Welcome Anna & Allie! Rush OT Capstone Students
Meet Anna! Pictured Left Hello! My name is Anna Parker and I am a third-year Occupational Therapy student at Rush University. I am spending 14 weeks at GiGi’s Playhouse Chicago to complete my doctoral capstone project. For my project, I will be running a health and wellness program with the...
Taking Action to Prevent Bullying in Your Community
Did you know that 1 of every 5 students report being bullied, and less than 50% report the bullying incident to others (National Center for Educational Statistics, 2019)? Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior that is repetitive and involves a power imbalance. There are different types of bullying,...
Welcome Megan and Lauren!
Occupational therapy (OT) promotes health and well-being by supporting participation in everyday occupations. This includes activities that people need and want to do. Occupational therapy promotes physical, mental, and social well-being, and therapeutic goals are often unique to the interests and values of individual clients. Occupational therapists work with individuals...
GiGi’s Playhouse National Leadership Conference
Who loves GiGi’s Playhouse Chicago? Who is proud of all we’ve accomplished this year? We are! During the first week of November, the leadership team at GiGi’s Playhouse Chicago attended the GiGi’s Playhouse National Leadership Conference, where teams from 57 Playhouses throughout the U.S. and Mexico gathered for...
Welcome, Maggie!
Written by: Maggie - GiGi's Playhouse Chicago Intern Hello my name is Maggie! I am an intern at GiGi's Playhouse Chicago and a PACE student at National Louis University in Chicago. I am a 3rd year student with with learning disabilities. My hobbies are sewing and also art and...
Thank you, Summer Interns!
This past week, we wrapped up our summer internship! 14 interns learned work readiness skills and various ways to help the Playhouse during a 12 week internship at GiGi's Playhouse Chicago! Some interns were asked, "What does internship mean to you?" check out their responses in the video linked below:...
State Representative Ann Williams Visits the Playhouse
This past week, we were honored to have State Representative Ann Williams come to the Playhouse for a tour! Ryan, one of our interns, led the tour and had the opportunity to ask some great interview questions such as what she likes about being a State Representative and if she...
A Message from Hafsa
Our Playhouse had a special visitor the past two months named Hafsa! While visiting from France, she came to the Playhouse for programs and to help with intern tasks! One of those tasks being to write a blog to share her story with our Playhouse families! Learn about Hafsa...
Thank You, Ultimate Dry Cleaning!
After no longer seeing a donation box at her local dry cleaners, board member Cheryl Bane reached out to Ultimate Dry Cleaning to see if they would be willing to have a GiGi’s Playhouse donation box. Ultimate Dry Cleaning was more than happy to support GiGi’s Playhouse and even requested...
Meet Mikayla!
Hello! My name is Mikayla Mix and I am a third-year Occupational Therapy student at Washington University in St. Louis. I am spending 14 weeks at GiGi's to complete my doctoral capstone project. For my project, I will be helping to redesign the Career Development Hub at the Playhouse with...
Annual Report 2021
Dear friends, I am thrilled to announce the publication of our 2021 Annual Report and share with your our big wins, highlights, and stories! Resilience has always been at the core of GiGi's Playhouse Chicago. We continued to demonstrate our capacity to grow and thrive amidst challenging times in 2021....
GiGi’s Playhouse x HelloBaby Community Partnership
For many new parents, particularly those with limited resources and support, welcoming a child to the family can be both a joy and a challenge. Therefore, HelloBaby was created as a nonprofit organization whose mission is to support, empower and inspire families raising young children in underserved neighborhoods in Chicago....