Cure SMA is dedicated to the treatment and cure of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Since 1984, Cure SMA has grown to be the largest U.S.-based network of individuals, families, clinicians, and research scientists working together to advance SMA research, support individuals and families impacted by SMA, and educate public and professional communities about SMA. Cure SMA funds and directs comprehensive research that drives breakthroughs in treatment, advances access to high-quality care, provides practical support programs, and advocates for the needs of the SMA community. Learn more at www.curesma.org.

Established in 1988, Arbor Counseling Center is a comprehensive psychotherapy practice that provides the highest quality counseling and consultation services to: Children, Adolescents, Adults, Couples, Families, Community Organizations, Businesses and Schools. We serve clients in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago including Lake, McHenry and Cook Counties. With 31 licensed therapists on staff and four offices in Hoffman Estates, Crystal Lake, Buffalo Grove and Gurnee, we can be more responsive to the needs of case managers, employee assistance programs, human resource professionals and referring organizations within the community. We believe in our clients — their strengths, resiliencies and their right to live life at their highest potential. Given empathy, support, encouragement and education tailored to each client's needs, our staff of caring, trained professionals helps each individual access their strengths. Our collaborative approach to solving problems helps children, adolescents, adults, couples, families and groups in living at the highest level of health, fulfillment and positive energy. Below are some of the services we provide.

The mission of Bridge Communities is to transition homeless families to self-sufficiency by working with partners to provide mentoring, housing, and supportive services. Our vision is a community where all families are healthy, financially stable and living in affordable housing.

HEAR Wisconsin is a non-profit organization that helps infants, children, and adults with hearing loss by eliminating communication and language barriers through personalized services, technology, and education. We strive to help both families and individuals with hearing loss or deafness find the best way to communicate effectively. From early years to golden years and from mild hearing loss to deafness, HEAR Wisconsin offers resources and options - including audiology services, assistive technology, American Sign Language, listening and spoken language, and teletherapy - for everyone.

Since 1997, Housing HQ has provided nationwide 24-hour emergency ALE relocation service for the insurance industry. We specialize in quickly placing families into hotels and affordable, fully-furnished, temporary housing after they have experienced an insured incident that makes their homes unlivable. Every year Housing HQ assists thousands of families in finding temporary ALE housing. As a result of this experience, we understand the terrible ordeal they’re going through and the difficulties of their situation—home and possessions destroyed, and often no ID, cash or credit cards available. Working with the family, we’ll make sure their housing needs are met as quickly and as smoothly as possible. Housing HQ guarantees to: • Call the family within 15 minutes of being contacted • Provide immediate hotel accommodations • Identify at least one suitable housing solution within 24 hours • Be available 24/7/365 to assist where needed Fast Accommodations Our Instant Lodging™ Service will place your policyholder in a local hotel the night of the incident. We typically have a reservation fully confirmed within 30 minutes, so the family can be settled into their room within the hour. Pre-Negotiated Rates Thanks to our relationship with preferred hotel chains across the country, we can provide your customers with a room that same night, often with a kitchenette. And because we have pre-negotiated rates, the costs are usually discounted, saving you money in the process. We will even find housing that accommodates pets, eliminating the need to pay additional boarding fees while allowing four-legged friends to remain with their families. Helping the Family Within 15 minutes of your contacting us and approving the hotel budget, we’ll be in touch with the policyholder to explain our process. We’ll handle check-in and payment of the room and tax. We even coordinate with the hotel so the policyholder may not need to present ID and credit card.

Description: Designed, coordinated and implemented a variety of state-wide housing services by providing leadership and guidance to regional directors and housing specialists for the operations, management, policies and procedures in support of the program goals and objectives. Achievements: • Implemented and developed internal policies and procedures for a groundbreaking statewide farm worker Rental Subsidy Program. • Conducted regional housing information exchanges/forums with housing and direct human service agencies, including United States Department of Agriculture, Illinois Department of Human Rights, United States Department of Labor, Illinois Department of Human Services and Illinois Department of Employment Security. • Leveraged funds to support and sustain direct housing services for statewide farm worker organization; surpassed financial goals. Obtained over $1 million in public and private funders for the operations and implementation of rent subsidies to eligible migrant and seasonal farm workers. • Cross-trained five statewide regional directors and work force development case managers in the farm worker housing program guidelines and eligibility criteria, first time homebuyer education, landlord/tenant rights and responsibilities as well as fair housing. • Recruited, supervised, managed and trained four housing specialist located in satellite offices throughout the state. • Wrote training manuals for housing programs. • Reported program progress and outcomes to program funders.

