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Chicago-area Nonprofit Hosts Celebration Dinner to Raise Money for Kids Impacted by Poverty and Violence

The Kids Above All fundraiser will build better lives for children facing trauma

2024 Kids Above All Annual Celebration Dinner
2024 Kids Above All Annual Celebration Dinner

Kids Above All’s 2025 Annual Celebration Dinner is Thursday, November 6, at the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago. This year’s event celebrates the organization’s 131st anniversary of building better lives for children and families impacted by poverty, violence, and injustice. It also highlights the perseverance and accomplishments of the youth in Kids Above All’s programs and honors three distinguished business and civic leaders who have made a difference for children in the community. The three honorees are: Kevin Doyle & NTIVA, Michael Ward & Mandel Metals, and Cassaundra Rouse, Executive Director of the Illinois Tollway.

Established in 1894, Kids Above All has long been a trusted community resource for children, families, and young adults in northern Illinois. Kids Above All currently provides early childhood learning, foster care, housing, and counseling services to families in the city of Chicago and the surrounding suburbs.

To support the event or for more information, visit Kids Above All’s website.

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