by Marissa Grott | Dec 19, 2024 | Hephzibah
It’s no secret that kids just do better when their social-emotional needs are met. In fact, hundreds of studies involving more than a million PreK–12 students worldwide have established that social-emotional learning programs have a positive impact on student...
by Marissa Grott | Dec 13, 2024 | Hephzibah
Project Preloved is a new community-centered platform (or online marketplace) designed to make it easier for Oak Park and surrounding area moms to buy and sell high-quality preloved items locally. By providing a trusted space to share and find items, Project Preloved...
by Marissa Grott | Dec 12, 2024 | Hephzibah
Sixto Cancel, born to a drug-addicted, impoverished mother, was placed in foster care when he was 11 months old. In a 2021 New York Times guest essay with the heart-wrenching title, “I Will Never Forget That I Could Have Lived With People Who Loved Me,” he wrote, “I...
by Marissa Grott | Dec 4, 2024 | Hephzibah
REMEMBER THE “BEFORE TIMES”? Before the digital age, when kids spent summer afternoons lying in the grass and gazing up at the clouds? They called it “doing nothing,” but they were actually doing something very important: regulating their sympathetic nervous systems...
by Marissa Grott | Dec 3, 2024 | Hephzibah
Your generous gift today will help children experience the magic of their childhood—playing with friends, discovering new things and creating memories filled with joy. At Hephzibah, supportive staff nurtures the curiosity of the children we serve while providing...
