Onward Neighborhood House is pleased to announce that it has hired Dr. Kimberly Thier for a newly created position as Director of Special Education and Quality Assurance, focusing on special education and related services to preschoolers and school age children with disabilities. This position will work with the rest of Onward House’s early childhood education staff to continually improve the overall quality of the early childhood education and youth services.
Teachers Corner
My name is Rita B. I have been at Onward House since August. I teach in the Blue Birds Classroom. Blue Birds 2 to be more specific.This is my second go-around here at Onward House. I also worked at Onward House from 2007 to 2016. I was the School Age group worker from 2007 to … Continue reading Teachers Corner
New Chicago Program Holds First Vaccination Event In Largely Latino Belmont Cragin, Focusing On Child Care Workers (CBS)
Staff from Onward House in Belmont Cragin are one of the first to receive the COVI-19 vaccine in new program.
Chicago Early Childhood Employers Ready to Implement New State Education Bill
Onward Neighborhood House joins a new employer-led early childhood education workforce partnership addressing teacher shortage, increasing educator diversity and compensation, and creating better career pathways. The newly formed employer-led workforce collaborative, Chicago Early Childhood Workforce Partnership, has announced its support of the Illinois General Assembly’s recently passed education component of the Illinois Black Caucus’s omnibus … Continue reading Chicago Early Childhood Employers Ready to Implement New State Education Bill
Invest in our children at birth to build racial equity
Now is the time for radical change to ensure our children have a better world than the one they are witnessing today.
As we rebuild from this pandemic and global recession amid a reignited civil rights movement, we recognize that physical safety is only part of what’s needed to open early childhood programs safely. It will take a significant public and private investment to erase the zip code disadvantage baked into our early childhood education system, when the burden of COVID-19 continues to weigh most heavily on communities already suffering from educational inequity.
SUPPORT OUR COVID-19 WORK
CURRENT URGENT NEED: Our Food Pantry needs continue to grow: Please consider volunteering, donating food, or hosting a food drive. Our needs can be found here. Onward House staff have been working hard to ensure that we support our community: Direct Relief While Onward House is financially stable at this moment, we know that the … Continue reading SUPPORT OUR COVID-19 WORK
Notes of Thanks (COVID-19)
From Karla’s Family: Mi nombre es Karla y mediante este correo quiero agradecer a todo el personal de Onward House y los donadores que apoyan a esta escuela por el apoyo dado a nuestra familia en momentos tan difíciles . Sus llamadas para saber como seguía la salud de mi esposo, sus palabras de ánimo, … Continue reading Notes of Thanks (COVID-19)
Working Toward Home Ownership – Evelyn’s Family Story
Evelyn came to Onward House when she needed childcare for her oldest child who was three years old. Her previous home daycare was too expensive and was out of her way. Luckily, a cousin recommended that she enroll her children at Onward House’s Early Childhood Education and School Age programs.
Touring Quality Catering
Quality Catering provides breakfast, lunch, and snacks for Onward House Early Childhood Education and School Age programs. This August, our School Age students had the opportunity to meet the owner, along with the cooks, delivery drivers, and office personnel who provide our program with nutritious meals each day. During their tour, the children designed their … Continue reading Touring Quality Catering
Ylianna’s Thriving Family
“We are a Venezuelan family, which like many families in my country, had to emigrate, leave everything and start from scratch. Onward Neighborhood House has been an organization that has greatly supported both my family and me personally.
Our Recent Accomplishments 2017 – 2018
Our Accomplishments Last Fiscal Year: 1. Refreshed our Mission & Vision to Celebrate 125 years of Service.
Onward Partners with Rincon for Safety
At Onward House safety is one of our main focuses, both in the classroom and out. That’s why we partnered with another local organization, Rincon Family Services, to provide safety training to parents participating in our programs, who were in need of proper car safety equipment.
Building Independence and Kindergarten Readiness
“It has been an awesome experience – I’ve learned a lot. I love the support that we receive as parents. My daughter always greets her former teachers with a hug, she’s going to remember them for a long time.” Sandra would have preferred to stay with her daughter until she was ready kindergarten. However, the … Continue reading Building Independence and Kindergarten Readiness