Maria Learns Healthy Lifestyles for Herself and Her Family

At 17, Maria was pregnant and missing school because she was often sick. In addition, she was the primary care-provider for her grandmother who suffered from a number of health issues. As these issues became “too much for her to handle,” she dropped out of high school. A year and a half later, after learning about the school from her cousin, Maria enrolled in Association House’s El Cuarto Año High School...

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Association House of Chicago serves a multi-cultural community by providing comprehensive, collaborative and effective programs in English and Spanish. We promote health and wellness and create opportunities for educational and economic advancement. Read more about Association House.

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Association House to be honored by DCFS

Illinois’ DCFS Statewide Foster Care Advisory Council has selected Association House’s 2012 Foster Parent Law Implementation Plan for an award in the area of Dignity & Respect. In recognition of the agency’s hard work and dedication to foster parents, Association House will be honored by the Council at an award ceremony on Friday, June 8, 2012. As a result, Association House will also be spotlighted soon after in the Illinois Families Now and Forever newsletter.

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A Day at the Park: Cubs Game Fundraiser

Board Alumna Neda Nabavi and her brother, Naveed Nabavi, invite you to stretch out at Wrigley Field and watch the Cubs slam the Padres on Memorial Day!! It’s an exciting sporting opportunity and fundraising event to support the programs of Association House.

Game Day: Monday, May 28, 2012 @ 1:20pm

Take Me Out to the Ballgame!

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