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
Kids Above All
Civic and Social Organizations
Chicago, Illinois 3,851 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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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 dstern@kidsaboveall.org. #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
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Kids Above All would like to recognize and express our gratitude this month to three outstanding members of our Board of Trustees, Don Brackey, Rodney Brown, and Véronique Thouin, for their incredible commitment to building better lives for children and families impacted by poverty, violence, and injustice. We truly appreciate their (and our entire Board's) support, involvement, and guidance, so our clients have every opportunity to achieve their goals in life. #kidsaboveall #boardoftrustees #volunteer
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Big congratulations to our Southside PEP graduates! We're proud of our little ones for their hard work throughout the program and of our parents and team members for supporting them as they reach their full potential. Congratulations everyone! #pep #earlychildhoodeducation #earlychildhood #education #earlylearning Dan Kotowski Catherine Enright Noel Norris Detria Matthews, MSW Catherine Inserra Chris Engelman, CFA® MANNY FLORES Barbara A. Dunlap Stephen Mack Kristi Lafleur Kimberly Walz Myron McCoy Veronique Thouin Tina Pickell Tim Brennan
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Help 1,500 of our kids and youth in our Annual Back to School Backpack Drive this summer prepare for the upcoming school year! We hope to collect school supplies like pencils, notebooks, backpacks and more. Visit kidsaboveall.org/bts to see a full list of 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 Catherine Enright Catherine Inserra Pleshette Hamb Jeri Laureano Myron McCoy Kristi Lafleur Desiree Benson Kimberly Walz John Gotschall, CLU Tim Brennan Glen Davis, MD, MBA
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Happy Fourth of July! We hope everyone remembers to stay safe while celebrating today and this weekend. Let's make sure to keep our kids and families protected while having fun! #4thofjuly #fourthofjuly #julyfourthweekend Dan Kotowski Chris Engelman, CFA® Barbara A. Dunlap MANNY FLORES Stephen Mack Desiree Benson John Gotschall, CLU Jeffrey S. Cobb (VP, Comcast Business) Tim Brennan Tina Pickell Kristi Lafleur Kimberly Walz
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Congratulations to our Lake PEP graduates and their families! We're proud of everyone's dedication throughout their time in the program towards helping our little ones learn and grow! We hope you had a wonderful time celebrating. #earlychildhoodeducation #earlychildhood #graduation #2024grads Dan Kotowski Catherine Enright Vanessa Garcia Kimberly Walz John Gotschall, CLU Jeffrey S. Cobb (VP, Comcast Business) Glen Davis, MD, MBA Kristi Lafleur Tina Pickell
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Step up for over 1,500 of our kids and youth in our Annual Back to School Backpack Drive this summer! We hope to collect school supplies like pencils, notebooks, backpacks and more. Visit kidsaboveall.org/bts to see a full list of items. We also created an Amazon Wishlist to help you see which items our kids need most this upcoming school year. Visit https://lnkd.in/ggKch7cr to see the list. #backtoschool #backtoschooldrive #earlychildhoodeducation #earlychildhood #collegebound #education #schoolsupplydrive #schoolsupply Dan Kotowski Catherine Enright Pleshette Hamb Jeri Laureano Kimberly Jones, MA Catherine Inserra Kristi Lafleur Desiree Benson Glen Davis, MD, MBA Tim Brennan John Gotschall, CLU Veronique Thouin Myron McCoy Kimberly Walz
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