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 | Dec 7, 2021 | Hephzibah, Hephzibah Kids Grown Up
As Hephzibah’s 125th anniversary approaches and we dwell on its history, invariably Keith Elkins’ name comes up. A long-time friend of Hephzibah, Keith came to Hephzibah Home, with his sister Muriel, in October 1933, one day after his 4th birthday. ”My...
by Ellen Riggsbee | Nov 29, 2021 | Hephzibah, Hephzibah Kids Grown Up
Former residents and staff reflect on the healing that happens at Hephzibah Home.
