Until We Achieve the Safe World We All Deserve
As an organization grounded in community, gratitude, and love through hardship, we are grieving the profound loss of life that has occurred this month.
Pickles Group Advances in 2022 John Edwardson, ‘72 Social New Venture Challenge
Pickles Group is thrilled to advance and compete in the University of Chicago Booth’s Social New Venture Challenge in the Spring of 2022 alongside other innovative social impact start-ups.
Child Development and Education Professionals Shine as Pickles Group Volunteers
Pickles Group Youth Volunteers, with backgrounds in youth development and education, shine in new roles as Pickles Group facilitators.
Sheridan Road Features Pickles Group Founder, Erika Hlavacek
Chicagoland magazine Sheridan Road talks to Pickles Group Founder Erika Hlavacek in their February 2022 health issue.
Booth Students Partner with Pickles Group to Map Chicagoland Family Cancer Prevalence
University of Chicago Booth Students partnered with Pickles Group to use both quantitative and qualitative data and research to better understand family cancer prevalence throughout Chicago.
Media: Chicago Tribune Features Pickles Group
Thanks to the Chicago Tribune for writing about Pickles Group.
Support Pickles Group on Giving Tuesday
We hope you'll consider supporting our growing community on Giving Tuesday.
Join Our Community and Meet New Families at Pickles Connect in December
Is your family navigating a parent, guardian, or caregiver's cancer? Do you know a family who is? We invite you to meet the Pickles Group community at our first virtual family gathering, Pickles Connect.
So What’s a Child Life Specialist, Anyway?
At Pickles Group, we’re proud that our founding Chief Clinical Program Officer, Kelsey Mora, and many of our volunteers bring a background in Child Life, a specialty that many families may not be familiar with. While our programs are designed to be facilitated by volunteers who may or may not have this expertise, we are excited to share more about one type of experience our team brings to Pickles programming for kids and teens. So what’s a child life specialist anyway?
Celebrating Our New Families and Volunteers
We are excited to share that we launched our first 5-week Pickles Empower program cohorts this month thanks to the generosity and support of the Pickles Community and supporters like you.