Funding Recipients

The Home currently provides support to charitable organizations that provide care, education and other services in community-based settings to expectant mothers, mothers, infants and children.

Rush adolescent family center

The Rush Adolescent Family Center serves a vital role in improving the physical and mental health status of children and adolescents by providing accessible, affordable prenatal and reproductive health care on the Rush campus. The comprehensive model of wellness in the AFC focuses not only on the physical care of expectant mothers and parents, but on mental health, health education, resource linkage, and asset building. The AFC provides health care to those who face significant challenges to accessing these services, including being uninsured or underinsured. These centers are in a unique position to link children and adolescents to the health care system and play a vital role in providing preventive services that support lifelong good health and success.

mercy Home for Boys & GirlsHo Home

Mercy Home for Boys & Girls has been a solution for kids in crisis since 1887. Through its residential, aftercare, and mentoring programs, Mercy Home provides safety, therapy, education, and life-changing opportunities for more than 900 young people and family members every year. It helps children heal from the traumas of abuse, neglect, poverty, housing instability, and community violence while giving them the tools they need to build brighter futures.

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One Family Illinois

One Family Illinois is a non-profit organization that provides an individual licensed home in a supportive, community environment that marshals all the resources needed to help children in foster care heal and achieve their permanency goals.

The Village Model of Care prioritizes the following: 1) Children live together with their siblings; 2) Children receive care and support from a full-time, professionally trained and licensed Foster Parent; 3) Children thrive in a private, single-family home; 4) Children benefit from the support of the Village, designed as an intentional community of care; and 5) Families receive strengthening services to support their needs and keep them intact whenever possible.