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Our Vision

Hope, healing, and resiliency.

Our Mission

Empowering those who have experienced trauma by providing healing, stability, and community connection.

We Facilitate

Inner Healing

After a traumatic experience, a child must heal emotionally, mentally, and socially to learn and grow. Lawrence Hall treats some of the most serious consequences of childhood trauma through therapies and positive youth development strategies.

We Promote

Stability

Childhood trauma can cause complete distrust in family and home as safe spaces. We focus on providing nurturing, healthy living environments to promote and ensure stability in our children’s and older adolescents’ lives.

We Support

Community Growth

The effects of trauma ripple through communities, resulting in mistrust, separation, and oftentimes violence. Lawrence Hall supports rebuilding trust and connection in Chicago’s communities through a variety of programs and resources.

When you give to Lawrence Hall, 84% of every dollar goes to our programs and services.

  • $75 can purchase a transit pass for a teen to attend career readiness training.
  • $150 can provide two foster children with duffle bags filled with a comforting blanket, stuffed animal, and hygiene items.
  • $300 can stock an independent living starter kit with bedding, linens, toiletries, and household items for youth going to college.

How Can You Support Lawrence Hall?

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Recent News

Reflect on our Growth in our FY2024 PQI Annual Report

Reflect on our Growth in our FY2024 PQI Annual Report Our PQI Annual Report covers our July 1, 2023–June 30, 2024, fiscal year. The data […]

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Announcing our Strategic Plan FY2025–2028

Looking Three Years Ahead Strategic planning is considered an essential management tool that drives Lawrence Hall to maintain, grow, and explore areas of service provision […]

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Lawrence Hall CEO Honored as a Titan 100

Congratulations are in order for Lawrence Hall’s CEO, Kara Teeple, as she has been recognized as a 2025 Titan 100! This award is given to […]

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‘A good place:’ Queer youth seek acceptance at state’s first foster home for LGBTQ+ teens

WBEZ published an article by Michael Gerstein reporting on our Avers TIL home — the first transitional home in Illinois for LGBTQ+ youth in care. […]

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