Regardless of your background or beliefs, you'll find at ECFA compassionate, Christ-centered family services, adoption agency and pregnancy support.

For more than 50 years, TriCity Family Services has been a trusted nonprofit agency dedicated to strengthening people and building community through the provision of quality, affordable counseling, youth crisis intervention, prevention and early intervention services that promote sound mental health and effective family functioning.

NATIONAL CENTERS FOR LEARNING EXCEL LENCE, INC. is a company based out of N4W22000 BLUEMOUND RD, WAUKESHA, Wisconsin, United States.

Life Span empowers survivors of domestic and sexual violence to demand safety as a human right through client-centered services and leads social change through accountability, community engagement, and systemic advocacy. Life Span is a national leader in the provision of services to victims of violence serving 4,000 clients annually. Our comprehensive services include legal advocacy and representation, counseling for survivors, children and teens, and advocacy. Our work encompasses such issues as human trafficking, police domestic violence, immigration, employment issues, sexual assault protective orders, mental health, teen dating violence, and survivors as defendants. Our agency has sites in Chicago and Des Plaines, and within Cook County courthouses. Our multilingual staff provides services in 11 different languages. Life Span also provides national leadership in policy work, legislation, and trains lawyers and other professionals in Illinois and across the country.

In the early 1970’s, a group of women known as the Women’s Development Council were concerned about the prevalence of domestic violence around them—in their lives, their friends lives, and in the community as a whole. The idea for a shelter—a safe place for victims--was born and Mutual Ground was incorporated in August 1975. The goal of this new agency was to provide emergency shelter for families in crisis and offer 24-hour services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, to include counseling, support, and referrals to other agencies. The first shelter opened in1978 on the top floor of a property rented from the First Presbyterian Church in Aurora. The nation’s economy was ailing, which at the family level translated to higher incidences of domestic violence and sexual assault. Fortunately, things turned around and in 1984 Mutual Ground purchased a two story house on North Lake Street that could serve 14 women and children. Sexual Assault services were housed in a separate building on Lincoln Ave. The need for domestic violence services surged in the early 90’s and Mutual Ground found it was turning away hundreds of women and children each year due to lack of bed space to house them. A search began to find a big enough building for everyone who needed “shelter from the storm.” In 1995, following an enormous $2.3 million capital campaign, Mutual Ground was able to purchase and renovate the building. And after more than 20 years of Sexual Assault Services in one location and Domestic Violence Services in another, Mutual Ground could finally put all services in one place in 1996. Today, in a given year, Mutual Ground provides services to about 1,500 victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, our prevention education program is in 1,750 classrooms and we can accommodate 28 women and their children in our emergency shelter. Our budget is now at $1.8million with a staff of 43 and calls to the hotline exceed 1500 every month.

Troubled by health disparities? So are we. Believing that communities thrive when ALL can work and care for their families, our initiatives keep people healthy, regardless of the ability to pay. Since 2001, our Access DuPage program has cared for 61,000+ uninsured individuals through an expansive volunteer network. Members pay low copayments and every dollar in program cost is matched by 10+ in donated care. DuPage residents with income below 2X the Federal Poverty Level, ineligible for any other program, enrollees are typically working parents. Proactively managing their health, they visit the ER 36% less than uninsured peers. Even after the Affordable Care Act, many remain underinsured. To respond, we launched Silver Access ACA Premium Assistance, giving access to high-quality lower cost plans. Honoring our fair share philosophy by asking members to contribute up to their capacity, they pay one-third of the cost. DuPage Dispensary of Hope, a free pharmacy, is the only existing local resource. Most uninsured pay the full cost of Rx’s, often going without or taking it differently than prescribed to reduce costs. This leads to unnecessary hospital admissions, illness, and even deaths. DDOH addresses this by offering low-income residents 351+ different medications. Building on success directing community planning, DHC leads efforts to improve health equity. A few select recent projects include: • COVID education and vaccine outreach to high barrier communities • Hospital collaborations to coordinate COVID-19 response • Community face mask and flu shot initiative • HEART, Health Equity Response Team, Leadership For over 20 years DHC has addressed health disparities caused by being uninsured/underinsured. We envision a world where low income is not a barrier to being healthy. In collaboration with our community, we ensure that in DuPage, it is not. To support our vision and help keep DuPage families healthy and safe visit https://accessdupage.org/donate-now/