That light is me?
Doug* came to Cunningham after experiencing a difficult and inconsistent family life. His father was incarcerated, and his mother struggled with addiction, so he wasn't used to many rules and regulations.
Doug* came to Cunningham after experiencing a difficult and inconsistent family life. His father was incarcerated, and his mother struggled with addiction, so he wasn't used to many rules and regulations.
In art class, our students created designs using repoussé, a metalworking technique in which a tin sheet of metal (our kids used tin foil) is shaped and hammered from the reverse side to create a design. The assignment was to incorporate symbols that had personal meaning to them and would help tell their story.
“This medal is HEAVY!” Jarrel* said to Paralympian Nichole Millage before adding, “I never would have thought the medals would all be so different.”
"I’m ugly. I HATE school!"
WAVE 1 - BLUE COURSE
10:30 a.m. Check in and Boxed Lunch
11:00 a.m. Remarks from Kendall Gill and Illinois Coach Brad Underwood
11:30 a.m. Shotgun Start
WAVE 2 - ORANGE COURSE
NOON Check in and Boxed Lunch
12:30 p.m. Remarks from Kendall Gill and Illinois Coach Brad Underwood
1:00 p.m. Shotgun Start
Just like squares on a quilt, isn’t it just amazing how things can come together so beautifully? When Ms.
The news was bittersweet for Phyllis.* She was surprised, thrilled and excited that her daughter, Penny*, who six years earlier was struggling with educational success, had earned enough credits to graduate high school. But at the same time, this meant Penny would no longer be enrolled at CIRCLE Academy in Urbana.
"You could immediately see the tears of joy streaming down Peter’s face," Kandis said. "He never gave up hope. Even when we didn’t think it was possible he would be able to return home, he never doubted. At Cunningham Children’s Home, sometimes the impossible can be possible."
During the Christmas holiday season, our Special Therapies team works with our youth on a generosity project where they can use their creativity to show care for others. Traditionally, this project has included decorating stockings for staff members at the Champaign County Nursing Home.
During these challenging times, it can be difficult to find physical activities for our youth that comply with our safety and social distancing efforts, but our amazing Special Therapies team continues to do so time and time again.