‘Family navigators’ seek to reduce obstacles, increase support for youth, families in juvenile courts

People often arrive at juvenile court with their guard up. Danielle Moore and Denise Gonzalez-Avila can understand why. As “family navigators” based out of the Cook County Juvenile Center, Moore, 26, and Gonzalez-Avila, 41, meet waves of parents and loved ones of minors charged with crimes in the difficult moments just before or after a […]

Donna Vickroy: As we deal with new chaos, take a page from COVID and practice the four Cs

These are tough times for empaths. As we watch government service agencies get gutted, as we watch people lose their jobs, as we watch our beautiful national parks struggle to stay open, as we watch our once thriving country descend into economic despair, it is a challenge to keep panic at bay. Knowing our government […]