Congratulations to our June Employee of the Month, Elizabeth "Betsy" Weber, and our June Equity Champ, Tania Holmes! We're happy to have the both of you on our team always ready to highlight our staff and clients' voices. Your dedication towards stepping up for our kids and families is something we admire and appreciate! Thank you for your hard work! #employeeofthemonth #equitychamp #earlychildhoodeducation #earlychildhood #safehousing #traumainformedcounseling Dan Kotowski Elizabeth (Betsy) Weber, CD(DONA), CIMI Baettzsa (Bebe) Bermudez M.S Chris Engelman, CFA® John Gotschall, CLU Jeffrey S. Cobb (VP, Comcast Business) Barbara A. Dunlap Rahul Kalsi Tim Brennan Glen Davis, MD, MBA Tina Pickell
Kids Above All
Civic and Social Organizations
Chicago, Illinois 3,860 followers
Kids Above All’s mission is to build better lives for children and families impacted by poverty, violence and injustice.
About us
At Kids Above All, we believe young people who have experienced trauma can become independent adults who live meaningful, productive lives. Since 1894, our mission has been to protect, heal and educate children and families so they can build better lives. Last year, Kids Above All served 2,541 young people and families in Cook, DuPage, Kane and Lake counties, who experienced trauma. We are experts in trauma-informed care, helping our youth on their healing journey so they can have the best possible life. Our programs include early childhood learning for children living in poverty, foster care and adoption services for youth who have suffered abuse and neglect, housing for teens and homeless young adults, and counseling.
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https://www.kidsaboveall.org/
External link for Kids Above All
- Industry
- Civic and Social Organizations
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Chicago, Illinois
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1894
- Specialties
- home-based early childhood education, foster care, housing for homeless young adults, residential living for teens, adoption, doula, home-based daycare, and counseling
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Kids Above All is grateful towards the Ticket to Dream Foundation and Baby2Baby for partnering with one another to donate diapers, wipes, and Lego sets to our kids and families! We're thankful for all of the love and support! #earlychildhoodeducation #earlychildhood #infant #newborn #lego #diapers Dan Kotowski Catherine Enright Myron McCoy Desiree Benson Kristi Lafleur Kimberly Walz MANNY FLORES Rahul Kalsi John Gotschall, CLU Glen Davis, MD, MBA Barbara A. Dunlap
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Join us in giving a warm welcome to Kids Above All's June New Hires! We can't wait to see everyone's positive impact on the lives of our kids and families as they reach their full potential! #newhires #teamkaa #junenewhires #earlychildhoodeducation #safehousing #traumainformedcounseling #earlyeducation #fostercare #foster #counseling Dan Kotowski Baettzsa (Bebe) Bermudez M.S Chris Engelman, CFA®MANNY FLORES Stephen Mack Barbara A. Dunlap Desiree Benson Myron McCoy Tina Pickell John Gotschall, CLU
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For Gun Violence Awareness month, the Lake County Gun Violence Prevention Initiative led by the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office and the Violence Prevention Coordinating Council (VPCC) held a Community Carnival! Members of the community came out to play some carnival games and talk to different organizations. Kids Above All is a member of the VPCC and was highlighted at the event! Our Counseling Solutions Clinical Director, Lauren Walker, was invited to say a few words about our services and commitment to violence prevention and healing. Thank you to everyone who stopped by our table and learned more about our mission to help kids and families build better lives! #antigunviolence #gunviolenceprevention #counselingsolutions #campsheilah #traumainformedcounseling Dan Kotowski Jeri Laureano Lauren Walker Chris Engelman, CFA® Barbara A. Dunlap MANNY FLORES Glen Davis, MD, MBA Tim Brennan John Gotschall, CLU Kristi Lafleur
