Northeastern Illinois University Child Advocacy Studies Program

02/27/2026

Check out the first CAST-related study tour! The tour was connected to Dr. Birmingham-Hoel's course CAST 210: Children & Poverty.

From the NEIU College of Arts and Sciences, Rachel Birmingham-Hoel, Ph.D. (Department Chair of Justice Studies) and Amanda Dykema-Engblade, Ph.D. (Professor of Psychology and Interim Associate CAS Dean) traveled to Rome with 10 students on a human rights-focused study tour. 💛💙

12/03/2025

Thank you so much for your generosity today! We raised enough for 3 additional scholarships for our CAST students! https://fundraise.givesmart.com/vf/Give2NEIU/ChildAdvocacyStudies

12/02/2025

Through our donors’ generosity, we were able to give out six $500 CAST scholarships this past year to provide some of our wonderful students much-needed financial support as they completed their internships. One scholarship recipient wrote:

“I would like to express my sincere gratitude for being selected to receive the CAST Intern scholarship. As a first-generation bilingual student, I find this scholarship not only helpful but truly life-changing.”

Please help us continue to provide funds to support our students. For every dollar donated, $1 will be donated - up to an additional $250. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation now or text Give2NEIU2029 to 71777.

12/09/2024

We blew our Giving Tuesday goal to raise $500 out of the water! A huge thank you to all who contributed towards the CAST Scholarship Fund to help support our student interns.

12/03/2024

Please donate today towards the Child Advocacy Studies (CAST) Scholarship Fund! The funds will be used to help support students completing their internships those working directly in the field with children, youth, and families. And every dollar donated will be matched up to $500 so your donation will go twice as far!

Give today to support the Child Advocacy Studies Scholarship in order to assist students as they complete their internships.You'll be helping students complete their academic journeys while they are providing advocacy for children and families.

11/28/2023

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11/28/2023

TODAY IS GivingTuesday. Please consider donating to the CAST scholarship program. Your support will aid an interns as they engage directly with at-risk youth in their communities.

Please consider making a donation here: https://p2p.onecause.com/neiugivingtuesday/team/neiu-cast-scholarship-fundraiser?participant=rachel-birmingham-hoel

11/29/2022

THANK YOU SO MUCH for those who have donated already to the CAST scholarship! We are nearly half way there!

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I'm fundraising for Northeastern Illinois University. It's an amazing organization. Everybody please check out my campaign! Find out more and donate here: https://igfn.us/vf/Give2NEIU/Fundraiser4

11/29/2022

THANK YOU SO MUCH for those who have donated already to the CAST scholarship! We are nearly half way there!

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