Human Services Nonprofits in Illinois

MISSION:

TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE THE NONPROFIT ACTIVITIES OF THE DON MOYER BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB

MISSION:

TO PROVIDE CARE AND HOUSING FOR DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED ADULTS.

MISSION:

TO PROVIDE VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES THAT LEAD TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND TO ENSURE THAT NO VETERAN IS LEFT BEHOND DUE TO HOMELESSNESS, JOBLESSNESS, POVERTY AND/OR MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES

MISSION:

TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING AND HUMILIATION THAT POVERTY BRINGS TO SENIORS AND CHILDREN THROUGHOUT DUPAGE AND KANE COUNTIES OF ILLINOIS WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION FOR ANY REASON.

MISSION:

TO PUT CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES INTO PRACTICE THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT BUILD HEALTHY SPIRIT, MIND AND BODY FOR ALL.

MISSION:

TO PROVIDE LOW INCOME HOUSING FOR ELDERLY AND DISABLED INDIVIDUALS.

MISSION:

TO PROVIDE, PRESERVE AND PROTECT STUDENT HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES THAT STRENGTHEN THE SIGMA CHI FRATERNITY UNDERGRADUATE EXPERIENCE.

MISSION:

ROCKFORD DAY NURSERY FURNISHES CHILD CARE SERVICES FOR CHILDREN LIVING IN ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS.

MISSION:

THE NWSHC IS A COMMUNITY-BASED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT ENGAGES, EDUCATES AND EMPOWERS THE COMMUNITY TI IMPROVE HOUSING FOR ALL. WE ACCOMPLISH OUR MISSION THROUGH HOUSING COUNSELING, FINANCIAL EDUCATION, COMMUNITY ORGANIZING, OUTREACH, ADVOCACY AND SUPPORTIVE SERVIES.

MISSION:

IT IS THE MISSION OF YOUTH SERVICES NETWORK, INC. TO DEVELOP, ENCOURAGE, AND COORDINATE SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES THAT IMPROVE THE PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING OF THE YOUTH IN WINNEBAGO AND BOONE COUNTIES.

MISSION:

CSO PROMOTES ACCESS, CHOICE OF SERICE, OPTIONS AND INDEPENDENCE TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES WHO RESIDE IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO THROUGH THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, AND PLANNING/SERVICE COORDINATION

MISSION:

CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN'S GROWTH, LEADERSHIP AND POWER

MISSION:

SMART LOVE PARENTING CENTER PROVIDES A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS IN THE CHICAGO AREA TO HELP CHILDREN, PARENTS AND ADULTS ACHIEVE GREATER INNER WELL-BEING, SUSTAIN CLOSER RELATIONSHIPS AND HAVE MORE PLEASURABLE FAMILY, SCHOOL AND WORK LIVES.

MISSION:

TO SUPPORT THE NIGHT MINISTRY'S MISSION TO CONNECT YOUTH AND ADULTS IN NEED WITH BASIC (SEE SCH O) RESOURCES FOR HEALTHCARE, HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION AND MORE THROUGH ITS OUTREACH, HEALTH, AND HOMELESS YOUTH HOUSING PROGRAMS BY EFFECTIVELY MANAGING THE NIGHT MINISTRY'S SIGNIFICANT ASSETS AND ENSURING THEIR LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY AND VIABILITY.

MISSION:

BRAVE SPACE ALLIANCE IS THE FIRST BLACK-LED, TRANS-LED LGBTQ+ CENTER LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CHICAGO, DEDICATED TO CREATING AND PROVIDING AFFIRMING, CULTURALLY COMPETENT, FOR-US BY-US RESOURCES, PROGRAMMING, AND SERVICES FOR LGBTQ+ INDIVIDUALS ON THE SOUTH AND WEST SIDES OF THE CITY. WE STRIVE TO EMPOWER, EMBOLDEN, AND EDUCATE EACH OTHER THROUGH MUTUAL AID, KNOWLEDGE-SHARING, AND THE CREATION OF COMMUNITY-SOURCED RESOURCES AS WE BUILD TOWARD THE LIBERATION OF ALL OPPRESSED PEOPLES.

MISSION:

TO PUT CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES INTO PRACTICE THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT BUILD HEALTHY SPIRIT, MIND, AND BODY FOR ALL. THE YMCA OF WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS IS A NON-PROFIT CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO STRENGTHENING THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOCUSED ON YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, HEALTHY LIVING AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.

MISSION:

EQUITY AND TRANSFORMATION EAT IS A NON-PROFIT COMMUNITY-LED ORGANIZATION FOUNDED BY AND FOR POST-INCARCERATED PEOPLE. EAT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2018 WITH THE MISSION TO UPLIFT THE VOICES AND POWER OF BLACK CHICAGOANS ENGAGED IN THE INFORMAL ECONOMY: THE DIVERSIFIED SET OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ENTERPRISES JOBS AND WORKERS THAT ARE NOT REGULATED OR PROTECTED BY THE STATE. WE HAVE CONTINUOUSLY WITNESSED SYSTEM-IMPACTED INDIVIDUALS FACE SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS IN THEIR EVERYDAY LIVES; THEY ARE SHUT OUT OF THE WORKFORCE FORCED INTO INFORMALITY AND CRIMINALIZED FOR SURVIVING. THESE SYSTEMIC INEQUALITIES OFTEN LEAD TO EXTREME POVERTY AND ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF INCARCERATION. EAT IS COMMITTED TO BUILDING SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC EQUITY FOR INFORMAL WORKERS AND DISMANTLING ANTI-BLACK RACISM.

MISSION:

TO PROVIDE ACTIVELY AGING ADULTS AFFORDABLE WELCOMING HOMES IN COMMUNITIES THAT EMBRACE LIVING.

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FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN IS A PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM HELPING THE CHILDREN FACING THE GREATEST RISK FACTORS DEVELOP THE RELATIONSHIPS, GOALS AND SKILLS NECESSARY TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY, ABUSE AND VIOLENCE AND CHANGE THEIR LIFE'S TRAJECTORY. WE WORK WITH CHILDREN STARTING IN KINDERGARTEN AND STAY WITH THEM THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION - NO MATTER WHAT. EACH CHILD IS PAIRED WITH A "FRIEND" (A SALARIED, TRAINED, PROFESSIONAL, FULL-TIME STAFF MEMBER OF FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN) AND THEY SPEND 4 HOURS A WEEK TOGETHER 1:1 - IN SCHOOL, AT HOME AND IN THE COMMUNITY.

MISSION:

The goal of this organization is to provide human services where the major purpose is unclear enough that a more specific code cannot be accurately assigned.