CASA Kane County is a nonprofit, volunteer organization that serves the best interests of abused and neglected children. CASA recruits, trains and supervises community volunteers who serve as Court Appointed Special Advocates and Guardian ad Litem for children who are in court by no fault of their own. This grant supports the expenses associated with volunteer recruiting, 45 hour/8 week training classes, background checks, and continuing education.

The mission of the Center for Independence through Conductive Education is to help children with physical disabilities gain independence. This grant supports the cost of Occupational Therapists and Physical Therapists who provide intensive motor training programs to children and young adults with physical disabilities from low/middle income families.

Chicago Angels supports Chicagoland foster families in eight counties. This grant supports the Love Box program-volunteer support personnel matched to foster families. It also supports the Dare2DreamJr program – putting one-on-one mentors with fostered youth in order to manage life challenges together.

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 supports the growth of the Chicago Furniture Bank resulting from the City of Chicago’s new 2-1-1 program, which will serve hundreds more veterans and individuals suffering a mental health crisis in Chicago and beyond.

Chicago Lights builds brighter futures through creative youth development and social services that help people build the skills they need to transcend the challenges of poverty and lead fulfilling lives. The Summer Day program partners with 125 first through ninth graders through creative academic, arts, and enrichment programming to combat summer learning loss.

Unique recreational, educational, and therapeutic program to help meet the physical, emotional, and social needs of children (7-10 years old) diagnosed with cancer. The grant helps to underwrite room & board, transportation, and program/medical supplies expenses associated with the operation of the camp. Inasmuch as some participants have cognitive issues or disabilities, adaptive equipment is also provided for those campers. These programs help the children to bond with each other, and their supervisors, in a non-hospital setting, challenging them to learn new skills, while providing access to sports, camping, and other activities. The skills, lessons, support, and hope these children gain at camp empowers them as they return home to face the challenges of cancer after learning they are more than cancer patients, they are survivors!

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.

Gilda’s Club is a cancer support organization founded in honor of Gilda Radner, one of the original cast members of “Saturday Night Live,” who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and passed away in 1989. The Oberweiler grant supports Gilda’s Club Chicago’s “Noogieland,” its program for children and teens who are impacted by cancer. Noogieland provides age-appropriate support groups, social activities and wellness workshops.

Green City Market’s mission is to secure the future of food by deepening support for sustainable farmers, educating the community, and expanding access to locally-grown food. This grant funds GCM’s farm-to-market field trips for children. Field trips educate kids on who grows one’s food, how it’s grown, and why it’s important to make informed decisions on how to nourish themselves.

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.

The Marklund Day School with locations in Bloomingdale, Elgin and Geneva, serves students ages 3-21 with multiple medical needs, learning, emotional and evelopmental disabilities. This grant supports the school’s social emotional learning curriculum, sensory manipulatives and furniture for classroom calming corners (elementary and middle school students).

The Maryville Crisis Nursery cares for young children for up to three days to protect them from potentially harmful situations, and provides parents in distress with crisis counseling, support, parenting education, case management, and referrals to community resourecs. The Crisis Nursery’s services are available 24-hours a day, 365 days a year and is free to families in need.

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 service area, one in ten children experiences food insecurity. The Food Bank’s Child Nutrition Program brings nutritious food directly to children at schools and youth sites for after school, weekends and summer meals across 13 counties

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.

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 2023.

People’s Resource Center (PRC) responds to basic human needs, promotes dignity and justice, and creates a future of hope and opportunity for the residents of DuPage County. The Essential Services Program offers food pantry services, seasonally appropriate clothing, and financial assistance to relieve financial stress and improve access to nutritious food to those in need.

The Foundation’s mission is to create barrier-free and universally accessible outdoor play spaces and gardens in DuPage County. Through the cognitive, social and physical value of play, the Foundation promotes a spirit of inclusion and enhances quality of life. This donation supports the Super Hero Fun Run in Wheaton, a fundraiser for Play for all Playground and Garden Foundation.

Serving the families in the York Township area, The Outreach House provides programs including: Food Pantry, Clothes Closet, Walk-In Assistance and First Things First (infant needs)