Kids Above All

This month, Kids Above All would like to recognize Greg Hummel for 29 years of service on our Board of Trustees. We truly appreciate his support and decades long commitment to our mission, bringing his legal expertise, guidance, and network to help children impacted by poverty, violence, and injustice build better lives. We are grateful to Greg, and our entire Board, for their leadership and efforts on behalf of our clients. #kidsaboveall #boardoftrustees #volunteer

This Thanksgiving, we’re grateful for the kindness we’ve seen from all of our supporters in our Holiday Gift Drive. We’d also like to give a special shout out to Centric Wealth Management, LLC for their generous donation of gifts for 360 of our kids! Thank you for your support! If you’d like to get involved in our upcoming gift drive, visit kidsaboveall.org/holiday to learn more. #earlychildhoodeducation #safesupportivehousing #traumainformedcounseling #holidaygiftdrive #holidays Dan Kotowski Chris Engelman, CFA? MANNY FLORES Barbara A. Dunlap Stephen Mack Veronique Thouin Kristi Lafleur John Gotschall, CLU

#GivingTuesday, the global day of generosity and giving back, is next Tuesday, December 3! This year, Kids Above All has the opportunity to achieve a $10,000 matching grant from the Healthcare Foundation of Northern Lake County, meaning your gift can make an even greater difference for our youth on Giving Tuesday! Step up for the kids and families in Kids Above All's early childhood education, safe, supportive housing, and trauma-informed counseling programs to ensure they have the support they need to become independent, empowered adults. #kidsaboveall #earlychildhoodeducation #safesupportivehousing #traumainformedcounseling #givingtuesday2024 Dan Kotowski Chris Engelman, CFA? MANNY FLORES Stephen Mack Myron McCoy Glen Davis, MD, MBA Veronique Thouin Kristi Lafleur Desiree Benson Tim Brennan John Gotschall, CLU Jeffrey S. Cobb (VP, Comcast Business) Rahul Kalsi Kimberly Walz

The start of Kids Above All's Annual Holiday Gift Drive is only a week away! Help the 1,500 kids and youth in our programs celebrate the upcoming holidays by making sure every child has a gift. If you're not sure what kind of gift to purchase, a monetary donation can also help programs fill in any gift gaps. Visit our website at kidsaboveall.org/holiday for more information and to see other ways you can get involved in our gift drive. #holidaygiftdrive #holidays #giftdrive Dan Kotowski Chris Engelman, CFA? MANNY FLORES Stephen Mack Barbara A. Dunlap Catherine Inserra Kimberly Jones, MA

Kids Above All's Foster Care and Adoption program works hard to ensure that all children and youth are able to grow in safe, nurturing homes. With the help of our kind foster parents, we are able to provide the support and resources our kids need to heal from their trauma so they can achieve their full potential. Visit https://lnkd.in/gd4wCg5v to learn more about our programs and how you can become a foster parent for our kids. #safesupportivehousing #fostercare #foster #adoption #adoptionday Pleshette Hamb Dan Kotowski Chris Engelman, CFA?MANNY FLORES Stephen Mack Barbara A. Dunlap John Gotschall, CLU Glen Davis, MD, MBA Desiree Benson

Kids Above All’s early childhood education, safe, supportive housing, and trauma-informed counseling programs support kids and families across the Chicagoland area by providing them with the resources they need to lead meaningful, productive lives. Visit kidsaboveall.org to learn more about the impact our programs have on the kids and families we serve and to see how you can get involved. #earlychildhoodeducation #safehousing #traumainformedcounseling Dan Kotowski Chris Engelman, CFA? MANNY FLORES Barbara A. Dunlap Stephen Mack Rahul Kalsi John Gotschall, CLU Jeffrey S. Cobb (VP, Comcast Business) Tim Brennan Jeri Laureano Allison Edwards, LCSW Pleshette Hamb Catherine Enright Dr Linda Black Kimberly Jones, MA

Last night, members of our Board of Trustees came together at the Better Life Distribution Center in Des Plaines for their quarterly meeting. In addition to hearing agency updates and having productive discussions about our mission, they helped to decorate the BLDC for our upcoming Holiday Gift Drive. We appreciate their efforts and continued commitment to building better lives for children and families impact by poverty, violence and injustice. #earlychildhoodeducation #safesupportivehousing #traumainformedcounseling #holidaygiftdrive #holidays Dan Kotowski Kimberly Jones, MA Chris Engelman, CFA? MANNY FLORES Barbara A. Dunlap Stephen Mack

Kids Above All received the Migrant Grant through Northern Illinois Justice for Our Neighbors to help support migrant families enrolled in our early childhood programs with the guidance and resources they need to reach their full potential. Catherine Enright, our Director of Early Childhood, spoke on behalf of our agency at Our Saviour's United Methodist Church to show our gratitude and to talk about how this grant will help Kids Above All support our families. #earlychildhoodeducation #earlychildhood #earlylearning Dan Kotowski Catherine Inserra Noel Norris Charlotte Erickson, MPH Treana Monroe, MA Vanessa Garcia Jade Taylor Chris Engelman, CFA? MANNY FLORES Barbara A. Dunlap Stephen Mack

Join us in celebrating our KAA team members with work anniversaries this November! Congratulations to everyone for their many years of hard work and dedication to stepping up for kids and families across the Chicagoland area. Thank you for everything you do! #workanniversaries #workanniversary Dan Kotowski Gail Jones Rhonda Goshay George Czerwionka jerry sims Quarchea Turner Kahtera McIntosh Baettzsa (Bebe) Bermudez M.S Kimberly Jones, MA

Join us in welcoming our New Hires for October! We're excited to have additional members on our team that will help support our kids and families as they build better lives. Welcome to Team KAA everyone! #newhires #hiring #teamkaa Dan Kotowski Chris Engelman, CFA? MANNY FLORES Stephen Mack Barbara A. Dunlap Baettzsa (Bebe) Bermudez M.S