Foglia Family Resource Center Updates During Mental Health Awareness Month

  • Posted by Sarah Swiston
  • On April 29, 2025
  • Chicago, chicago metropolitan area, Chicago suburbs, children's counseling, children's counseling domestic violence, children's counseling dv, community resources, community-based services, Domestic Violence, domestic violence agency chicago, domestic violence agency chicago suburbs, domestic violence organization, domestic violence resource center, DV agency, dv survivors, End Domestic Violence, family dv counseling, family services, Foglia Family Resource Center, mental health, Mental Health Awareness Month, mental health domestic violence, mental health DV, mental health tips, mental illness, mental illness myths, non-profit, non-profit agencies, northwest chicago, parenting groups, WINGS, WINGS Program
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, recently we caught up with Megan W., WINGS Director of Clinical Services, and Beth M., WINGS Director of Children and Family Services to discuss Foglia Family Resource Center (FFRC) updates, a little over one year since its opening.
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Volunteers Share Why They Support WINGS

  • Posted by Sarah Swiston
  • On March 26, 2025
  • Chicago, chicago metropolitan area, Chicago suburbs, Domestic Violence, domestic violence agency, domestic violence agency chicago, domestic violence organization, DV agency, End Domestic Violence, National Volunteer Month, National Volunteer Week, non-profit, non-profit agencies, northwest chicago, Resale Stores, Thrift, Volunteer, volunteer chicago, volunteer domestic violence agency, volunteering with WINGS, volunteers, WINGS, WINGS Program, WINGS Volunteers
Last year WINGS 2,328 volunteers donated 64,153 hours of service, the equivalent of 31 full-time employees! As April is National Volunteer Month, volunteers share why they support WINGS, the largest domestic violence agency in Illinois.
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WINGS Invites You to Celebrate it’s 40th Anniversary

  • Posted by Sarah Swiston
  • On March 17, 2025
  • A New Direction, Anniversary, Chicago, chicago metropolitan area, Chicago suburbs, Domestic Violence, domestic violence agency, domestic violence agency chicago, domestic violence organization, DV agency, DV Hospital Program, DV shelter, dv survivors, End Domestic Violence, family services, Housing Programs, non-profit, non-profit agencies, northwest chicago, Philanthropy, Resale, Resale Stores, Shelters, Survivor Lifeline, volunteer domestic violence agency, WINGS, WINGS 40th Anniversary, WINGS Fundraiser, WINGS is 40, WINGS Program
WINGS invites you to celebrate its 40th Anniversary. Here are two ways to participate: WINGS 40th Anniversary Celebration on March 20th at Middleby Residential Showroom in Chicago and WINGS 40 Hours of Giving Challenge on April 25th – 26th.
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WINGS 40 Hours of Giving Starts Friday, April 25th

  • Posted by Sarah Swiston
  • On March 3, 2025
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Starting Midnight Friday, April 25th, WINGS 40 Hours of Giving event challenges teams of supporters to come together to raise funds for the Spreading Our WINGS Campaign. This initiative is expanding our award-winning services to meet the increased needs we are seeing for domestic violence solutions and expand into new communities.
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Brain Injury and Domestic Violence: WINGS Researches Best Practices

  • Posted by Sarah Swiston
  • On March 3, 2025
  • Brain Injury, Chicago, Chicago Hospitals, chicago metropolitan area, Chicago suburbs, Domestic Violence, domestic violence agency, domestic violence agency chicago, DV agency, DV Hospital Program, dv survivors, illinois coalition to address intimate partner violence-induced brain injury, non-profit agencies, northwest chicago, Northwest Community Hospitalty Hospital, TBI, TBI DV survivors, TBIs, TBIs domestic violence, Traumatic Brain Injuries, WINGS, WINGS Program
Brain injury is often an overlooked consequence of domestic violence. March is Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) awareness month and over the past year, WINGS has embarked on one of the first of its kind collaboration to improve access to care for survivors recovering from head injuries in the Chicagoland area.
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BLOSSOM Fashion Show to be Hosted by TV Personality Nigel Barker and Feature Hollywood Glam Stylings by Janet Mandell

  • Posted by Sarah Swiston
  • On February 28, 2025
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Rolling out the red carpet, WINGS presents the 2nd Annual BLOSSOM fashion show on Thursday, April 24, 2025, at 21c Museum Hotel in Chicago at 6:00pm. Produced by Zzazz Productions, the runway will feature Hollywood glam gowns by Janet Mandell. The show will once again be hosted by Nigel Barker, internationally renowned photographer and judge on the hit TV show America’s Next Top Model. The event will honor Whitney Reynolds, Host and Executive Producer of the Emmy-nominated Whitney Reynolds Show.
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Children & Family Services Program’s Growth: Exceptional Advocates, Teen Dating Violence Education, & More Support Groups

  • Posted by Sarah Swiston
  • On February 2, 2025
  • Chicago, chicago metropolitan area, children services, children survivors dv, Domestic Violence, domestic violence agency, domestic violence agency chicago, domestic violence organization, DV agency, dv survivors, End Domestic Violence, family services, Housing Programs, non-profit, non-profit agencies, northwest chicago, WINGS, WINGS Program
WINGS has continued to grow the Children and Family Services Program through hiring more exceptional staff, providing Teen Dating Violence Education to youth, and offering counseling and support groups to youth in the community through the Foglia Family Resource Center (FFRC).
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February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month

  • Posted by Sarah Swiston
  • On February 1, 2025
  • Chicago, chicago metropolitan area, Chicago suburbs, children services, children survivors dv, Domestic Violence, domestic violence agency, domestic violence organization, DV agency, northwest chicago, WINGS, WINGS Program
February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. Read about the factors that make teens more susceptible to abuse, warning signs and ways to speak to teens about Teen Dating Violence.
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Human Trafficking and the Similarities to Domestic Violence

  • Posted by Sarah Swiston
  • On January 8, 2025
  • Chicago, chicago metropolitan area, Chicago suburbs, Domestic Violence, domestic violence agency, domestic violence organization, DV agency, End Domestic Violence, Human Trafficking, Human Trafficking and Domestic Violence, Human Trafficking Awareness month, January Human Trafficking Awareness Month, non-profit, non-profit agencies, northwest chicago, Trafficking and DV, Trafficking Awareness, Trafficking Awareness month, WINGS, WINGS Program
January is Human Trafficking Awareness month. Over the years, WINGS has served human trafficking survivors through the agency’s Safe Houses. Learn about human trafficking and the similarities to domestic violence.
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WINGS Recognizes 40th Anniversary

  • Posted by Sarah Swiston
  • On December 31, 2024
  • A New Direction, Anniversary, Chicago, chicago metropolitan area, Chicago suburbs, Domestic Violence, domestic violence agency, domestic violence agency chicago, domestic violence organization, DV agency, DV Hospital Program, DV shelter, dv survivors, End Domestic Violence, family services, Housing Programs, non-profit, non-profit agencies, northwest chicago, Resale, Resale Stores, Shelters, Survivor Lifeline, WINGS, WINGS 40th Anniversary, WINGS is 40, WINGS Program
In 2025, WINGS recognizes its 40th Anniversary in providing services to survivors of domestic violence. This year we will share favorite memories of our agency’s history, reflect on our growth, and share ways to engage in our mission to end domestic violence.
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