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Families Helping Families of Illinois

Guiding families to self-sufficiency in DuPage County

Families Helping Families of Illinois

Guiding families to self-sufficiency in DuPage County

Families Helping Families of Illinois

Guiding families to self-sufficiency in DuPage County

Families Helping Families of Illinois

Guiding families to self-sufficiency in DuPage County

Families Helping Families of Illinois

Guiding families to self-sufficiency in DuPage County

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A Home, A Hope, A Future

Empowering Change, Inspiring Hope

Families Helping Families of Illinois is a grassroots organization started in 1994 that helps families facing homelessness in DuPage County. Families Helping Families provides apartments and supportive services to families while they work to reclaim their lives.

Annual Benefit Dinner

Get ready for an evening of impact and inspiration! Our annual Benefit Dinner is coming this October, and you absolutely won’t want to miss it. This is our biggest event of the year, and your support helps us continue our vital work in the community. Save the date, share the love, and prepare for a night that truly makes a difference. More details will be sentout closer to the event. To purchase tickets, click the link below. To become a sponsor or donate items for our raffles, please visit the Benefit page.

Volunteers Change Lives!

Every child deserves someone who believes in them. For many children and teens served by Families Helping Families, life has been filled with challenges that no young person should have to face. A caring mentor can change that story. Just one trusted adult who listens, encourages, and simply shows up can build confidence, inspire hope, and remind a child they are valued. You don’ thave to have all the answers, you just have to care. If you have a few hours each month and a heart to make a difference, consider becoming a mentor. The impact you make could last a lifetime – not only for the child, but for you as well.

H just bought a house!

 

Dear FHF,

I awoke today with a heart full of gratitude and joy. My children and I would like to express our gratitude to FHF for being part of our Dream coming true. As a little girl growing up l use to draw this picture of a house and family standing out in front of it with the sun shining. It was my dream as a kid to grow up in a house.  FHF, thank you all so much for being part of childhood dreams coming to life. Thank you for helping me give my children this special dream and picture l drew growing up. We are, and will be forever, grateful for you all.

With gratitude,
H

Donate a Car

A reliable vehicle can be the key to keeping a job, getting children to school, and building a stable future.

Families Helping Families is seeking safe, reliable used vehicles for families in our program. Unlike many organizations that sell donated cars, we connect them directly with families working toward self-sufficiency.

If you have a reliable vehicle you no longer need, please consider donating it to help a local family move forward!

(AND don’t forget gift cards for gas stations help our clients to fill their tanks!)

Mail physical cards to:
Families Helping Families
P.O. Box 8, Naperville, IL 60566

Vai's Restaurant donates $2000 to FHF

Cheers to sparkling generosity! Please join us in toasting our friends at Vai’s and Entourage restaurants for featuring a specialty cocktail throughout the month of August and donating $2,000 to Families Helping Families! Thank you for raising a glass—and making a meaningful difference—for families experiencing homelessness in our community!

FHF Is Serving Even More Families in 2026!

To learn more about FHF, please watch our video that features our clients sharing their journeys in their own words.

FHF mentor playing trucks with child
FHF client Linda A at move-in with her mentor
FHF mentor with new family 2026
FHF mentor with new family 2026

Volunteers Change Lives

Mentors are the heart and soul of FHF!

Are you looking to meet wonderful people and get more involved in the Naperville community?

Vounteer with Families Helping Families of Illinois (FHF) to help homeless families in our community. FHF has served more than 175 homeless families through a proven program that helps our clients – mostly single moms – as they work toward self-sufficiency. Our clients receive safe housing in Naperville and the support of mentors who serve as life consultants. That’s where you come in.

Mentors work in pairs and receive training and lots of support!

    • Mentor in teams of two.
    • Mentor with a friend, or we can pair you.
    • The commitment is about 1-2 hours per week.

Sponsor

Fuel our mission by becoming a sponsor of our benefit dinner. Sponsors enjoy promotion of their business and complimentary event tickets.

Donate

Every dollar and any item you donate helps a family in need and is tax deductible.

Volunteer

Discover various opportunities to get involved and support those who need it most.

A Small Gift, A Big Impact

Appeals & Donations

Items collected for the FHF Resource Closet

Stock the Resource Closet

Did you know that everyday needs like toilet paper, toothpaste, and soap cannot be obtained using SNAP (food stamps)? Our Resource Closet stocks these everyday items for FHF families that strain already tight budgets. Donating to our Closet helps ensure that our families have access to these basic needs.

Download the list of items needed (Word Document)
quarters needed for laundry

Quarter Drive

Our families use pay washers and dryers that only accept quarters. Each load costs $1.50 to wash and $1.25 to dry – over $10 per week. That is a lot of money for our families who live on very limited budgets.

Would your group, classroom, troop, etc. consider doing a Quarter Drive for this critical need? Every quarter counts!

Use the QR code to donate today!

FHF donation QR code

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