Add Some Sparkle to January

Enjoy a crisp, moonlit night in Chicago with wine, beer and sparkling conversation. Winter is here so embrace it with style. Don’t miss this chance to relax with friends in a beautiful venue, sampling delicious food and the latest beverages. to relax with...

You Can Make Wishes Come True

With an inside scoop from a source at the North Pole, Hephzibah’s Donor Relations Manager, Marissa Grott, is starting to gather the gifts that will top this year’s wish lists. Highly prized toys include: remote control cars, trucks, and helicopters; remote...

Celebrate the Grape at the Peach

Hephzibah and Careful Peach Boutique invite you to the Fete des Vendanges on October 8, 2015 from 5 pm to 9 pm. It’s a lively evening inspired by Tastevin Bourgogne, a centuries-old celebration of the grape harvest in Burgundy, France. A percentage of proceeds will go...

George Sheldon Visits Hephzibah

“Kids are 25 percent of our population but 100 percent of our future,” said George Sheldon, Illinois Director of the Department of Children and Family Services, when he visited Hephzibah Home on September 18, 2015 as part of the Annual Meeting. Sheldon acknowledged...

Former Resident Shares His Talent for Theater

Brian Fruits, a former resident of Hephzibah Home is grateful for the care and support he received there as a child. He is repaying that kindness through his talent for theater — one of the gifts he was encouraged to explore in his youth. Saltbox Theater...

Kids Say Thanks at Playground Palooza

Kids love the squishy surface that replaced the sand in Hephzibah Home’s backyard playground.  It’s a safer, cleaner surface that’s also more fun for bouncing. Special snaps to the John F. Smiekel Foundation and an anonymous donor who helped fund the super new...