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OPWG regularly partners with multiple local nonprofit organizations to tailor service projects to the needs of our local community. Here are some of our recent and planned projects!
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PARTNERSHoliday Food and Gift BasketsOPWG members purchase, wrap, and help deliver gifts to be distributed to low income families and seniors living in our community. The sign up for this project will come around in October. Members are encouraged to reach out to neighbors and friends to see if they would also like to sponsor individuals. All sponsor details are distributed in November and the gifts are collected and wrapped in December.
Beyond Hunger We provide "Dessert Kits" at Thanksgiving that include a cake pan and supplies to make a cake. We've also had a feminine products drive for the women at distribution and our "Pennies for the Pantry" Drive that encouraged members to involve their children as we collect and save pennies all year long to raise funds for the OPRF Food Pantry.
Hephzibah Children's AssociationOPWG members meet with and provide personalized backpacks, school supplies, and pajamas to the the children that live in the residence at Hephzibah each August. Additionally, OPWG shops for and provides a new set of clothing for each new child who arrives at Hephzibah. In 2018, 12 children were provided with clothes through this project.
Sarah's InnOak Park Women Guild members help promote awareness for Domestic Violence Awareness Month by putting up purple ribbons in downtown Forest Park and throughout Oak Park/River Forest. In the past, OPWG has provided gift wrap kits, ER baskets, Women's Day gifts, and supplies through Baby Drive. We have also donated time to help organize supplies and donations at the Sarah's Inn facility.
Housing ForwardOak Park Women's Guild members help support the mission of Housing Forward, to transition people from housing crisis to housing stability. We have traditionally provided monthly lunches and some dinners for the program.
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The Collababoration for Early Childhood
The Collaboration for Early Childhood is a public and privately funded OPRF not-for-profit whose mission is to promote high-quality early childhood care, learning experiences, and family support so that all children 0-5 develop their full potential and thrive.
PINGBrings equitable access to the instrumental music programs in Oak Park and River Forest School Districts 90, 97, and 200 by loaning instruments and providing music enrichment opportunities to students in need, opening the door to music education and all its related benefits to those students who would otherwise be unable to participate.
New MomsNew Moms is a beneficiary of our book and baby drives. In 2019, over 2,1000 diapers, 4 cases of baby wipes, 60 sleep sacks, 30 swaddle sets, 30 2-pack pacifier sets, 30 rattles, 30 teethers, and 30 tummy time mats were provided.
In 2020, OPWG created 60 Mother's Day gift bags for every New Moms client. Each bag was filled with treats to delight and pamper each new mother, all sourced from local small businesses. Oak LeydenOak-Leyden is a caring, uniquely qualified organization providing a wide range of vocational and residential services for adults with developmental disabilities, as well as comprehensive therapeutic, educational, and family support services for infants and young children.
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