Making a difference in the lives of our neighbors—it’s what we do at Geminus to make significant strides to address the growing needs of Northern Indiana. We partner with community-based health care providers, social service organizations and early childhood education programs to help increase access to high-quality, affordable services that support whole-person care. We also provide substance use prevention and suicide prevention programs. Learn more at geminus.care. Geminus is a member of Regional Care Group, Indiana’s most comprehensive network of community-based health care and social services.

The Greater Chicago Food Depository, Chicago’s food bank, believes a healthy community starts with food. We are at the center of a network of more than 800 partner organizations and programs – food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, mobile distributions and other partners – working to bring food, dignity and hope to our neighbors across Chicago and Cook County. The Food Depository addresses the root causes of hunger with job training, advocacy and other innovative solutions. We are a proud member of Feeding America – the national network of food banks. By working to help those most in need go from hungry to hopeful, we truly become a Greater Chicago. Learn more at chicagosfoodbank.org

A Multi-Service Company providing Quality Services to many types of Industries.

Friend Family Health Center, Inc. (“Friend Family”) was started with the development of the Friend Family Foundation by Berman and Hannah Friend in the 1930s. Nearly 70 years later, Friend Family applied for and was designated as a federally qualified health center (FQHC) to continue to ensure access to quality care in medically underserved areas. Since then, we have opened several service sites to deliver effective care to our communities, regardless of patient income. Today, Friend Family Health Center’s delivery sites provide care services to over 30,000 patients on an annual basis. We are proud to be recognized as a Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) by the National Committee for Quality Assurance, a designation that demonstrates our commitment to improving the quality, effectiveness, and efficiency of healthcare delivery. Although Friend Family has grown significantly, both in number of service delivery sites and patients, we remain true to our founding philosophy: to provide more medically underserved and low-income individuals and families access to high quality health services while alleviating disparities in health care outcomes.

Suburban Access provides individual service coordination and case management for individuals with intellectual disabilities in south and west suburban Cook County, Illinois. Programs include the adult DD program, Child and Family Connections Early Intervention, and Early Intervention monitoring.

Cornerstone Services provides progressive, comprehensive services to people with disabilities promoting choice, dignity, and the opportunity to live and work in the community. Since 1969 Cornerstone has been a leader in meeting the unique needs of individuals with developmental disabilities, mental illnesses, physical disabilities and sensory impairments. Cornerstone is licensed by state and federal agencies. We are an Illinois-based, not-for-profit organization which provides employment, community support, residential and behavioral health services through four program departments.

Individual Advocacy Group is a CARF accredited not-for-profit organization dedicated to community- based supports and personal advocacy for individuals with special needs. IAG provides training programs, behavioral and individual therapies, community- based residential programs, advocacy and case management for individuals who have intellectual or developmental disabilities, mental health disorders, brain injuries or physical/medical conditions. All of IAG’s programs are community- based and all residential programs are family scale of four or fewer people using neighborhood housing and apartments. IAG provides its services in 21 counties in Illinois from Chicago to the Quad Cities to Springfield, as well as the District of Columbia and Maryland. IAG believes that all individuals deserve and should receive respect regardless of their history, type of disability or severity of specialized needs. Furthermore, all individuals must be assured of their endowed rights of community participation and personal independence shared by all members of society. Each individual can meet his or her personal goals, follow personal interests, and find personal success and happiness. Accordingly, people with disabilities can achieve personal success and happiness if given the chance and the support. Regardless of the impediments any person with disabilities may have encountered along the way in life, their chance is now and the opportunity is here to find self respect, develop a positive self image and achieve personal goals.

TradeWind Services, LLC (TradeWind) is a US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) that has provided project-based and technical support services to an array of clients since 2005. From it's earliest days, TradeWind was set up with the infrastructure of a large business and with the notion that the company would be successful if it could be flexible and adaptable. The founding vision of the company was not to specialize in one specific niche, but rather to have multiple areas of operation. As a result, TradeWind is a licensed engineering firm and construction contractor providing both staff augmentation and project based support. TradeWind possesses and active facility clearance (FOCI) and has been providing cleared personnel for more than a decade.

Bobbie Noonans Child Care is a hospital & health care company based out of 8717 W Lincoln Hwy, Frankfort, Illinois, United States.

FirstSteps for Kids, Inc. specializes in improving the lives of children diagnosed with Autism, PDD, Asperger’s syndrome, and related disorders. Led by Executive Director, Dr. Jennifer Harris, BCBA-D, and Clinical Director, Ms. Lisa Stoddard, BCBA, FirstSteps provides early intervention services using state of the art, empirically validated Applied Behavior Analysis treatment. FirstSteps for Kids, Inc. has been serving families in Los Angeles County, Contra Costa County, Ventura County, and surrounding areas since 2005. FirstSteps is contracted with the majority of health insurance carriers in California. For more information please visit www.firststepsforkids.com. Our dedication and integrity help to make FirstSteps a dynamic place to work. We emphasize team work, honesty, and mutual respect. Most importantly, we strive to maintain a family atmosphere and enjoyable working environment which is fundamental to our success as a company. If you want to join a team where you’ll have the opportunity to learn, grow, and work with the best of the best, then FirstSteps might just be for you! We are always looking for career minded individuals to join our therapy team.

Innovations In Learning, PC, is a multi-faceted agency. We provide intensive ABA services to children with Autism and related disorders and Behavior Management therapy to individuals in the Waiver program, Day Services for adults with disabilities as well as outpatient services for children and adults including individual and group therapy. In all areas of our work we take pride in using empirically based interventions. We develop objective and measurable goals that allow close monitoring of treatment efficacy. Our intensive ABA program and Adult Day Services are located at our main center on Georgia Street in Merrillville.

Meals on Wheels began service in 1977 in southern Lake County, Indiana as part of the Visiting Nurse Association. At that time, meals were obtained from hospitals and nursing homes and delivered to individuals in their home. As our program continued to grow, it was necessary to open a central kitchen to prepare meals for our clients. In 1993, we purchased a building in Crown Point . We outgrew the facility in 2002 when our meal count numbers grew to over 1,200 meals daily for clients living throughout Lake County and in 2006 moved to our current location.