News Clips

2024

February

New effort aims to advance trauma-informed care in Illinois
Crain’s Chicago Business
February 1, 2024

2023

November

MacKenzie Scott’s giving spree extends to Aunt Martha’s with $9 million donation
Crain’s Chicago Business
November 2, 2023

‘We’re all shocked’: Billionaire donates $9 million to nonprofit with clinics in Palatine, Aurora
Daily Herald
November 2, 2023

Aunt Martha’s Receives $9 million from charity established by former wife of Amazon founder
Chicago Tribune
November 2, 2023

Aunt Martha’s Receives $9 million from MacKenzie Scott’s Foundation
Health News Illinois
November 2, 2023

Aunt Martha’s Receives $9 million from MacKenzie Scott
CBS Chicago
November 1, 2023

Aunt Martha’s Health and Wellness gets $9 million donation from MacKenzie Scott
Chicago Sun-Times
November 1, 2023

October

Aunt Martha’s Gets Unexpected $9 Million From MacKenzie Scott
Block Club Chicago
October 31, 2023

May

Aunt Martha’s own Raul Garza a 2023 Crain’s Chicago Notable Leader in Health Care
Crain’s Chicago Business
May 1, 2023

Days with Dads makes second round at Kankakee schools
Daily Journal | Kankakee
May 1, 2023

2022

December

Rep. Underwood Secures $20 Million for Local Projects in Government Funding Package
Rep. Lauren Underwood, 14th District of Illinois
December 23, 2022

Durbin, Duckworth Secure $182 Million For Illinois Projects In Fy23 Omnibus Appropriations Bill
Senator Dick Durbin
December 22, 2022

September

Improving health care for Hispanic patients
The DO
September 1, 2022

August

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois awards nearly $2 million to health and wellness organizations
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
August 24, 2022

July

At Aunt Martha’s Health and Wellness, the door is open to everyone
Daily Herald
July 11, 2022

June

Dr. Charles Barron
PBS
June 15, 2022

Morris police chief says she strives for transparency and ‘treating people with respect.’
Morris Herald-News
June 2, 2022

May

Illinois rejoins federal Title X family planning program
Capitol News Illinois
May 18, 2022

Column: Lack of resources and stigma are barriers to Black mental health care
Daily Southtown
May 16, 2022

Dr. Charles Barron & Nathaniel Clark
PBS
May 3, 2022

April

Time To Re-Engineer Our Traditional Models Of Care
Comcast Newsmakers
April 13, 2022

March

Illinois sets aside $66 million for Medicaid innovation collaborative
HealthLeaders
March 21, 2022

2021

December

Column: Experts say key to keeping New Year’s resolutions is small, measurable goals
Daily Southtown
December 27, 2021

October

Aunt Martha’s Health and Wellness making a difference when it comes to fighting Coronavirus
WCIA (Danville)
October 29, 2021

April

Red Hot Winter to benefit Aunt Martha’s
WCIA (Danville)
April 8, 2021

March

As teens return to school, some still navigate mental health issues
Daily Southtown
March 23, 2021

February

Pritzker, health officials highlight program to provide more vaccines to underserved communities
WGN
February 12, 2021

Governor Pritzker joins local officials in highlighting a Federally Qualified Health Center vaccination site in Cook County
Illinois Department of Public Health
February 12, 2021

January

Norwegian American Hospital changing name to reflect diverse West Side community: ‘There are not many Norwegians’
Chicago Tribune
January 28, 2021

2020

December

Local leaders work to combat coronavirus vaccine mistrust in African American and Latino communities
CBS Mornings
December 11, 2020

November

Column: Health experts say COVID-19 vaccinators must address ‘trust gap’ in minority communities
Daily Southtown
November 16, 2020

October

Column: Health officials expect increase in Affordable Care Act enrollment due to unemployment
Daily Southtown
October 19, 2020

September

Aunt Martha’s health care provides thousands of masks in underserved communities
Daily Southtown
September 3, 2020

June

Meridian Partners with Aunt Martha’s Health and Wellness to Screen 1,000 Residents for COVID-19 in Chicago Heights and Kankakee
PR Newswire
June 11, 2020

May

Children’s COVID-19 quarantine center in Midlothian may continue to operate, judge rules
Daily Southtown
May 28, 2020

Aunt Martha’s, Midlothian battle in court over housing children with COVID-19
Daily Southtown
May 22, 2020

Midlothian officials say COVID-19 home for children violates zoning laws
Daily Southtown
May 13, 2020

Healthcare agency sues Midlothian over home for kids exposed to coronavirus
Daily Southtown
May 12, 2020

April

Column: Olympia Fields telepsychiatry program addresses mental health issues during coronavirus pandemic
Daily Southtown
April 20, 2020

Aurora homeless shelter residents to move into hotel to contain COVID-19 outbreak
Aurora Beacon-News
April 12, 2020

2019

November

Knowles: With open enrollment underway, those insured under ACA worry about law’s future
Daily Southtown
November 18, 2019

October

Data Note: Is the Supplemental Title X Funding Awarded by HHS Filling in the Gaps in the Program?
KFF
October 18, 2019

Aunt Martha’s awarded additional federal family planning dollars
Capitol News Illinois
October 16, 2019

September

Knowles: Olympia Fields-based healthcare provider lands grant to help patients use video teleconferencing services
Daily Southtown
September 9, 2019

August

On the Record with Raul Garza, President and CEO of Aunt Martha’s
Health News Illinois
August 23, 2019

Beating the Odds: Meagan Sims, Aunt Martha’s Health and Wellness
Comcast Newsmakers
August 22, 2019

July

DCFS contract for “made-up” service is costing taxpayers millions
ABC
July 11, 2019

April

Speak Out: Aunt Martha’s Health and Wellness Center, Sanders
Daily Southtown
April 12, 2019

March

$12 million grant to help continue operation of Aunt Martha’s health clinics
Daily Southtown
March 29, 2019

Gov. J.B. Pritzker names new DCFS director, the troubled agency’s 15th leader in 16 years
Chicago Tribune
March 28, 2019

February

Twinsburg’s twin doctors making medical career path smoother via new community website
Cleveland.com
February 1, 2019

2018

August

‘I was stunned’: Man recalls comments that led to CEO’s resignation
WGN
August 3, 2018

2017

October

Knowles: Local health care providers expect challenges enrolling residents in ACA
Daily Southtown
October 23, 2017

August

Aunt Martha’s Clinic opens at SwedishAmerican
Rockford Register Star
August 18, 2017

April

Our View: SwedishAmerican steps up again to meet health care needs of the community
Rockford Register Star
August 18, 2017

February

Our View: Aunt Martha’s, Swedes combine to add to local health care services
Rockford Register Star
February 2, 2017

January

New partnership for SwedishAmerican focuses on primary care, mental health, women’s health services
Rockford Register Star
January 26, 2017

2016

April

Bremen Township ends contract with youth services agency
Daily Southtown
April 1, 2016

2015

June

Aunt Martha’s official to take helm of Family Service
Glencoe News
June 22, 2015

Aunt Martha’s President & CEO, Raul Garza, on WGN TV’s Adelante Chicago
WGN Adelante Chicago
June 6, 2015

2014

December

Sexually-active teens should get IUDs: doctors group
Chicago Tribune
June 22, 2015