Over 15 years, I have touched and helped 500-600 at-risk youth through one-on-one mentorship. I’m most proud of that because coming up I didn’t have that–there was nobody to say, “Hey, I see some potential in you!” or “Hey, you’re going down a wrong path–let me help you!”
Pilot Awardee Sarah Sobotka is studying a parent-to-parent coaching program where experienced parents of ventilator-dependent children provide guidance to parents of children awaiting hospital discharge in partnership with the UIC Division of Specialized Care for Children
Congratulations to C3EN team member Megan Huisingh-Scheetz, Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Chicago, on receiving the 2024 Terrie Fox Wetle Rising Star Award in Health Services and Aging Research from the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) and the Mid-Career Innovation Award from the Gerontological Society of America!