by Ellen Riggsbee | Mar 8, 2023 | Hephzibah
Friday, March 3 was a night to remember for Hephzibah, and for all the guests who attended the Heart of Gold Ball. Over 315 attendees ate, sipped and danced the night away at Hephzibah’s largest fundraiser of the year. Celebrity Chef and Food Network Star Jeff Mauro...
by Ellen Riggsbee | Feb 14, 2023 | Hephzibah
February is Black History Month and is an opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the important historical contributions of African Americans. At Hephzibah we recognize the historical significance of this month, and also the importance of amplifying the voices of the...
by Ellen Riggsbee | Sep 21, 2022 | Donor, Events, Hephzibah, Hephzibah Employees, Hephzibah Home News, Hephzibah in the Community, News, Volunteer News
September 16th was a special day for us here at Hephzibah. It was the day we reopened the doors to visitors at Hephzibah Home, where some of the State of Illinois’ most vulnerable, abused and neglected children live. Our home has been closed to visitors and volunteers...
by Ellen Riggsbee | Sep 8, 2022 | Hephzibah
Mary Anne Brown: A Champion for Children and Families In 1976, Mary Anne Brown followed her heart to Hephzibah Home and began a 41-year journey that would bring hope and healing to thousands of children and their families. When Brown—an Oak Park wife and mother with a...
by Ellen Riggsbee | Sep 8, 2022 | Foster Care, Hephzibah, News
Keith Elkins – Once a Hephzibah Kid, Always a Hephzibah Kid It began in 1935 when two distressed parents—financially strapped and broken in spirit by the relentless hardships of the Great Depression—were forced to accept the devastating reality that they could not...
by Ellen Riggsbee | Sep 8, 2022 | Hephzibah, News
Peter Murphy’s Journey of Hope and Healing The year was 1982 and it was shaping up to be the worst year ever for five-year-old Peter and his older siblings John, Marita and Anne Marie, who had just lost their single adoptive mom, Elizabeth, to pneumonia. Peter, now...
