What’s New?

Let’s Play! 2025 Activity Scholarships
Good news! CHASA is accepting applications for Spring 2025 CHASA Let's Play Scholarships. This scholarship offering is for activities held anytime between Jan. 1, 2025 and August 31, 2025. It can … Read more>

CHASA College Scholarships
Each year, CHASA awards college and vocational school scholarships to students who have a diagnosis of hemiplegia, hemiparesis, hemiplegic cerebral palsy due to any cause or a diagnosis of pediatric … Read more>

Thank you – CHASA Orthotic Grants
For years, CHASA has provided grants to help families purchase orthotics (foot braces). Orthotics help children with balance and walking and are often worn by children and young adults who have a … Read more>

CHASA Retreat for Moms
Join other CHASA moms for an extended weekend of relaxation and fun. This is YOUR time - no work, no school, no family, no therapies, no demands. Expect lots of laughter! Watch this page for dates … Read more>

CHASA Family Retreat
COVID-19 Update - Sadly, the CHASA 2020 Family Retreat has been canceled. Traditionally, registration fees are nonrefundable; however, the pandemic is an unusual circumstance and CHASA has refunded … Read more>

May is Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month
Kids Have Strokes - Say it. Then do something! May is Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month. There is strength in numbers and you can join the movement to increase Pediatric Stroke Awareness. This page … Read more>

Research Study: Exploring the motivators and barriers for participation in cerebral palsy related research
This study is no longer accepting participants. The Children’s Hemiplegia and Stroke Association (CHASA) has teamed with researchers at Northwestern Medicine Feinberg School of Medicine, Department … Read more>

Babies with Stroke or Bleeding in the Brain – Research Study
Understanding How the Brain Continues to Develop through Brain Imaging and Brain Stimulation The Gillick Pediatric Laboratory team is conducting research and recruiting babies between the ages of 3 … Read more>







