Life Span recently held client open houses at both our Downtown Chicago and Des Plaines Offices. Clients toured our offices, met staff, and learned about the array of Life Span programs available to them: family law, immigration law, counseling, advocacy, sexual assault, human trafficking, and prevention. “I was very happy with how many clients attended […]
Congressperson Sean Hasten (IL-6; his constituency includes Western and Southwestern suburbs) invited Life Span Executive Director Amy Fox earlier this month to explain the impact of the executive branch’s threat of freezing federal grants on Life Span’s clients. “Any sort of freeze or threat of a freeze of any duration really has a long-term impact […]
We celebrate the many strong women who have shaped Life Span, with your support. We have been uplifting and empowering survivors of domestic violence in the Chicago area for 46 years. Our story officially begins in 1978, when, Life Span began by a group called “The Founding Mothers” and our first office was opened in […]
Life Span’s Board of Directors offered Amy Fox the position of Executive Director and she accepted! Amy joined Life Span in 1998, served as Life Span’s Deputy Executive Director since 2014, and was our Interim Executive Director beginning January 1. A practicing attorney, Amy has represented survivors of domestic violence in court and has led […]
Life Span is funded by donors like you. Could you help us today? While we provide free counseling, advocacy, and legal representation, sometimes clients need a little more help to get a life started free of an abuser. A security deposit. Groceries. Children’s clothes. The basics. Could you donate today?.
Perhaps you’ve seen us write about the impact COVID has had on our clients, and what we’ve done about that thanks to your support. Just this month, COVID impacted our clients in two new ways: 1) Abusers have cashed COVID stimulus checks that are meant for clients and their children Life Span attorneys help clients […]
Despite transitioning to serving remotely as COVID-19 hit, Life Span grew to serve more clients in 2020 than we did the year before. Our legal, counseling, advocacy, immigration, and sexual assault teams care more about the quality of our service rather than numbers, but we’re pleased to report on how many lives were impacted, all […]