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Kids Above All is still looking for school supplies to help the kids in our programs prepare for the upcoming school year! Our Annual Back to School Backpack Drive collects supplies like pencils, notebooks, backpacks and more. Visit kidsaboveall.org/bts to see a full list of needed items. We also created an Amazon Wishlist to help you see which items our kids need most. Visit https://lnkd.in/ggKch7cr to see the list. #backtoschool #backtoschooldrive #earlychildhoodeducation #earlychildhood #collegebound #education #schoolsupplydrive #schoolsupply Dan Kotowski John Gotschall, CLU Kimberly Walz Desiree Benson Tina Pickell Tim Brennan Glen Davis, MD, MBA Rahul Kalsi Kristi Lafleur
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Kids Above All’s Board of Trustees stopped by earlier this week at our Better Life Distribution Center to lend a helping hand in our Back to School Backpack Drive! Everyone stepped up to pack backpacks full of donated school supplies for our kids to use this upcoming school year. We’re grateful for everyone’s support and kindness! If you’d like to help the 1,500 kids and youth in our care prepare for school, visit kidsaboveall.org/bts to learn about how you can get involved. #backtoschooldrive #backtoschool #earlychildhood #earlychildhoodeducation #safehousing #traumainformedcounseling Dan Kotowski John Gotschall, CLU Rahul Kalsi Kristi Lafleur Chris Engelman, CFA® Barbara A. Dunlap Desiree Benson Tim Brennan Glen Davis, MD, MBA
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Save the date for Kids Above All's 2024 Annual Celebration Dinner (formerly our gala) on Thursday, October 17! We're back at the Four Seasons Hotel for this important event that will highlight our youth's resilience and recognize the commitment of our Lucy Rider Meyer Humanitarian Award recipients to building better lives for children impacted by poverty, violence and injustice. Stay tuned for more details, as well as sponsorship and ticket info. #kidsaboveall #2024annualcelebrationdinner #earlychildhoodeducation #earlychildhood #safehousing #fostercare #traumainformedcounseling #counseling Dan Kotowski Chris Engelman, CFA® Barbara A. Dunlap Stephen Mack MANNY FLORES Tim Brennan John Gotschall, CLU Jeffrey S. Cobb (VP, Comcast Business) Kristi Lafleur Rahul Kalsi Glen Davis, MD, MBA Veronique Thouin Tina Pickell
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We're happy to celebrate our team members' work anniversaries this month! Thank you for your hard work and dedication over the years towards uplifting our kids and families to help them build better lives. We're grateful to have you all on team Kids Above All! #workanniversaries #workanniversary #teamkaa Dan Kotowski Eneida Cosme Sarah Boynes Perla Bolivar Ashley Reed-Miller M.A. Dr Linda Black Marlene Hernandez Furrunnecia Newberry Robyn Sandys Chris Engelman, CFA® MANNY FLORES Stephen Mack Rahul Kalsi John Gotschall, CLU
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We appreciate everyone who signed up to be a volunteer at Camp Sheilah this year! We recently held our July orientation to get to know everyone a bit better and to prepare for all the activities we have planned. Kids Above All's Camp Sheilah Program provides youth ages 7-17 who have lost a parent or sibling to homicide with the mental health support and resources they need to continue their healing journey and achieve their full potential. If you're interested in becoming a volunteer at camp this year, contact Denae Stern at [email protected]. #campsheilah #bereavementcamp #traumainformedcounseling #traumainformed Dan Kotowski Jeri Laureano Catherine Inserra Chris Engelman, CFA® Barbara A. Dunlap Stephen Mack Jeffrey S. Cobb (VP, Comcast Business) John Gotschall, CLU Tim Brennan Kimberly Walz Myron McCoy Veronique Thouin Desiree Benson
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Check out Kids Above All's President & CEO, Dan Kotowski, speak with Ray and Nick on the Ray Stevens Show about our Back to School Backpack Drive! To view our Amazon Wishlist of school supplies our kids need most, visit https://lnkd.in/ggKch7cr. #backtoschool #bts #schoolsupplydrive #earlychildhoodeducation #earlyeducation #safehousing #fostercare #fosteryouth #traumainformedcounseling #traumainformed Dan Kotowski Catherine Enright Catherine Inserra Chris Engelman, CFA® MANNY FLORES Barbara A. Dunlap Stephen Mack Tim Brennan Tina Pickell Veronique Thouin John Gotschall, CLU Jeffrey S. Cobb (VP, Comcast Business) Myron McCoy https://lnkd.in/gjdwNwxw