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OUR MISSION IN ACTION: Changing Lives Through Financial Support and Housing Resources for Families

Read Up on Our Work to Support Families!

Thank you, friends, for your involvement and support!

Here's the latest from FamilyForward! Explore this page for an in-depth look at our mission in action and how you can get involved to help provide mentoring, rental assistance and other financial support and housing resources for families. With your partnership, FamilyForward helps low-income families reach financial and career goals and gain skills to rise above poverty. Together, we are empowering parents to build a brighter future.

In this message from new Board Chair Doug Hall, learn how FamilyForward is rising to the challenge of today’s affordability crisis, working with supporters to ensure more families can achieve lasting financial stability.

After years of housing insecurity and stress, single mom “Whitney” was able to achieve housing stability, thanks to rental assistance and the guidance of her mentors in the FamilyForward program.

Friday, October 9, from 6 to 10 PM: Join us for an inspirational evening to move One Step Beyond: Celebrating Progress, Creating Possibility! Held at Rolling Green Country Club, Arlington Heights, it will be an engaging and interactive night to lift up our FF families, celebrate our wonderful supporters, and empower our mission to help more families. REGISTER TODAY!

In recognition of the remarkable contributions of our three longest serving, now retired, staff members, we present the FamilyForward Staff Hall of Fame!

Families in our communities — our neighbors — continue to face ever-rising housing costs without earning a living wage, making it challenging to remain housed. Learn more, and how FamilyForward helps families.

Greg Ford has retired from the FamilyForward Board of Directors, leaving a legacy of affordable-housing advocacy and other important work to help families in need.

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