Chester Street Foundation

10/14/2026

How do trauma and ACEs affect children, and how can we help? 💡

New in our Resource Center 👇

CHOC Your Content Goes Here Source: CHOC Childhood should be a time of safety, growth, and discovery—but for many children, it’s marked by trauma, instability, or neglect. Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), including abuse, household dysfunction, and other forms of toxic stress, can leave las...

10/10/2026

It's okay not to be okay, and it's okay to ask for help. 💚

10/08/2026

Philanthropy is often measured in dollars, but lasting impact takes much more.
As Raymond James highlights in a recent article, behind every thriving nonprofit is a dedicated board offering guidance, stewardship, and vision. We're grateful for ours.

To our Board of Directors: thank you for the time, wisdom, and heart you give to our mission! 💙

Read the full article: https://chesterstreetfoundation.org/from-supporter-to-steward/

10/05/2026

Behind every resilient child is someone who believed in them. Often, that someone is a teacher. Happy World Teachers' Day! 🍎

10/02/2026

Grief in children doesn’t always look like tears. It looks like slipping grades, bedtime questions, a quiet kid.

Children weren’t meant to carry grief this heavy. Your gift sends a trained counselor to help them carry it. Choose to give toward this story at the link in bio. 💙

09/29/2026

That's a wrap on a month full of important conversations, including su***de prevention, recovery, self-care, and the stories of the caregivers and survivors who inspire our work every day.

If you missed anything, our Resource Center has trauma-informed articles, videos, and crisis resources available anytime — not just in September. Bookmark it, share it, use it. 🔗 Link in bio.

09/26/2026

✨Donor Highlight ✨

“I support Chester Street Foundation because childhood trauma is one of the most significant, yet often overlooked, challenges facing children today. The foundation equips the adults and organizations that interact with children every day to recognize the invisible wounds of childhood trauma and respond in ways that promote healing and resilience. I believe every child deserves the opportunity to heal from trauma and to grow up with the support, understanding, and hope they need to reach their full potential.” - Conswella Phipps

09/23/2026

"This training was an excellent affirmation that I am preparing these families the best I can." -Could it be Trauma? Training Participant

That's just one of many incredible testimonials told to us after completing a TraumaTALKS training session.

Want to bring trauma-informed care to your team or school district? Learn more about our programs at our link in bio.

09/21/2026

She’s ten. She remembers the bills, checks on her mom, gets her brothers to school. When addiction takes over a home, a child quietly trades childhood for responsibility. She shouldn’t have to.

When a caregiver is lost, a child gets lost too. Your gift helps safe adults show up for these kids. Choose to give toward this story at our link in bio.

09/17/2026

"I didn't understand that trauma had been encoded in my brain and body until I was hospitalized with PTSD." That's how our founder, Shawn Alex Nemeth, describes the moment that changed everything and led him to found Chester Street Foundation. His story is a reminder that healing is possible, even when trauma has gone unnamed for years. Learn more about Shawn’s Story in our Resource Center.

Shawn Alex Nemeth is a speaker, author, coach, and entrepreneur dev...