Challenges for Unhoused Families Topic of W2W Spring Forum

A public forum about challenges faced by local unhoused families will be hosted by the Women to Women Giving Circle Tuesday, April 9, at the ISU Alumni Center, 1101 N. Main St., Normal. The forum is free and open to the public.

“Challenges for Unhoused Families in Our Community” will be the topic of this event which begins at 4:30 p.m. and will end at 6 p.m.

Panelists will be:

• Janet Hood, Housing Stability Navigator, Mid Central Community Action
• Kayla Arnolts, Regional Homeless Services & Program Support Specialist, Regional Office of Education #17
• Julie Burke, Irving School Social Worker and Homeless Liaison Specialist for District 87
• Audrey Cail, Director of Client Services, Home Sweet Home Ministries
• Caroline McLeese, Pathway of Hope Case Manager, Pontiac Salvation Army

Mary Campbell, co-founder of Labyrinth and Dreams Are Possible, will moderate the panel discussion. A question and answer session will follow the panel discussion.

RSVPs not required but appreciated online or by calling the IPCF office at 309-662-4477.

About the Women to Women Giving Circle
Women to Women is a program and funding arm administered by Illinois Prairie Community Foundation, working to expand philanthropy among women in McLean, DeWitt, Livingston and Logan counties. Its goals are to support programs that increase life skills, encourage healthy development and educate local women and children, to encourage women’s philanthropy and to educate the community at large about issues affecting women and children. Since its founding in 2009, Women to Women has awarded nearly $529,363 in funding to local organizations for programs that support women and children. More information is available at https://ilprairiecf.org/women-to-women.

About Illinois Prairie Community Foundation
Illinois Prairie Community Foundation, now in its 25th year, encourages and facilitates philanthropy in McLean, DeWitt, Livingston and Logan counties by connecting donors who care with causes that matter to them. The Foundation manages funds including endowments and donor advised, fiscal sponsorship and scholarship funds. More information is available at https://ilprairiecf.org.

Community Partners for Illinois Prairie Community Foundation are: Drake Zimmerman’s First Allied Securities, Brandt Group of Companies, Illinois Farm Bureau, Cox & Fulk, Donald Heinold CPA, Fox & Hounds Salon & Spa, Fox Pest Control, Heartland Bank & Trust, Little Jewels Learning Center, Northern Trust, PIP, Renaissance Wealth Management BN, Shirk Family Foundation, Striegel Knobloch & Co., Tarvin Culligan, Westminster Village and WGLT.

Contact
Michele Evans, Grants & Communications Director | 309-662-4477