May 11, 2017 — Maryville’s Children’s Healthcare Center may soon be able to care for additional children under a plan sponsored in the legislature by State Sen. John G. Mulroe. Read more…
April 7, 2017 — Maryville honored Richard and Roxelyn Pepper for their commitment to the protection and development of children. The couple was given Maryville’s Guardian Medallion Award by Richard A. Devine, chairman of Maryville’s board of directors . The Peppers will be honored for their support of Maryville’s Center for Children. The Center for…
April 4, 2017 — Maryville and the Chicago Bears honored outside linebacker Pernell McPhee with the 2017 Ed Block Courage Award. Pernell was recognized for his efforts to support victims of abuse, violence and neglect.
March 28, 2017 — Maryville’s Crisis Nursery offers short-term care for families experiencing a crisis. Read more…
March 13, 2017 — Maryville’s Children’s Healthcare Center is providing transitional care to medically fragile children returning home from the hospital and training for their parents and families who care for them. Read more…
March 2, 2017 — Massage therapy is improving the lives of medically frail children at Maryville’s Children’s Healthcare Center. Read more…
February 17, 2017 — The Hanover Township Mental Health Board has awarded a grant to Maryville’s Casa Imani and Casa Salama programs in Bartlett for music therapy, it was announced today. Based on scientific evidence that supports the use of music therapy in mental health treatment, Maryville Academy has incorporated this alternative to traditional therapy…
Maryville recently gathered social services providers and others working with children, adolescents and their families to talk about bullying, what it is, the harm it can do and what resources are available to those who need it. “We must protect our children,” said Maryville Executive Director Sister Catherine M. Ryan, O.S.F. “We know that bullying…
In Chicago on November 18, Governor Bruce Rauner and Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) Director George Sheldon announced the next step to improving outcomes for youth who are involved in both the child welfare and juvenile justice systems through a first-of-its-kind pay for success initiative. “Many youth in the juvenile justice system…
On Sunday afternoon, September 11, the Maryville Crisis Nursery staff, the Crisis Nursery Advisory Council, Development staff, and volunteers hosted the Family Day at the Center for Children. The children and staff at the Children’s Healthcare Center joined in this family day. Families who have benefited from the Crisis Nursery came with their children to…