a forever home. As we acknowledge National Adoption Month this November, we also recognize the incredible and open-hearted families that have been created, enhanced and expanded through adoption. Each year, Hephzibah’s...
by Ellen Riggsbee | Nov 14, 2023 | Foster Care, Hephzibah, Hephzibah Employees, Hephzibah Home News, News
We Are Thankful! Each year at this time, we pause to reflect on all the reasons we have to be grateful. Throughout the year, we collect contributions and gifts and receive volunteer assistance and support that help us provide the children and families we serve with...
by Ellen Riggsbee | Oct 12, 2023 | Foster Care, Hephzibah, Hephzibah Employees, Hephzibah Home News, News
The view from the windows of Hephzibah Home is a typical Oak Park view from the tree-lined street just north of the elevated train tracks. You can see the occasional El train whizzing by, the treetops from the south side of the tracks, and a blue sky on a clear day....
by Ellen Riggsbee | Sep 12, 2023 | Foster Care, Hephzibah, Hephzibah Employees, Hephzibah Home News, News
It’s Child Welfare Worker Appreciation Week. Hephzibah has many child welfare worker heroes among us, and caseworker Brianna Lane is one of them. Her incredible journey from foster child to foster care caseworker inspires us all: How long have you worked for...
