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Friends of the Children - Chicago Receives $1.6 Million from Cook County Justice Advisory Council’s 2022 ARPA Violence Prevention and Reduction Grant Expanding Its Unique and Proven Services to Chicago’s South Side
The grant will dramatically enhance Chicago’s city-wide violence reduction strategy offering more children and families a positive trajectory and a sense of community
U.S. Surgeon General Applauds Friends of the Children’s Commitment to Youth Mental Health
Friends of the Children is recognized for ongoing efforts to expand the training and clinical support for paid, professional mentors
Friends of the Children Receives $2 Million to Scale Model to New Communities and Expand Partnerships with Tribal Communities
Wrapping Up National Foster Care and Mental Health Awareness Month
Supporting children’s mental health is at the heart of our work every month, every week, and every day of the year
Friends of the Children Partners with Why Not You Foundation and House of LR&C to Celebrate Pride
This June we have teamed up for a Pride Campaign to celebrate LGBTQ+ youth and Friends and our allies
Simone Biles Partners with Friends of the Children to Celebrate Youth
Friends of the Children celebrates National Foster Care Month and Mental Health Awareness Month by teaming up with youth advocate and Olympic gymnast Simone Biles
Working Together to Build a Stronger Village for Children
A mental health journey of healing and recovery by improving access to mental health services for youth and their caregiver
Not Just Communicating, but Seeing Eye-to-Eye
A Friend in SF Bay Area expanded capacity by working with clinicians to provide trauma-informed, evidence-based mental health interventions to a youth in need