Changing Lives
A Child’s Story
Hitting, kicking, and bullying his classmates was the only way Freddy knew how to express his feelings. At age 3, Freddy, didn’t understand his parents’ separation. All he knew was that his dad was gone and he missed him terribly. His absence made him painfully angry and sad. Freddy wondered if he had been bad and caused his dad to leave. He was so angry and disruptive that he was nearly expelled from his preschool.
Today, Freddy is doing great in preschool and looking forward to starting kindergarten. He is no longer bullying his classmates. Freddy now has no behavior problems whatsoever because of therapy.
A Family Story
Donna and Anthony Smith adopted their son Alan through the foster system when he was 3 years-old. After a difficult early life, Alan grew to feel at home with his new mom and dad and became a beloved member of the Smith family. But, as they got to know and love their son, the Smith’s noticed some troublesome behaviors in him. Alan often had intense temper tantrums. The Smith’s learned that Alan’s trauma-filled years prior to his adoption left him with severe emotional challenges.
Today Alan is 9 years-old and doing much better! He is working on his behavior at school, and he seldom has tantrums at home anymore, which has dramatically improved the Smith’s lives.
A Community Story
In the community of Winnetka where gangs have been known to threaten the security of all community members, our United Solutions Gang Prevention Program has reduced the amount of gang activity and violence significantly.
More than 200 community members have taken action to prevent gang activity in their neighborhoods. Through United Solutions, they learned how to encourage their children to stay in school and make positive choices. Today, residents of Winnetka feel safer than ever before knowing they have access to solutions regarding gang activity, graffiti and vandalism.
You Can Change A Life!
By investing in the Child and Family Guidance Center as a donor, volunteer, ambassador, or friend, you can help us ensure that every child and parent who needs mental health services can have access to the highest quality professionals and is guaranteed to be treated with honesty, dignity, fairness, and respect. You can uplift a child, a family, and a community. Please join us in supporting children, strengthening families, empowering communities and changing lives.
You can uplift a child, a family, and a community. Please join us in supporting children, strengthening families, empowering communities and changing lives. Invest today.
