Woodridge Lifestyle
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DuPage Foundation grants $300,000 from COVID-19 Response FundApr 16, 2020 1:00 am - The DuPage Foundation has provided grants totaling $300,000 to 21 agencies in the first round of disbursements from its COVID-19 Response Fund. The fund so far has rais...
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How agencies help jobseekers 'be proactive' during pandemicApr 16, 2020 1:00 am - Nonprofit and federally funded career assistance centers are preparing themselves - and their online resources - for a surge of jobseekers newly laid off amid the corona...
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Chamber Music on the Fox continues online mini concertsApr 15, 2020 11:00 pm - With social distancing and shelter-in-place orders in place, Chamber Music on the Fox is offering a new series of digital mini-concerts: a series of very short 5- to-15-...
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DuPage provides $85,000 to help pay for hotel rooms for the homelessApr 15, 2020 1:00 am - Two nonprofit groups will receive financial assistance from DuPage County so they can continue renting hotel rooms for homeless people during the state's stay-at-home or...
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Humanitarian Service Project launches campaign to combat hunger amid crisisApr 13, 2020 11:00 pm - The Humanitarian Service Project of Carol Stream started a new community engagement campaign to fight local hunger titled "Spring into Action." They are currently at $2...
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Northern Illinois Food Bank's Foodie 5K April 18 to be a virtual eventApr 13, 2020 11:00 pm - As the Northern Illinois Food Bank continues to monitor the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the seventh annual Foodie 5K scheduled to take place at Cantigny Park in Whe...
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American Red Cross honors Holocaust survivor as 2020 Global Citizenship HeroApr 09, 2020 11:00 pm - The American Red Cross of Chicago & Northern Illinois is honoring Holocaust survivor Fritzie Fritzshall of Skokie as the 2020 Global Citizenship Hero. A survivor of the ...
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Illinois COVID-19 Response Fund distributes first round of $5.5 million in grants to nonprofitsApr 07, 2020 11:00 pm - The Illinois COVID-19 Response Fund announced that it has distributed more than $5.5 million to 30 nonprofit organizations across the state, marking the first grants sin...
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American Red Cross to honor three 'Everyday Extraordinary' womenApr 07, 2020 11:00 pm - The American Red Cross of Chicago & Northern Illinois is honoring Georgina Adan, Patty González and Maricela Wesby, three "Everyday Extraordinary" local women for their ...
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Bobek family returns for another round on 'Family Feud'Apr 07, 2020 6:00 am - They're back! The five Bobek siblings, whose musical talents and Polish heritage took them all the way to the “Family Feud” show, turn up again next week. Family member...