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 Connection
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 youth in Foster Care 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.
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Recent News
Give the gift of hope during the 2026 holiday season Help make the holidays hope-filled for our youth and families by ensuring they have a [...]
October 26, 2026
Over $435,000 raised at the 2026 Fall Fête! Thanks to the incredible generosity of our donors, we successfully surpassed our 2026 fundraising goal! To all [...]
July 17, 2026
In Community This story is from our FY2025 Annual Report which can be read in full here. What does it mean to be in community [...]
June 17, 2026
Celebrating the power of community in our FY2025 Annual Report Lawrence Hall's FY2025 Annual Report covers our July 1, 2024–June 30, 2025, fiscal year. The [...]
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