Teens Kick Off Spring Drive

Teens collected more than 2000 items as part of Mothers Trust Foundation Teens' spring drive. The focus of the drive is to collect baby and maternity items for pregnant and parenting adolescents and their families participating in the Lake County Health Department's Strong Families for Today and Tomorrow program.

The items collected include diapers, baby toys, baby clothes, maternity clothes, baby carriers, and books. This is the second year MTF has launched a drive to benefit mothers and families connected with the Health Department. However, for many years the Foundation has been working with the Health Department to respond to individual requests for assistance from families.

The Teens and many volunteers worked hard to collect and distribute these items. Thanks to everyone who made the 2010 spring drive possible!

FOX Chicago News Shoutout
The good work of the MTF Teens was recognized by Kori Chambers of Fox Chicago News.

Click here to read the full story of the Spring Drive Shoutout that aired on Tuesday, June 29.

Mothers Trust Teens Work to Keep Families Warm This Winter

On Saturday, December 5, 2009, Mothers Trust Teens hosted their Second Annual Coat Give-Away for families in the North Chicago School District and surrounding communities. Thanks to so many generous individuals from Lake Forest, Lake Bluff, Libertyville and the Bannockburn School, more than 450 coats were collected, as well as countless hats, scarves, mittens and articles of warm clothing. The North Chicago High School Basketball Team helped the teens set up the drive in a very short time. Many thanks to all the Friends of Mothers Trust who assisted in so many ways. We couldn't have done it without you!

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Youth Helping Those in Need

Pictured left to right are: Sharon Epps, North Chicago School District Board President, Mary Dooley, Piper Ventling, Madeleine Panos, Lucille Hood and Sylvia Johnson, North Chicago School District Representative

Mothers Trust Foundation reached out to the younger members of our community by launching Mothers Trust Teens. The program, founded by two local teens, Madeleine Panos and Piper Ventling, is a great way for teens to get involved in helping others and to make a difference in the lives of children. The group's mission statement is: "Youth helping those in need."

The teens' goals are to identify and organize two annual service projects and to expand the group to include high school students from other Lake County communities.