Nonprofits

Greener Grove has grown from a small group of likeminded neighbors to a one of Downers Grove's impactful non-profit organizations in just a few years.

Braveheart Children’s Advocacy Center in Princeton was awarded a $1,500 Starved Rock Country Community Foundation community grant to help it serve victims of child abuse and their families.

Following a membership vote, Rotary Club of Joliet President Diane Cepela announced the recipient,

The Boys and Girls Club of Joliet recently renovated its second floor as a community space for teens and a dedicated location for teen programming.

Opinion: Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital has donated $7,500 to Kishwaukee United Way, bolstering the expansion of their remarkable 211 program, writes United Way's Michele Vaughn.

The Beecher Center in Yorkville is taking center-stage in the fight against funding cuts to the federal Older Americans Act. On the Aging Advocacy Day, Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Naperville) is joining local aging advocates, speaking out for protecting the act.

Featuring educational activities in both English and Spanish, the booklets are being distributed to schools, libraries, and early childhood centers throughout Kendall and Grundy counties.

With the funding for their senior citizen programs at-risk, the city of Yorkville is doing what they can to ensure the Senior Services Association and the Community Nutrition Network stay at their Beecher Center home.

The Lockport Township Senior Expo is dedicated to enhancing the lives of residents by providing access to information about services and products that promote health, safety, and overall well-being.

Horizon House of Illinois Valley Inc. marked the culmination of the Horizon House United Future Building Project with an Illinois Valley Chamber of Commerce ribbon-cutting ceremony.

In its 12th year, donors set a new Give DeKalb County record by contributing more than $2.1 million in support of nonprofit organizations. “Give DeKalb County is a powerful reminder of what this community can do together,” organizer Ben Bingle said.

100+ Women Who Care of Will County has made their last big check presentation of their 2024-2025 giving year, presenting over $9,000 to Legacy Ranch in Lockport.

In honor of Memorial Day, a special commemorative lunch for older adults and their caregivers is being hosted at the Plano Methodist Church, 219 N. Hale Street, at 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 29.

For Foster Care Awareness month, the office staff and families of ABC Pediatrics spent hours last Saturday sorting and organizing donations for Georgie’s Closet to help the Kankakee-based not-for-profit prepare for its move into a new space in Bradley.

ShareFest Will County will be offering a free food drive-thru service on Saturday, for pre-registered attendees. Volunteers needed.

The Brent Wadsworth Alumni Golf Outing typically raises $25,000, which funds fall mini-grants for students and staff at Joliet Township High School District 204.

Inflatable donuts in-hand, local law enforcement agencies scaled the buildings of local Dunkin’ stores to fundraise for the Special Olympics of Illinois.

MorningStar Mission in Joliet launches Sponsor-A-Bed program in which a donation of $37.37 supports one night for a client.

The Special Olympics of Illinois helps provides athletes with year-round training, personal and social development activities and health education opportunities.

The Imagination Library of Will County has received a $25,000 donation from an Elwood-based company to help fund the free book-gifting program for Will County communities.

The CC2 Forever Foundation will host its annual Strike Out Cancer event Saturday at Flink Field in Lockport. The foundation was founded after 18-year-old Connor Christian died from an aggressive brain tumor.

Higher costs and economic uncertainty cited as reasons John Whiteside Memorial Golf Outing currently falling shot of fundraising goals needed for the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Memorial Squad.

Applications now being accepte for new nine-week apprenticeship program designed to strengthen the local construction workforce pipeline in Will County.

Give DeKalb County, a 24-hour fundraiser that supports hundreds of nonprofits in the area, has broken a charitable giving record, organizers said this week.

Designed to be used as a Mother’s Day gift, locally grown hanging baskets are available for $30.

The Downers Grove Junior Woman’s Club and the First Congregational United Church of Christ were honored recently for their support of Hope's Front Door.

A special prosecutor said both parties in the felony theft case against a former CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Will and Grundy Counties are engaged in negotiations.

More than $1.6 million was raised by thousands of donors for dozens of DeKalb County nonprofits this week. And organizers are still counting.

Joliet Township High School District 204 held its annual Salute to Service Partnership Recognition event on April 10, recognizing the contributions of over 700 volunteers and donors to the district in 2025.

Plainfield East High School teachers and staff recently raised over $5,000 for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation.

The newly rechristened Meals on Wheels for Northern Illinois is working to expand its services with added volunteers and funding. It also asks supporters to reach out to legislators at the state and federal level.

The Visitation and Aid Society of Joliet assists community members in need immediately and confidentially.

Will County Children’s Advocacy Center in Crest Hill and Guardian Angel Community Services in Joliet, planted blue pinwheels outside the center. CASA of River Valley is inviting the community to plant pinwheels around the River Valley Courthouse.

Spizzirri Reptile Rescue & Rehab is hosting a hands-on volunteer day at the Momence-based rescue on Sunday.

Letters to the Editor for the Daily Chronicle: Family Service Agency of DeKalb County offers new scholarship to local students

A longtime advocate for people experiencing homelessness and a mother of seven who broke the cycle of homelessness recently shared tips and resources to moms at Daybreak Center in Joliet.

The Joliet Junior Woman’s Club led a community-wide toy collection that were distributed to three different Will County agencies.

The Making Dreams Pawsible Gala will be begin 5 p.m. at Harrah’s Joliet 151 N. Joliet St. in downtown Joliet to raise funds for K9s for Veterans.

Sandra Moore of Joliet, owner of Candy Kouture, also designs clothing to meet her customers's vision and styles.

Trinity Service bought the community health center building at 2000 Glenwood Ave. in Joliet approximately 18 months ago and has since consolidated many of its mental health-related services in that building.

Pete Colarelli, former ExxonMobil employee, mentored Brandon Adjoumani when Adjoumani was a student at Lockport Township High School. On Saturday, Adjoumani will serve in Colarelli's former role as a host for Easterseals Joliet's annual Celebration of Giving.

As part of the Kankakee Kiwanis Club’s 54th annual All God’s Children Must Have Shoes event, area students in fifth grade or younger recently received 175 pairs of free shoes at the Shoe Carnival in the Bradley Commons shopping center.

Coming up around the Joliet area. Jazz Showcase and Taco Night at Lockport East H.S., "Calendar Girls" at Front Street Theatre in Mokena and a beer and wine tasting fundraiser for Zonta Club to name a few.

The Illinois River Valley chapter of the American Red Cross, which serves Grundy, Kane, Kendall, LaSalle, and Will counties, has named a new executive director.

Burlington has made a donation to Cunningham Elementary School in Joliet through AdoptAClassroom.org, as part of its celebration of its new Joliet store.

Mya Tinajero of Joliet was 10 when she died in 2017 from neuroblastoma. Her parents formed a nonprofit and raise money for toys for children with cancer.

This March, in conjunction with National Social Work Month, iCARE4 Adoptive And Foster Families will distribute iCARE Schools Connection Kits to public schools across Illinois.

Clients at UCP-Center for Disability Services in Joliet created a large quilt to be auctioned March 2 at the 28th Great Chefs tasting event to benefit the respite care program.

The annual Will County Kids Fair was held at Troy Middle School in Plainfield, giving families a day out for the Presidents Day Holiday.

MorningStar Mission in Joliet is holding a mother/daughter breakfast fundraiser at the Jacob Henry Mansion’s Victorian Ballroom in March, Tickets now available.