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The Foundation's mission is to assist wounded Veterans and the families of Fallen Heroes. We will continue the service to community and country exemplified by these Fallen Heroes and Veterans. In the spirit of the Fallen, we will foster strength of mind and body to create a generation future leaders.

To end veteran homelessness in northeast Illinois and our neighboring communities, so that no person who has defended our homes goes without a home.

The Adventure Project is a nonprofit “adding venture” capital to create jobs to solve social problems in developing countries. Handouts help today— but a good job will change your life. Jobs transform everything. It’s what people want most. Jobs multiply opportunity, hope, education, peace, and prosperity for everyone. When people have good jobs, they invest in their future Empower one hero and you transform an entire community. Every $1,200 raised provides job training to hire one person. That job ends up serving approximately 500 neighbors with essential services. From farmers growing food to feed families or well caretakers keeping clean water flowing, these jobs aren’t just great – they are essential  

To rescue and restore orphans and at-risk children in Romania who cannot be adopted out of country. Godly foster care homes are supported who provide loving and safe environments for fatherless children.

Animal Rescue Program - CFP of NC Inc is a no-kill animal rescue organization to serve its community. Continuously monitoring kill shelters to save as many as we can; treat medical issues; find homes.

Our mission is to educate and motivate the economically vulnerable consumers and veterans of our community to take the steps necessary to reach for, and achieve financial literacy and establish strong financial goals, thus maintaining and obtaining the American Dream of home ownership through advocacy, education, counseling and grant assistance.

We inspire hope in women and older adults for a joyful and fulfilling future. We do this by teaching women the skills they need to earn living-wage careers in the construction trades, and by providing hands-on training through our repair and renovation work for older adults who want to safely and comfortably age-in-place in their own homes.

The mission of Borromeo Housing, Inc. (BHI) is to empower young single mothers to create a self-sustaining future through education, counseling and support, while they reside in our safe home. BHI closely monitors the infants of our young mothers to ensure the children are parented responsibly, receive appropriate medical care, and meet individual developmental benchmarks. In this way, BHI is determined to present two generations of at-risk youth with alternatives to the perils of neglect, poor education, and inter-generational poverty.

A Very Special Place, Inc., founded in 1974, provides a comprehensive network of programs and services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families. Programs and services offered include various day programs, evening and weekend recreation programs, residential services, respite services, in-home habilitation services, and various support services for individuals and their families. With the guidance and support offered at AVSP, people of all ages find opportunities to achieve independence and self-fulfillment and are thus empowered to lead fuller lives.

Our mission at Springs of Hope Foundation, Kenya is to care for the Rift Valley region's growing number of families coping with the devastating reality of Sub Sahara Africa's HIV/AIDS pandemic. Our primary objective is to keep the family together whenever possible by providing food and assistance with school expenses. Most often the young children are left with very elderly grandparents who are unable to care for them. These children are cared for in our orphanage located in Molo, Kenya where we provide our children the best opportunity to grow up and thrive in a loving family environment. Through donations we provide homeless Kenyan orphans a nurturing, loving family home environment to grow up in and the knowledge that they will have the opportunity to reach their full potential, have a better chance in life and become productive citizens of the world.