Thank You Honorary Committee Members!

Thank You Honorary Committee Members!

With the 2025 Heart of Gold Ball fast approaching on March 7th, we’d like to take a quick moment and recognize the Honorary Committee Members whose support allows us to celebrate this amazing event year after year. Jackie Barlow has been an incredible community...
What does the KIND Act Mean for Hephzibah?

What does the KIND Act Mean for Hephzibah?

On January 6th, 2025, a unanimous vote from the Illinois General Assembly brought the Kinship in Demand (KIND) Act to the desk of governor J.B. Pritzker to sign into law. The KIND Act is poised to transform foster child placement and quality of living in the state of...
Tales from the Kids Resale Event

Tales from the Kids Resale Event

Twice a year, the Oak Park community comes together to fill a local church auditorium with donations of children’s toys, clothes, games, furniture, and more. Faced with the wall-to-wall mountain of generosity are the amazing women who manage the tremendous number of...
Meet our 2025 Award Winners!

Meet our 2025 Award Winners!

It takes a heart of gold to support families and children in need. That’s why we set time aside every year for a big blowout gala honoring the people and organizations without whose help we wouldn’t be able to do what we do. This year’s theme, “A Child at Heart,”...
Ready for Life

Ready for Life

It’s no secret that kids just do better when their social-emotional needs are met. In fact, hundreds of studies involving more than a million PreK–12 students worldwide have established that social-emotional learning programs have a positive impact on student...
Hephzibah x Project Preloved

Hephzibah x Project Preloved

Project Preloved is a new community-centered platform (or online marketplace) designed to make it easier for Oak Park and surrounding area moms to buy and sell high-quality preloved items locally. By providing a trusted space to share and find items, Project Preloved...