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Little City Foundation
Little City engages and supports individuals, families and communities to ensure that children and adults with autism and other intellectual and developmental disabilities can realize their unique potential to live safely, learn continuously, explore creatively and work productively throughout their lifetimes.
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Little City Foundation's 2009 Annual Report
See how your contributions, volunteerism and advocacy have made a significant impact on hundreds of our community's most vulnerable citizens -- the children and adults of Little City. Gain a fascinating new perspective of Little City's 50-year track record.
Learn about future plans and understand how we have created hope, changed lives, and challenged the limits placed on individuals with autism and other intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Read up on our first-class services and programs and learn about how you can do more to help. Our residents and participants need you now more than ever, and our Golden Anniversary year is the ideal time to become an even greater champion for them. | View Report
Spotlight
Pete Kaestner, Case Coordinator, ChildBridge Community Services
"Sometimes families with special needs children feel like they’re alone and WE are the only people who understand and can relate to them. I like knowing that I can really help the children and families I work with. A mom once told me that Little City staff really ‘get’ what I go through with my children…moments like that make it all worth it."
As a member of the ChildBridge Community Services team at Little City's Chicago offices, Pete hires and supervises staff that provide goal-directed respite to families with children with disabilities. The services are provided in-home and in the community through the DHS Home-Based Waiver. Pete also provides advocacy and case management to families. Pete and his staff serve 21 children in their caseload; majority of which have autism.