Barbara Castellan's Contact Details

Barbara Castellan's Company Details

Gads Hill Center

Chicago, Illinois, United States • 51 - 200 Employees
Nonprofit Organization Management

Our MissionSince 1898, Gads Hill Center creates opportunities for children and their families to build a better life through education, access to resources and community engagement.Our Values• Children and their families – their ability to learn, to lead and to positively shape their future.• The transformational power of education, the strength of families, and the engagement of communities. • Our staff for their professionalism and dedication to the success of our children and their families.• Our supporters and funders, who are our partners in creating well-managed programs and services.Our ProgramsGads Hill Center supports low-income families on the west and southwest sides of Chicago. We currently work with more than 4,000 children and their families by providing high-quality, accredited programs and services:• Early Childhood Education: Empowers parents to be their children's first teachers with early childhood development resources for over 160 expectant parents and families and comprehensive educational and developmental services to over 550 at-risk children from newborns to age five.• Youth Services: Provides out-of-school programs to children from kindergarten through sixth grades, mentoring to at-risk sixth through eight graders, and STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) focused academic enrichment and college preparatory programs to high school students, serving more than 400 students annually.• Comprehensive Family Support and Community Services: Connects nearly 800 children & families to comprehensive resources that meet their educational, job and health-related goals on a continued basis.