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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.
Feature Story
Little City Gains New Board Members
Joining more than 40 of Chicago’s finest public and private sector leaders, Little City recently gained three new members who will help generate awareness and much-needed funds for children and adults with autism and other intellectual and developmental disabilities:
Dr. Michael E. McKenna, VP of Medical Management and Chief Medical Officer, Advocate Lutheran General
Mr. Laurence M. Landsman, Partner and Owner, Block and Landsman
Ms. Mona Pearl, Founder and Chief Operating Officer, BeyondAStrategy, Inc.
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Spotlight
Howard Rogers, Residential Assistant
“Little City is a great place for individuals with disabilities to be. Everyone here from the administrative offices to the direct support staff wants the very best for the clients. We all strive on a daily basis for the same thing; and I think we’ve achieved it.”
Howard has been building meaningful relationships with individuals with disabilities at Little City for over five years. Howard began working at Little City as a security guard to ensure the safety of the children and adults on campus. He transferred to be a medical transporter and then moved onto working with one of our adults on a one-on-one basis for three years. Now, he works in one of the Palatine-based community homes. Howard loves coming to work and being able to help the adults learn, grow and simply spend time with them. Although no one day is exactly the same, each day Howard picks up the adults from work, helps them with chores and advises them when needed.