About Us

Our dedicated staff works to ensure that every child in Chicago lives in a safe and supportive home with a nurturing family.

Kaleidoscope Innovation™ is a full-service insights, design and development firm innovating across medical, consumer and industrial markets. For over 30 years our clients have partnered with us to improve the human experience.

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• Kaleidoscope’s mission is to empower children, youth, and families impacted by abuse and neglect to build resourcefulness, resiliency, and supportive relationships through innovative, individualized case management and clinical services.
• Kaleidoscope Innovation™ is a full-service insights, design and development firm innovating across medical, consumer and industrial markets. For over 30 years our clients have partnered with us to improve the human experience.

Our Services

See how we help children, youth and families heal from trauma and shape better lives and brighter futures.

Foster a Child

Kaleidoscope is always in need of foster parents who are passionate about caring for children and youth.

Our Mission

Kaleidoscope’s mission is to empower children, youth, and families impacted by abuse and neglect to build resourcefulness, resiliency, and supportive relationships through innovative, individualized case management and clinical services.

Our Vision

Our vision is that all children and youth have the opportunity to enjoy safe and healthy lives nurtured by responsive adults.

The historic importance of New York City to this country isundeniable.New York Harborwas the entrance and passageway to America for many immigrants fromEurope and their first real glimpse of the New World, their newcountry, and New York City -- a city of hope. The first blood shed in the Revolutionary War was in New York City on John Street in lower Manhattan on January 18, 1770 at the Battle of Golden Hill six weeks before the Boston Massacre. Revolutionary War battles were not only fought in Manhattan, but in Brooklyn and Staten Island, and more Americans gave their lives in these battles or in prisons in New York state than anywhere in America during the War of Independence. After the Revolutionary War, New York City's wealth and trading expertise would contribute to the success of the newly founded republic of America and New Yorkers would play important roles in the administration of George Washington. Alexander Hamilton served as Washington's Secretary of Treasury, developed the nation's financial system and created the national bank.

Important Historical Facts about New York City:

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• The Declaration of Independencewas publicly read to GeorgeWashington’s troops and the public in New York City on July 9, 1776 at what is now City Hall Park in downtown Manhattan.
• Revolutionary War battles were fought on Staten Island, in Brooklyn Heights, Long Island (August 27 - 29, 1776) and Harlem Heights (September 16, 1776).
• In the summer of 1776, a British fleet of 30 battleships with 1,200 cannons, 30,000 soldiers, 10,000 sailors and 300 supply ships occupied New York Harbor (the estimated number of soldiers and sailors vary in different accounts).
• George Washington planned an astonishing retreat of Continental Army troops from Brooklyn Heights across the East River. The British captured New York City and held in for seven years.
• During the war, American prisoners of war would be imprisoned aboard British prison ships in New York harbor and over 11,000 would die there.
• General George Washington set up another war-time headquarters at Morris-Jumel Mansion in Harlem Heights and, eventually, at the Battle of Harlem Heights, American troops forced the British to retreat from Manhattan.
• Ata Harlem tavern on November 25, 1783, George Washington waited for word that the British troops -- ending their seven years occupancy -- had finally left New York City.
  
• At Fraunces Tavern in downtown Manhattan, Washington said an emotionalgoodbye to his troops on December 4, 1783. The Tavern, now a museum, wouldbecome offices of the new U.S. government's Departments of War,Treasury and Foreign Affairs.
• New York City became the country's first capital on January 11, 1785 and the first session of the United States Congress was held (March 4 - September 1789) at Federal Halland the second session (January 4, 1790 - August 12, 1790).
• Thecountry's first President, George Washington, was sworn into office bythe first Vice President, John Adams, at Federal Hall (on Wall Street)on April 30, 1789. Washington would enter New York City and NewYork harbor by crossing the Hudson River from Elizabethtown, New Jerseyon a 55 foot barge navigated by 13 rowing sailors in whiteuniforms. Wearing a black velvet suit, Washington was then driven to the inauguration ceremony in acanary-yellow carriage pulled by six white horses and accompanied bythe New York State militia. Cannons roared, church bells rang,crowds gathered and shouted from the streets and rooftops and candleswere aglow throughout the City that evening. At the inauguration ball eachwoman was given a fan with an ivory frame, made in Paris, which whenopened, displayed a likeness of George Washington's profile.
• The first presidential mansion was in New York City at 3 Cherry Street in downtown Manhattan. The land where the mansion stood would eventually become a part of the Brooklyn Bridge.
• Members of President George Washington's first cabinet, many of them founding fathers, would establish residences in New York City.
  
• Two New York State governors (of the same family) became great American Presidents: Theodore Roosevelt, a NYC Police Commissioner in 1895, and Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR).
• The first public housing project in the United States was built in 1934 on the lower east side at First Avenue and Third Street.
  
• The City has always been a home to those seeking a new life without oppression and bigotry and a beacon to artists, musicians, jazz pioneers, and progressive thinkers, and
• Many of our ancestors entered this country as immigrants with their hopes of a new life through New York Harbor and Ellis Island, and, therefore, New York City is a city that belongs to all Americans and the entire world.