Bone Marrow and Cancer FoundationFinancial Assistance And Free Support Services To Cancer And Transplant Patients The Bone Marrow & Cancer Foundation (BMCF) is dedicated to improving the quality of life for cancer, bone marrow/stem cell transplant patients, and their families. BMCF provides vital financial assistance, free temporary housing, clinical care counseling, educational information, physician referrals, and emotional support programs. For almost three decades, BMCF has connected more than 100,000 patients and...
Epilepsy Foundation Of Greater ChicagoFree Programs And Support Services To People Living With Epilepsy One in 26 people in the United States will develop epilepsy at some point in their lifetime. The Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago (EFGC) offers counseling, advocacy, and educational services to people with epilepsy, their families, and the communities in which they live. Our mission is to lead the fight to overcome the challenges of living with epilepsy and to accelerate therapies to stop seizures, find cures, and save l...
Chicago Adventure TherapyEmpowering Chicago Youth Through Life-Changing Outdoor Adventures Chicago Adventure Therapy (CAT) works with Chicago youth in the outdoors. We get youth outside of their comfort zones by going kayaking, climbing, camping, or just taking in nature. These life-changing adventures build confidence, leadership, and authentic community across multiple barriers that usually divide people. Chicago youth face overwhelming challenges every day. CAT works with young people who are gang-involved, exp...
National Association For Urban Debate LeaguesDebate Education For College And Career Readiness The mission of the National Association For Urban Debate Leagues (NAUDL) is to advance debate education in urban public schools in order to amplify youth voices, increase college and career readiness, and develop students’ confidence and skills for career success. NAUDL provides debate programming, curriculum, practices, and resources to 22 debate leagues (cities) across the country — reaching 11,000 middle and high school students each yea...
Illinois Hispanic Chamber Of CommerceProviding Business Empowerment, Economic Development, And Entrepreneurial Education The Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (“IHCC”) is an inclusive, collaborative community of business owners, entrepreneurs and professionals committed to empowering individuals by helping them start and grow their businesses. As the largest community of Hispanic business owners across Illinois and the Midwest, we represent more than 70,000 businesses that contribute more than $15 billion to the state’s e...
Strides For PeaceIncreasing The Collective Impact Of Community Organizations Working To End Gun Violence The mission of Strides For Peace is to increase the collective impact of community organizations working to end gun violence, save lives, and build a stronger Chicago. We accomplish this by providing funding, field development, advocacy, and civic engagement opportunities. Our work is centered around harnessing the power of community organizations and providing new pathways for people who care to get in...
Chicago Tool LibraryA Community Lending Library For Borrowing Tools The Chicago Tool Library is a community nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide equitable access to tools, equipment, and information to allow all Chicagoans to learn, share, and create. Purchasing and maintaining tools is expensive, but borrowing them is not. Our memberships are priced on a sliding scale to ensure nobody is unable to access our resources due to their financial status. When tool access is limited by your ability to...
One BrickSocial And Flexible Nonprofit Volunteerism Without Long-Term Commitment One Brick creates a community of volunteers by offering fun opportunities for individuals to serve local nonprofits by providing a flexible way for them to volunteer where and when they want without the long-term commitment. Our "commitment-free volunteering" allows people to choose when they volunteer, rather than having to make commitments for a certain number of volunteer hours or agree to be available every...
Gweneviere Mann FoundationFunding Research For Early Detection Of Lung Cancer The Gweneviere Mann Foundation (GMF) was created to honor the memory of Gweneviere Mann, an accomplished musician, writer, and marathon runner who overcame a brain tumor only to ten years later lose a battle with a rare form of lung cancer. Throughout her life, Gweneviere was committed to learning and growing as an artist and athlete — and always thriving. With the mission of helping more people thrive in life like Gweneviere did, GMF awa...
Think It LoudCreating Customized Bracelets To Inspire Young Patients th!nk it LOUD spreads messages of hope and compassion through customized bracelet donations to young patients facing adversity or hardship. Our team goes into hospitals and interacts with young patients to help them come up with a word or phrase that inspires them, then we personally stamp that word or phrase on a wearable item and give it to the young patient as a reminder to th!nk it LOUD! The wearable, empowering accessory helps pa...
Stupid CancerBuilding Community And Ending Isolation For Adolescent And Young Adult Cancer Survivors Stupid Cancer offers a lifeline to the young adult cancer community by connecting adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors and caregivers to age-appropriate resources and peers who get it. Our mission is to empower AYA cancer survivors by ending isolation and building community. CancerCon is a four-day conference that brings together hundreds of patients, survivors, caregivers, advocates, and h...
