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Thank you Mr. Mayor, we look forward to your leadership and the opportunity to collaborate on early childhood initiatives soon! Childcare providers love, nurture, and educate our kids each and every day. Today, we honor and celebrate these unsung heroes whose efforts make a profound 
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Kristina Phillips was appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Mary Crane Center in Chicago, Illinois on April 10, 2023. She holds a BA, MPA, and is currently completing a PhD in business organization and management. Her professional experience spans public policy, education, workforce training and 
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By Mary Crane Center At Mary Crane Center, our Home-based Program is hard at work supporting families of young children, birth to 3, through weekly home visits and twice monthly socializations. Our program also serves expectant parents – moms and dads “-to-be”, in neighborhoods all across 
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What’s Happening at Mary Crane Center, October 2022, Volume 2
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What’s Happening at Mary Crane Center, January 2022, Volume 1
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Mary Crane Center stands with those fighting for justice. The murder of George Floyd is the latest of too many unnecessary tragic losses suffered by black and brown communities. We stand alongside those working to undo the legacy of systemic racism and brutality, in the 
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By Valerie Dickens, Lake & Pulaski Site Director  The families at Lake & Pulaski are very consistent about bringing their children to school on a daily basis, and with volunteering on fields trips and classroom activities. The community also supports us with our Play Street 
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By Carol Washington, Home Base Director Mary Crane Home Visitors serve clients in the entire city of Chicago. Some neighborhoods where we have a higher volume of clients are Belmont Cragin, Avondale, Englewood, West Englewood, Auburn Gresham, East Garfield Park, North Lawndale, Austin, and Chicago 
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Let us accept the child in our midst as our greatest wealth and our highest responsibility.

JANE ADDAMS,
co-founder of the
Mary Crane Center

2017-03-13T11:54:16+00:00

JANE ADDAMS,
co-founder of the
Mary Crane Center

Let us accept the child in our midst as our greatest wealth and our highest responsibility.
Contact Info
Administration Office
  • 4006 W Lake St, Chicago, IL 60624
  • +1 (773) 242-2860
  • info@marycrane.org
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