Schaumburg P.E.O. chapter donates paper goods to Family Forward

The Schaumburg P.E.O. Chapter P-LK recently helped support the nonprofit Family Forward organization with a paper goods drive, when Erica Chianelli, executive director of Family Forward, highlighted Family Forward’s purpose, goals and accomplishments at the chapter’s regular September meeting.

Chianelli explained that Family Forward’s goal is to help families become financially independent. To do this, the organization assists with housing costs, and provides mentoring services to participants, most of whom are single mothers. Because public assistance programs do not allows recipients to purchase paper products, she said that when mentors visit their clients they try to bring toilet paper, tissue, or paper towels.

Earlier this month, Schaumburg P.E.O. members helped Family Forward by preparing a mailing advertising the organization’s upcoming fundraiser, “There’s No Place Like A Home.” The brunch event will be on Sunday, Oct. 20, at Cotillion Banquets in Palatine.

For information on the fundraiser, becoming a mentor, or assisting in other ways, go to family-forward.org or call (847) 342-0846.

P.E.O. is a philanthropic educational organization for women founded in 1869. It has helped more than 122,000 women pursue educational goals by providing more than $415 million in grants, scholarships, awards, and loans. More information on P.E.O. can be found at peointernational.org. P.E.O. welcomes new members.