An oasis
where women can
support and learn from one another
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Connection: At the core of women's strength is their ability to accept, connect with, and uplift sisters of all different identities. Opening up to connection nurtures our growth.
Collaboration: Working together is the only path towards change, and women will lead us down this road.
Imperfection: Anne’s Haven wants to help women be bold and creative. Instead of striving for external models of perfection, we value each woman's process of turning inward and discovering (and sharing) the true purpose of their lives.
Resurrection: Women's lives move through stages. We are constantly growing wiser and being resurrected, changed, and ready to start a new chapter.
Meet Anne McNicholas-Giangrasse, a woman so inspiring that Anne's Haven was founded in her name and memory, by her daughter Janet.
Born on March 14th, 1926, Anne was strong, independent, intelligent, clever, creative and a most devoted and loving mother. She was an eternal source of inspiration for what women should expect from life, as well as themselves.
Anne's Haven is a tribute to Anne's life. It is also the legacy of what she envisioned, which was a life without barriers for women.
Anne received the 'Unsung Heroine Award' posthumously in 2019
About Anne's Haven
About Anne
Our Values
What We Do
5629 W. Irving Park Road, Chicago IL 60634
Anne's Haven (501C3) provides programming and dedicated space to women, girls, and nonbinary people of all ethnic, racial, sexual, and religious identities. Our mission is to create safe spaces, build relationships, build confidence, educate, and promote personal growth. This enables girls and women to have safe, healthy, happy and meaningful lives.
Our secondary mission is to promote peace-peaceful thinking, peaceful action and language. Creating peace improves the lives of the women and girls we serve and makes the world a safer place for all.
Anne’s Haven will carry out its mission in two ways. The first way Anne’s fulfills its mission is by providing a dedicated center for programs and gatherings for women and girls.
The second way Anne’s fulfills its mission is through educational and event programming throughout the Chicago Metropolitan area.
Here you will find a number of programs and events offered by women in and around the community, such as classes, events, workshops, celebrations, support groups, and more.
You may also use the space for your own business or function, if you would like to put something on yourself. Check out the numerous amenities we offer to see if Anne's is right for you.
You can also come to Anne's Haven to just hangout, either solo or with friends or children.