New McLean County Family Treatment Court Topic of Free Forum
BLOOMINGTON, IL – A public forum about McLean County’s new Family Treatment Court for at-risk families will be hosted by the Women to Women Giving Circle Tuesday, April 29, at the Bloomington Public Library in Community Rooms 1&2, 205 E. Olive St., Bloomington. The free forum will begin at 4:30 p.m. and is open to the public.
McLean County’s Family Treatment Court is a program for parents, children and families involved in the child welfare court system due to parental substance use as a contributing factor to child abuse or neglect. The purpose of the program is to protect child safety, ensure a permanent care-giving environment and promote children’s well-being through family recovery.
A panel of experts will discuss the innovative new court. Panel members are:
- Hon. Rebecca Foley, Circuit Judge
- Hon. J. Brian Goldrick, Associate Circuit Judge
- Kaitlynn Stigall, Family Treatment Court Coordinator
- Wendi Ashford, Manager, Therapist Services and Program Development, Addiction Recovery, Mental Health and Medication Assisted Recovery Program—Carle BroMenn Medical Center
Dr. Diane Zosky, retired Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Illinois State University, will moderate the panel discussion. A question and answer session will follow the panel discussion.
RSVPs not required, but appreciated, at https://bit.ly/W2WSpringForumRSVP or by calling the IPCF office at 309-662-4477.
About the Women to Women Giving Circle
Women to Women is a program and funding arm administered by Illinois Prairie Community Foundation, working to expand philanthropy among women in McLean, DeWitt, Livingston and Logan counties. The mission of the group is to provide education about issues affecting women and to provide grants to projects and programs aimed at improving the dignity of women and children locally. Since 2011, the Women to Women Giving Circle has awarded nearly $590,000 in grants. More information is available ilprairiecf.org/women-to-women.
About Illinois Prairie Community Foundation
Illinois Prairie Community Foundation, now in its 27th year, encourages and facilitates philanthropy in McLean, DeWitt, Livingston and Logan counties by connecting donors who care with causes that matter to them. The Foundation manages funds including endowments and agency, designated, donor advised, field of interest, scholarship and unrestricted funds. More information is available at www.ilprairiecf.org.
Community Partners for Illinois Prairie Community Foundation are: Brandt Group of Companies, Cox & Fulk, Fox & Hounds Salon & Spa, Donald Heinold CPA, Heartland Bank & Trust, Northern Trust, Renaissance Wealth Management BN, Shirk Family Foundation, Striegel Knobloch & Co., Tarvin Culligan, Westminster Village, WGLT and The Drake Zimmerman Group.
Contact:
Contact: Michele Evans, Grants & Communications Director | 309-662-4477