healthy hearts and families

 

 

 

AstraZeneca HealthCare Foundation

supports

Healthy Hearts and Families

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New Englewood Center

 

 

 

Our New 
Englewood Center
Is Open! 

Open House details
coming soon

 

 

Child at Family Focus center

 

 

At Family Focus last year:

20,000 children and parents enrolled in family support programming

17,000 others were helped through referral and crisis services
 

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Honor a Special Woman
with a Gift in Her Name


We'll send the card!
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Family Focus Thanks
Our Generous Gala Sponsors!

For Sponsorship opportunities,
click here

Visionary

Susan and Richard Kiphart

Luminary
Donna and William Barrows
Beverly and Warren Hayford


 

Premier
Allstate Insurance Company
Chicago Tribune
The Irving Harris Foundation

Champion
David Hiller/Robert R. McCormick
   Foundation
Sharad Kapur
MB Financial Bank
Morgan Stanley
Lois and Harrison Steans
Penny Bender Sebring and
  Charles Ashby Lewis

Patron
 The Crown Family
Cushman & Wakefield
Nathan Cummings Foundation
Exelon Corporation
HUB International Midwest Limited
Frances and Elliott Lehman
Mickey and Alan Levinson
Diana and Bruce Rauner
Eleanor and William Revelle
Gwendolyn and the
Honorable John W. Rogers
Esther S. Saks
Anne and John Tuohy
William Blair & Company LLC

 Are you a former
Family Focus mom?

Family Focus President
Merri Ex is!

Family Focus is celebrating
its 35th Anniversary!

Now is the perfect time
to reconnect with your
Family Focus friends!

Share photos, share stories!

Contact us today!
alumni@family-focus.org

  
 

 

Welcome to Family Focus

Family Focus promotes the well-being of children from birth by supporting and strengthening their families in and with their communities.

Join us as we honor Bernice Weissbourd
and celebrate 35 years helping Chicago-area families
raise healthy, happy children.

For Tribute Book information, click here

For Sponsorship information, click here

For tables, individual event tickets, and
raffle tickets, click here.

For raffle tickets only, click here.

 

Recent News and Upcoming Events

New Americans Initiative

May Citizenship Workshop in Aurora + Volunteer Training Sessions

We need volunteers!  The next Citizenship Workshop is Saturday, May 12 in Aurora.
Sign up now for training sessions on May 10 or May 11.
For citizenship workshop flyers, click below:

workshop flyer-Spanish            workshop flyer-English

Volunteer Attorneys needed!
Special attorney training session on May 8.
Click below for details.

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citizenship workshops

2012 Schedule - Citizenship Workshops + Volunteer Training Sessions

Need help applying for citizenship? Want to volunteer to help others apply? Here'sa list of upcoming volunteer training sessions and citizenship workshops.

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Monday, April 30, 2012 - 4:00pm

Heart to Heart Child Abuse Workshop

Child abuse - What are the signs? - How can we prevent it? Join us for a community 'Heart to Heart' workshop on child abuse at Family Focus Aurora on April 30.

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Saturday, May 19, 2012 - 7:30pm

Family Network Rocks The House!

Rock the House with Family Network!
Get tickets now for their rockin' May 19 spring benefit!

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Gonzalo Arroyo

Aurora Center Director Addresses College Conference

Aurora Center Director Gonzalo Arroyo addressed the North Central College's Lead for a Change Student Leadership Conference on April 13 in Naperville

 

 

 

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YDP Brick Campaign

Pave the Way for Future Tomcats!

The path to a beautiful courtyard is paved with many names and stories. Will yours be one? Buy a brick! Add your name to those helping to beautify the courtyard and build a scholarship fund!

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Evanston Brick Campaign

Family Focus Evanston Brick Campaign

Honor the Past - Inspire the Future! 
Buy a Brick and support programming at our Evanston center.

Celebrate a Life Event, Honor a Special Memory or a Special Person on the commemorative brick wall located in the Family Focus Evanston/Historic Foster School Gym.

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Mental Health Conference

Managing Anxiety...Maximizing Life for Children, Adolescents and Adults

Family Focus Evanston is helping to sponsor the 11th Annual Community Mental Health Conference on Sunday, June 3, 2012 at Beth Emet The Free Synagogue. 

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Healthy Hearts and Families

AstraZeneca HealthCare Foundation Awards $295,000 to Healthy Hearts and Families

For the second consecutive year, our Healthy Hearts and Families program has received major grant support from the AstraZeneca HealthCare Foundation Connections for Cardiovascular Health program.

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