Children's Home Association of Illinois
Emily Benson has extensive experience in the field of child welfare and skill development, currently serving as a Counselor in the Intensive Placement Stabilization program at the Children's Home Association of Illinois since January 2017. In this role, Emily provides casework services for developmentally delayed clients aged 17-21 in a transitional living program. Prior to this position, Emily worked for nearly a decade at the Children's Home Association of Illinois as a Skill Development Coordinator for Residential Programs, where responsibilities included teaching job and life skills to teenagers in a Residential Therapeutic Treatment program and coordinating activities for residents. Emily holds a degree from Illinois College.
Children's Home Association of Illinois
For more than 155 years, the Children's Home Association of Illinois (CHAIL) has provided community support services to at-risk youth, the people who love and care for them, and the people who no longer can. The services provided at CHAIL don't just impact the individual child, they create positive ripple effects within their immediate family, neighborhood, community, and world by providing the opportunity to thrive. Our vision is to change the lives of kids who will change the world. We believe every child in our community deserves an opportunity to succeed, despite the insurmountable barriers that have been placed in their way. We offer clinical support services, educational services through our Kiefer School and the Academy for Autism, foster care and residential placement, community support and clinical services, and prevention.