Readers respond generously to 2023’s Neighbors in Need campaign

Five charities each will receive a $11,625 grant from the Daily Herald/Robert R. McCormick Foundation’s 2023 Neighbors in Need fundraising campaign.

Now in its third year, the partnership raises money from Daily Herald readers to benefit organizations that assist suburban residents dealing with hunger, homelessness and insufficient healthcare.

According to a McCormick Foundation representative, the $11,625 is double the amount charities received the previous year.

Recipients include: the Chicago Dental Society Foundation, which provides no-cost dental care to low-income patients at its Wheaton clinic; District 214 Cares, which provides food, housing, transportation and academic assistance to needy students attending Northwest Suburban High School District 214; Lazarus House, which assists homeless veterans and domestic abuse survivors find safe housing and food; Northern Illinois Food Bank, which partners with more than 900 food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters and other distribution centers to help feed Illinois' hungry; and WINGS, which assists domestic violence survivors.

For every dollar donated, the McCormick Foundation donated 50 cents. Established in 1955 by Chicago Tribune publisher Robert R. McCormick, the foundation provides grants to organizations working to improve city and suburban communities.