FEASTPromoting Wellness And Enriching Lives Through The Power Of Healthy Food And Human Connection At FEAST, we believe that a healthy life has three main ingredients: whole foods, whole people, and whole communities. FEAST was created to help families struggling with the effects of living in a broken food system to live healthier, more nourishing lives. Working in schools, community centers, and hospitals, FEAST serves parents or heads of households through our comprehensive sixteen-week wellnes...
Israel Guide Dog Center For The BlindGuide Dogs For The Blind In Israel The mission of the Israel Guide Dog Center For The Blind is to improve the quality of life of visually impaired Israelis by providing them with independence, mobility, self-confidence, and companionship through the use of guide dogs. We breed, raise, and train the guide dogs at our facility just south of Tel Aviv in Israel. When blind Israelis request our assistance, we transport them to our center, house and feed them for three weeks during training, and...
GOODProjectsPersonal, Academic, And Career Opportunities For Underserved Youth And Their Families GOODProjects is a community-based, nonprofit organization dedicated to “Giving Out Opportunities Daily” to underserved youth and their families to help them live fulfilling lives free from poverty and violence and with improvements in health and wellness. We meet our youth and families where they are and work with them to progress through an individualized success plan. We provide workforce development tr...
Simply From The HeartProvides Hospitalized Patients With Complimentary Bedside Beauty Services Simply From The Heart provides complimentary beauty services to help raise self-esteem and encourage well-being. During a volunteer shift, we deploy what is known as the “Glam Squad” to pamper individuals suffering from a terminal illness or life-threatening disease and undergoing extended hospital stays and treatment. We believe bringing the small things in life that a person can take for granted — manicures, makeover...
Bounce Children's FoundationProviding Experiences And Resources To Help Chronically Ill Children And Their Families To Thrive Bounce Children’s Foundation transforms the lives of chronically ill children, and their families, by shifting all from surviving to thriving. We offer free family outings, peer support, educational sessions about vital coping skills, tickets for sporting events and theater shows, family care packages, and resources to help them combat daily hardships. Offered at no cost to these brave fighter...
Bone Marrow and Cancer Foundation
Financial Assistance And Free Support Services To Cancer And Transplant Patients The Bone Marrow & Cancer Foundation (BMCF) is dedicated to improving the quality of life for cancer, bone marrow/stem cell transplant patients, and their families. BMCF provides vital financial assistance, free temporary housing, clinical care counseling, educational information, physician referrals, and emotional support programs. For almost three decades, BMCF has connected more than 100,000 patients and...
Epilepsy Foundation Of Greater Chicago
Free Programs And Support Services To People Living With Epilepsy One in 26 people in the United States will develop epilepsy at some point in their lifetime. The Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago (EFGC) offers counseling, advocacy, and educational services to people with epilepsy, their families, and the communities in which they live. Our mission is to lead the fight to overcome the challenges of living with epilepsy and to accelerate therapies to stop seizures, find cures, and save l...
Chicago Adventure Therapy
Empowering Chicago Youth Through Life-Changing Outdoor Adventures Chicago Adventure Therapy (CAT) works with Chicago youth in the outdoors. We get youth outside of their comfort zones by going kayaking, climbing, camping, or just taking in nature. These life-changing adventures build confidence, leadership, and authentic community across multiple barriers that usually divide people. Chicago youth face overwhelming challenges every day. CAT works with young people who are gang-involved, exp...
National Association For Urban Debate Leagues
Debate Education For College And Career Readiness The mission of the National Association For Urban Debate Leagues (NAUDL) is to advance debate education in urban public schools in order to amplify youth voices, increase college and career readiness, and develop students’ confidence and skills for career success. NAUDL provides debate programming, curriculum, practices, and resources to 22 debate leagues (cities) across the country — reaching 11,000 middle and high school students each yea...
Illinois Hispanic Chamber Of Commerce
Providing Business Empowerment, Economic Development, And Entrepreneurial Education The Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (“IHCC”) is an inclusive, collaborative community of business owners, entrepreneurs and professionals committed to empowering individuals by helping them start and grow their businesses. As the largest community of Hispanic business owners across Illinois and the Midwest, we represent more than 70,000 businesses that contribute more than $15 billion to the state’s e...
