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Mothers Trust Foundation provides emergency funding to children in crisis in Lake County, Illinois.
Since 1998, we have granted more than $1,500,000 to help over 17,500 kids.
Mothers Trust Service Meeting Blog May 2, 2012
Today our team reviewed 24 cases. We were very happy to have Noelle Moore, the Executive Director of A Safe Place in attendance with us. A Safe Place is an emergency shelter that provides services to victims of domestic violence that support them in their efforts to transform their lives after domestic violence. Together with our hard working team of volunteers we were able to help more than 47 children by making $2,384 in grants to their familes like:
- Summer school
- Summer Camp
- Sports camp fees
- A hotel stay for a single mom and 3 girls fleeing an abusive situation
- Clothing and shoes
Thank you to all who attended. See you next week.
Mothers Trust Service meeting Blog for April 11, 2012
On this chilly morning we reviewed 22 cases, including 4 which were held over from the week before. We we very happy to have Andrew Sagartz the Founder and Executive Director of BENNU Legal Services in attendance with us. BENNU (meaning "new beginings") is a non-profit legal services firm in Lake County which focuses on Immigration, Small Business and Family Law. Together with our hard working team of volunteers we were able to help more than 51 children by making $2,700 in grants to their familes like:
- Summer school, music camp and sports camp fees
- AP Test fees
- Tuition fees
- Clothing and shoes for 6 children
- School uniforms for 2 children
Thank you to all who attended. See you next week.
