Grant supports the Brave Voices program at Lurie Children’s Hsopital. A comprehensive system of support for children and youth exposed to violence helps young survivors heal, recover and thrive within their communities. Programs are holistic, culturally responsive and trauma-informed.

Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods promotes the importance of nature for nurturing personal and community well-being, cultivating creativity, and inspiring learning. The Oberweiler Foundation grant supports Brushwood Center’s Art and Wellness In Nature (It’s A W.I.N) programs for underserved youth. It’s A W.I.N. includes art programs, music workshops, mindful exercises, etc. First year of a two-year grant. $25K in 2025; $25K in 2026

The mission of Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center is to unite public, private and community partners to ensure the safety and well-being of abused children. They have served over 46,000 children impacted by sexual abuse through family advocacy, case coordination, forensic interviews, trauma therapy and education training free of charge. As the pandemic continues to increase the risk of harm and trauma to children, the grant will help the organization’s Education, Outreach and Prevention team to facilitate trainings, conduct awareness-raising activities, and collaborate with partners to prevent, recognize, respond to, and report sexual abuse.

The Chicago Furniture Bank is a critical resource to the 450+ nonprofit partners addressing poverty, homelessness, mental illness and veterans services in Chicago. Their program helps to stabilize households when they are beginning a new chapter in their lives. Providing furniture to those leaving shelters is a critical and oftentimes overlooked component in the Housing First Model. This grant addresses the growing crisis caused by the recent freeze on government funding, severely impacting CFB nonprofit partners’ budgets. Partners relying on government grants to subsidize furniture costs for their clients are struggling to provide all the services needed to support someone moving out of homelessness.

Program provides trauma-informed forensic interviews and comprehensive advocacy services to children who have experienced abuse or witnessed violence. Helps reduce the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE’s)

Community based mental health program for children and youth experiencing a difficult situation or traumatic event. Used by mental health counselors and trauma response professionals, the kits include items to promote calmness, self-regulation and emotional well-being (fidgets, blankets, journals, etc.)

Danny Did works to prevent deaths caused by seizures through their Device Subsidy Program. They provide counsel to caregivers about seizure monitoring and detection devices and act as a liaison between families and device companies.

The Garfield Park Community Council (GPCC) is a community-building organization made up of dedicated residents and allies working together to develop leaders and create opportunities and programs that build a vital Garfield park community. This grant supports the Garfield Park Garden Network, a paid summer Youth Garden Corps, a nature play space, an eco-orchard and more.

Personalized instruction tailored to the unique learning styles of children with down syndrome. Through evidence based approaches – visual aids, repitition, multi-sensory engagement, individualized support and one-on-one tutoring, GiGi’s provides high quality education at no cost. These programs help individuals with down syndrome to build essential skills, increase independence, and achieve fullest potential in academic and real-world situations.

Program ensures that children attending schools in areas that have both high rates of food insecurity and documented service gaps for food access program receive regular supplementary groceries for themselves and their households. Includes school pantry initiatives at 22 Chicago Public schools and suburban grade schools in low-income areas across Chicagoland

The mission of JOURNEYS is to individually assess and serve the homeless and those at-risk of becoming homeless, while broadening community awareness and involvement with the homeless across north/northwest suburban Metro Chicago.

The organization’s mission is to reduce childhood obesity through healthy eating and active living initiatives, innovative strategies and community partnerships. Building on the previous funding, this grant helps fund 8-10 new Healthy Eating and Active Living projects as proposed by local community organizations, schools, work sites, municipalities, etc.

Northern Illinois Food Bank’s mission is to provide food and resources to their neighbors with dignity, equity and convenience . They do this through parnterships and innovation. Within their 13 county service area, one in ten children experiences food insecurity.

Founded by leaders of Northwestern University, the Settlement serves Chicago’s West town community with a mission to disrupt generational poverty. The Family CARES Center provides mental health services for the community’s youth.

The mission of IWS Children’s Clinic is to advance the health and well-being of children in need. This grant supports their school-based Portable Dental Program that serves over 1,500 low-income Chicago area children a year. IWS Children’s Clinic provides exams, sealants, cleanings, fluoride varnish, and oral health education to students (Pre-K to 8th grade) in the comfort of their school.

Oak Leyden serves the needs of chidren and adults with developmental delays and intellectual disabilities. This grant supports the preparation of young children to start Kindergarten through social-emotional learning. Oak-Leyden helps more children to increase their capacity for connection, creating building blocks toward independence, and better preparation for school. Specifically, the funds will support the Behavior Health Specialist who supervises this project.

Program helps to keep siblings together in a foster care family- leading to better mental health, less adverse experiences, and stronger family/community connections.

Operation Warm’s mission is to provide warmth, confidence, and hope through basic needs programs for the underserved children in the community. This grant sponsors 400 low-income children residing in northern Illinois with new coats and/or shoes during fall/winter 2025.

The Outreach House addresses the basic needs of those facing housing, food, and other insecurities in their community. The grant funds the purchase of diapers that are distributed to families with children up to the child’s 3rd birthday. Serving over 500 households each week and distributing an average of 20,000 diapers each month, The Outreach House expects to distribute 265,000 diapers in 2025.

The Philip J Rock Center provides services to individuals who are deaf-blind. The residential school offers an intensive, comprehensive education program for 3-21 year olds. The Center also provides a range of services in schools, medical settings, early intervention centers and homes statewide. The Mobile Sensory Units supported by this grant will allow students who are not capable or not prepared to sit in a classroom to remain in their rooms but still receive instruction and support.

Rustic Falls Nature Camp serves at risk youth, children with disabilities, and cancer survivors along with their families as a place for small groups of children to get away to get away from their stressful environments to relax and have fun as they are immersed into a beautiful rural, natural setting.

The Community House (TCH) provides recreational, therapeutic, volunteer, social service and learning programs to residents of DuPage and western Cook Counties. This grant supports technology supported mindfulness meditation during the organization’s Spark after-school and summer camps.

Tuesday’s Child’s Behavioral Intervention Program is an eight-week program targeting parents with children who have drastic behavior issues, who are at risk of maltreatment, and who are in need of parenting strategies for violence prevention.

Since 2017, Turning Point has filled a gap in services to McHenry County’s children and families. The Positive Parenting Program is a non-punitive, educational program which focuses on skills and behaviors for parents who have reacted to their children with aggression in the past.

Provides programming and support to those suffering from the impact of a cancer diagnosis. Programs include nutrition, exercise, stress management, counseling, family wellness and more.

The mission of WINGS is to provide housing, integrated services, education and advocacy to end domestic violence. This grant supports child survivors of domestic violence to overcome cost and transportation barriers to essential appointments (ex. school and medical appointments) and enriching activities (ex. dance and art classes) thereby helping those who’ve experienced trauma to improve their physical, social and mental health.