Housing & Food Insecurities for Families Topic of Women to Women Spring Forum
BLOOMINGTON, IL – A public forum about barriers and challenges faced by local working families will be hosted by the Women to Women Giving Circle Tuesday, April 25, at the ISU Alumni Center, 1101 N. Main St., Normal. The forum is free and open to the public.
“Housing and Food Insecurities for Families” will be the topic of this event which begins at 4:30 p.m. and will end at 6 p.m.
Panelists will be:
- Erin Duncan of Prairie State Legal Services
- Cecelia Long of Prairie State Legal Services and Dreams Are Possible
- Claye Vogelsang from Unit 5 Schools
Carol Weisheit, regional council manager for Region 17 for Birth to Five Illinois, will kick off the forum with a wrap-up of the Fall Forum, which focused on “Working Families: Barriers & Challenges – Childcare and Transportation.”
Diane Zosky, chair of Department of Educational Administration and Foundations at Illinois State University, will moderate the discussion. A question and answer session will follow the panel discussion.
RSVPs not required, but appreciated; please email Michele Evans or call 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 $475,000 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 24th 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.
Contact
Michele Evans, Grants & Communications Director, at 309-662-4477