by Ellen Riggsbee | Feb 1, 2024 | Hephzibah
Dear Friends, It is with sadness, gratitude and excitement that I announce my impending departure as Executive Director of Hephzibah. My transition will take place in the spring of this year when my family and I relocate to pursue new adventures and our desire for...
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 | Jan 16, 2024 | Auxiliary News & Events, Hephzibah, Volunteer News
With each new year comes new beginnings, new habits and the opportunity to make lasting change in our individual lives. A fresh start to the new year can also be an opportunity to make a lasting change in the lives of others. This year, why not make a resolution to...
by Ellen Riggsbee | Dec 29, 2023 | Hephzibah
The 2nd annual Halloween Fun Run/Walk was a huge success! If you were there, you know how much fun it was! If you weren’t there, you can join next Halloween, or even better, join the Oak Park Auxiliary Board who organized this wonderful event and have fun year-round...
by Ellen Riggsbee | Dec 28, 2023 | Hephzibah
Four years ago, Hephzibah Home gained a hero. Joseph Robinson joined the Hephzibah team as the head chef at the home, from a job with greater responsibility and more staff to manage. When he learned about the chef opening at Hephzibah Home, and that he would be...
