Illinois’ Tax System Widening Inequality
Mitch Lifson with Children’s Advocacy for Change released an press release this January discussing the regressive tax code in Illinois. Click below to read the release.
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Shelter at First UMC in Elgin warms bodies and hearts
First UMC in Elgin opened its doors to One Collective and its unhoused clients every night from Dec. 1 to March 31. The social-service agency offers counseling, therapy, and case management to help people successfully move out of homelessness. Read…
Rosecrance expands services to Chicago-Norwood Park
Rosecrance, a nationally respected leader in behavioral health and affiliate of United Voices for Children, is thrilled to announce the opening of a new Rosecrance Therapies location to serve the Chicago-Norwood Park community. Read More
Gov. Pritzker announces proposal to create Unified Early Childhood State Agency
(WAND) – Governor Pritzker was joined by Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton, Deputy Governor Grace Hou, Deputy Governor Martin Torres, elected officials, and state agency directors at the Carole Robertson Center for Learning to announce a proposal to create a new…
Raising Our Voices Through Resources: A Bridge For the Gap, Part 2
Join us for this in-person event on Friday, September 29, 2023, from 10:00 – 11:30 am!
Nominate a child advocate now!
2022 UVC Child Advocate Award Nominations are NOW being accepted through July 31 involving both local church advocates as well as community-wide persons who advocate for children and youth in remarkable ways. For more information, contact Deaconess Catherine Inserra, at cinserra@kidsaboveall.org…
Illinois invests $250 million to address gun violence
Gun-related crimes in Illinois have been on the rise over the last few decades. In many cases, youth have been involved as the victims or perpetrators of these crimes, leading to a sense of urgency to get illegal guns and…
Support the new Illinois Child Welfare Task Force
submitted by Beverly Dukes, UVC Policy Coordinator For several decades, advocates, constituents and parents have demanded strategic changes in the Illinois child welfare system. Of note: the number of African American children and youth in state care is exponentially more…
New Rental Assistance Program Announced
Today, there are still many Illinoisans negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 has drastically changed how we live, but the most devastation has occurred in vulnerable populations. This pandemic has only exacerbated the existing social ills affecting these populations.…
CEJA: a way to care for God’s earth
Scientists now agree that the repeated use and emission of fossil fuels has negatively affected the planet. Because of our behavior, the temperature of the earth has increased at an alarming rate, causing more wildfires, hurricanes and tornadoes to occur…