Help Chicago’s earliest learners and youth thrive: Elisabeth's story

At the Carole Robertson Center for Learning, our work is deeply grounded in our belief that children are part of an ecosystem that helps them reach their potential, and that each family is our partner. This also means that we recognize and appreciate that the most important relationship that a child has is with their parent or adult caregiver and that our work to help each child learn, grow, and thrive cannot be done without families.

This includes families like Elisabeth’s.

Elisabeth's Story

Elisabeth Williams Frye is a dedicated mother to three children—children who encountered challenges from birth.

“My three kids were foster children before their adoptions were finalized. They were drug-exposed and had been kicked out of another center prior to enrolling at [the Center] because my daughter wanted to be held too much. There was no plan so I could address the cited issues, just our walking papers," Elisabeth said.

But the Carole Robertson Center was there for Elisabeth. "Unlike other organizations, the Center was ready to provide support and build a relationship with my children and me," she said. "They wanted to support my family."

"The Center’s teachers were excited to identify my children’s unique needs and worked with me to build strategies for individualized care. They became a large part of our everyday lives and helped all of us.”

People like you, and parents like Elisabeth, want children and youth to have the best education and opportunities in Chicago, regardless of the zip code or circumstances into which they are born.

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