Help Mutual Ground reach matching goal Dec. 1

Join the international movement on Dec. 1 by donating to your favorite nonprofit, aka Mutual Ground!

Not familiar with #GivingTuesday? It is a global day dedicated to giving back. Charities, families, businesses, community centers, and students around the world will come together for one common purpose: to celebrate generosity and to give.

Consider making a donation to Mutual Ground this #GivingTuesday so that they can continue to provide life-changing services to those affected by domestic violence and sexual assault. Mutual Ground is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.

This year, Mutual Ground has two very generous donors, including Aurora's very own Kevin Fitzpatrick, willing to match #GivingTuesday donations made to Mutual Ground up to $5,500!

To make a donation, click on the donate button at www.mutualground.org.

How your donations helps the healing begin:

• $18 - One child domestic counseling session;

• $21 - One child sexual abuse counseling session;

• $23 - One adult domestic violence counseling session;

• $26 - One adult sexual abuse counseling session;

• $85 - One day of summer camp for one child;

• $108 - One night of shelter for a single woman;

• $170 - One night of shelter for a mother and two children;

• $268 - One month of domestic violence group counseling sessions for the five women;

• $312 - One month of sexual abuse group sessions for five teens;

• $410 - Operating the domestic violence hotline for 24 hours;

• $678 - Three-day middle school sexual abuse prevention program for 150 children.

Located in Aurora, Mutual Ground serves the greater Aurora area, southern Kane and all of Kendall County. They answer almost 2,000 calls for help each and every month with 24-hour hotlines staffed by trained Mutual Ground crisis intervention advocates. It is one of the oldest and largest domestic violence and sexual assault service agencies in the state of Illinois.