by Ellen Riggsbee | Jul 29, 2020 | Hephzibah
While many of us are thinking about the upcoming school year and wondering about our children’s education and safety, Hephzibah’s Family Based Services program is working on helping our foster and intact families meet the very-real burden of preparing their children...
by Ellen Riggsbee | Oct 25, 2019 | Foster Care, Hephzibah in the Community, Intact Family Servicess
This year, the reported average back-to-school costs per child reached nearly $700. For low- and moderate-income families, the excitement surrounding annual Back to School rituals is offset by the anxiety about paying for the essential materials. Thanks to the...
by Ellen Riggsbee | Jul 20, 2018 | Hephzibah
Planning is underway for the August 9 Back to School Shopping Day for foster care families, intact families and families in our family support program. Donations of new school supplies can be dropped off through August 3 at Hephzibah’s offices at 1144 Lake Street...
by Ellen Riggsbee | Jul 12, 2017 | Hephzibah
While it may seem like the school year just ended, Hephzibah is already in Back to School mode to ensure that the hundreds of children in our Family Based Services programs have just what they need to start the school year on the right foot. Planning is underway for...
by Ellen Riggsbee | Aug 1, 2016 | Hephzibah
Don’t say it! Not many kids are ready to hear the words back to school. The residents at Belmont Village of Oak Park are ready – and that’s a good thing for Hephzibah foster families. Belmont Village is helping us host a Back-to-School pizza party to help ease the...