Strides For Peace
Increasing The Collective Impact Of Community Organizations Working To End Gun Violence The mission of Strides For Peace is to increase the collective impact of community organizations working to end gun violence, save lives, and build a stronger Chicago. We accomplish this by providing funding, field development, advocacy, and civic engagement opportunities. Our work is centered around harnessing the power of community organizations and providing new pathways for people who care to get in...
Chicago Tool Library
A Community Lending Library For Borrowing Tools The Chicago Tool Library is a community nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide equitable access to tools, equipment, and information to allow all Chicagoans to learn, share, and create. Purchasing and maintaining tools is expensive, but borrowing them is not. Our memberships are priced on a sliding scale to ensure nobody is unable to access our resources due to their financial status. When tool access is limited by your ability to...
One Brick
Social And Flexible Nonprofit Volunteerism Without Long-Term Commitment One Brick creates a community of volunteers by offering fun opportunities for individuals to serve local nonprofits by providing a flexible way for them to volunteer where and when they want without the long-term commitment. Our "commitment-free volunteering" allows people to choose when they volunteer, rather than having to make commitments for a certain number of volunteer hours or agree to be available every...
Gweneviere Mann Foundation
Funding Research For Early Detection Of Lung Cancer The Gweneviere Mann Foundation (GMF) was created to honor the memory of Gweneviere Mann, an accomplished musician, writer, and marathon runner who overcame a brain tumor only to ten years later lose a battle with a rare form of lung cancer. Throughout her life, Gweneviere was committed to learning and growing as an artist and athlete — and always thriving. With the mission of helping more people thrive in life like Gweneviere did, GMF awa...
Think It Loud
Creating Customized Bracelets To Inspire Young Patients th!nk it LOUD spreads messages of hope and compassion through customized bracelet donations to young patients facing adversity or hardship. Our team goes into hospitals and interacts with young patients to help them come up with a word or phrase that inspires them, then we personally stamp that word or phrase on a wearable item and give it to the young patient as a reminder to th!nk it LOUD! The wearable, empowering accessory helps pa...
Stupid Cancer
Building Community And Ending Isolation For Adolescent And Young Adult Cancer Survivors Stupid Cancer offers a lifeline to the young adult cancer community by connecting adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors and caregivers to age-appropriate resources and peers who get it. Our mission is to empower AYA cancer survivors by ending isolation and building community. CancerCon is a four-day conference that brings together hundreds of patients, survivors, caregivers, advocates, and h...
FEAST
Promoting Wellness And Enriching Lives Through The Power Of Healthy Food And Human Connection At FEAST, we believe that a healthy life has three main ingredients: whole foods, whole people, and whole communities. FEAST was created to help families struggling with the effects of living in a broken food system to live healthier, more nourishing lives. Working in schools, community centers, and hospitals, FEAST serves parents or heads of households through our comprehensive sixteen-week wellnes...
Israel Guide Dog Center For The Blind
Guide Dogs For The Blind In Israel The mission of the Israel Guide Dog Center For The Blind is to improve the quality of life of visually impaired Israelis by providing them with independence, mobility, self-confidence, and companionship through the use of guide dogs. We breed, raise, and train the guide dogs at our facility just south of Tel Aviv in Israel. When blind Israelis request our assistance, we transport them to our center, house and feed them for three weeks during training, and...
GOODProjects
Personal, Academic, And Career Opportunities For Underserved Youth And Their Families GOODProjects is a community-based, nonprofit organization dedicated to “Giving Out Opportunities Daily” to underserved youth and their families to help them live fulfilling lives free from poverty and violence and with improvements in health and wellness. We meet our youth and families where they are and work with them to progress through an individualized success plan. We provide workforce development tr...
Simply From The Heart
Provides Hospitalized Patients With Complimentary Bedside Beauty Services Simply From The Heart provides complimentary beauty services to help raise self-esteem and encourage well-being. During a volunteer shift, we deploy what is known as the “Glam Squad” to pamper individuals suffering from a terminal illness or life-threatening disease and undergoing extended hospital stays and treatment. We believe bringing the small things in life that a person can take for granted — manicures, makeover...
Bounce Children's Foundation
Providing Experiences And Resources To Help Chronically Ill Children And Their Families To Thrive Bounce Children’s Foundation transforms the lives of chronically ill children, and their families, by shifting all from surviving to thriving. We offer free family outings, peer support, educational sessions about vital coping skills, tickets for sporting events and theater shows, family care packages, and resources to help them combat daily hardships. Offered at no cost to these brave fighter...
