Nonprofits

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.

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.

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.

The recently-formed Georgie's Closet seeks to provide foster children and their foster families with the items they most need when the call comes. After rapid growth thanks to community support, the group is now seeking a public location to host the resource.

As keynote speaker at Kishwaukee United Way’s annual meeting, NIU Women’s Basketball Coach Lisa Carlsen spoke about the relationship between community, unity and empowerment

The Friends of Sunny Hill, a not-for-profit group of volunteers, has been supporting programs at the Will County-owned and operated Sunny Hill Nursing Home in Joliet for 35 years.

Victory City Church has purchased the former St. Jude Catholic church and school property in Joliet and announced it plans to use it as a second worship site.

Scott’s U-Save Tire & Auto Repair in New Lenox offering a set of free wiper blades to customers who donate a new and unopened 40-ounce jar of peanut, soy or almond butter, or a 10 oz jar of jelly.

Shorewood HUGS held its annual chocolate ball fundraiser on Feb. 1, 2025 to fulfill wishes for local people in need.

DuPage County is offering a new round of grants to help small nonprofit organizations provide job readiness, food assistance and other programs.

Cornerstone Services in Joliet has hired Mindy Diaz as its new vice president and chief development officer. She has previously worked at North Central College and Joliet Junior College.

Sarah Oprzedek, president and chief executive officer of United Way of Will County, said "news of the federal funding freeze caught many organizations by surprise."

DeKalb County service agencies scramble to plan for federal funding freeze: "There’s only so much money to go around and fund the programs," Voluntary Action Center CEO Nate Kloster said Tuesday. The center runs the local Meals on Wheels program.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans that could total trillions of dollars

The funding freeze by the Republican administration could affect trillions of dollars and cause widespread disruption in health care research, education programs and other initiatives

Joliet Public Schools District 86 recognized its fourth grade students for leading a sock drive benefitting MorningStar Mission.

Every dollar donated to Herald Angels supports the initiatives of United Way of Will County community partners.The total donations for the 2024 holiday season exceeded $20,000.

Those wishing to give back to their community now have even greater incentive to do so, as the Illinois Gives Tax Credit provides a 25% income tax credit for donations made to endowment funds like the ones at the Community Foundation of Grundy County.

An event on Saturday will benefit a new nonprofit organization, Watseka Community Renewal, with aims to revitalize the Watseka area and save an opera house

The Salvation Army is a global Christian non-profit providing social services, disaster relief and community support programs, services and initiatives.

The Joliet Noons Lions club recently distributed 24 blankets and 12 sleeping bags St. Vincent DePaul to assist the homeless.

A former chief executive officer for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Will and Grundy counties has pleaded not guilty to a charge alleging he stole money from the nonprofit organization that mentors youths.

100+ Women Who Care of Will County donated over $15,000 to Shady Oaks Camp as its last donation of 2024.

Former Joliet resident Kathy Mihelich and Judy Erwin of Plainfield started and organized the first Witches Night Out fundraiser in 2010