US Senator Dick Durbin and City Clerk of Chicago Ana Valencia joined Gads Hill Center’s ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate its new flagship location in Brighton Park on Friday, Oct. 25th, which will allow the 120-year-old social service organization to provide comprehensive early childhood education to 124 children, trauma-informed mental health practices and parent education and engagement. Gads Hill Center is expanding to where the need is greatest: The Illinois Early Childhood Asset Map shows that Brighton Park is the community of greatest need for Early Childhood Education (ECE) services in Illinois. Research from Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago shows that only 736 children in Brighton Park currently have access to ECE services, leaving 3,195 children unserved.