The Glen Ellyn Infant Welfare Society continues to make a difference in our community by touching the lives of our local families in need.
Who We Are
Glen Ellyn Infant Welfare is a group of women who have made a commitment to ensure the well-being of Glen Ellyn’s children. Through community service projects and fundraising efforts, this group serves as an integral link between children in need and the community.
Glen Ellyn Infant Welfare is a group of women who have made a commitment to ensure the well-being of Glen Ellyn’s children. Through community service projects and fundraising efforts, this group serves as an integral link between children in need and the community.
Why
It's hard to believe but our community has roughly 24% of kids living at or below poverty guidelines. Some of these children are homeless and many require need-based resources support including tutoring, counseling, food, clothing and shelter. While these school-aged students qualify for free or reduced school lunch, this program only makes a dent in the very real struggle with hunger many local children are faced with year round. Other Glen Ellyn children are in homes affected by mental illness and violence and some are becoming young parents themselves. Among this population, many are determined to chart their own course and are the first in their family working toward a college degree. With the support of our community and devoted donors, Glen Ellyn Infant Welfare has been the bridge to reaching and supporting at-risk children in the Glen Ellyn area for almost 90 years. One hundred percent of our proceeds are distributed directly to local agencies that desperately need the funding and resources to help local children and their families.
It's hard to believe but our community has roughly 24% of kids living at or below poverty guidelines. Some of these children are homeless and many require need-based resources support including tutoring, counseling, food, clothing and shelter. While these school-aged students qualify for free or reduced school lunch, this program only makes a dent in the very real struggle with hunger many local children are faced with year round. Other Glen Ellyn children are in homes affected by mental illness and violence and some are becoming young parents themselves. Among this population, many are determined to chart their own course and are the first in their family working toward a college degree. With the support of our community and devoted donors, Glen Ellyn Infant Welfare has been the bridge to reaching and supporting at-risk children in the Glen Ellyn area for almost 90 years. One hundred percent of our proceeds are distributed directly to local agencies that desperately need the funding and resources to help local children and their families.
What We Do
Community Service:
All of our members are encouraged to participate in the volunteer opportunities that our agencies have made available to us. We work shifts at the Glen Ellyn Food Pantry and the People’s Resource Center. Members also help out at the Family Shelter Service Holiday Shop in December.
Fundraising:
Throughout the year the Society organizes various fundraising efforts that directly impact children in need in our community. From seasonal plant sales, to the Glen Ellyn Housewalk, benefit nights such as Monte Carlo, Barn Dance, to Family Fitness Walks, all proceeds go directly to these local agencies that help local children and their families.
Family Aid:
Our Family Aid component helps us give immediate, short-term assistance to families and children referred to us from local agencies. In the past, we have provided library cards, gift certificates, gasoline, and car seats, just to name a few examples.
Scholarships:
The Scholarship Committee works closely with the counseling staffs at Glenbard West and Glenbard South each spring to award full-time two year scholarships to graduating seniors. These recipients are ranked highly within their class, have solid test scores, have to desire to succeed, and could greatly benefit from the financial assistance. The committee continues throughout the duration of the scholarship to monitor students' progress and act as mentors when and if needed. We hope to support these recipients as they progress toward their academic and professional goals.
Community Service:
All of our members are encouraged to participate in the volunteer opportunities that our agencies have made available to us. We work shifts at the Glen Ellyn Food Pantry and the People’s Resource Center. Members also help out at the Family Shelter Service Holiday Shop in December.
Fundraising:
Throughout the year the Society organizes various fundraising efforts that directly impact children in need in our community. From seasonal plant sales, to the Glen Ellyn Housewalk, benefit nights such as Monte Carlo, Barn Dance, to Family Fitness Walks, all proceeds go directly to these local agencies that help local children and their families.
Family Aid:
Our Family Aid component helps us give immediate, short-term assistance to families and children referred to us from local agencies. In the past, we have provided library cards, gift certificates, gasoline, and car seats, just to name a few examples.
Scholarships:
The Scholarship Committee works closely with the counseling staffs at Glenbard West and Glenbard South each spring to award full-time two year scholarships to graduating seniors. These recipients are ranked highly within their class, have solid test scores, have to desire to succeed, and could greatly benefit from the financial assistance. The committee continues throughout the duration of the scholarship to monitor students' progress and act as mentors when and if needed. We hope to support these recipients as they progress toward their academic and professional goals.
History
Established in 1926 by five women who saw children lacking basic nutrition, the ladies of Glen Ellyn Infant Welfare made and sold aprons to buy milk for these families.
Early in our history, we paid half the salary for the first village nurse, established Glen Ellyn’s first preschool examination program, and gifted to Memorial Hospital of DuPage County its first isolette for premature babies.
Recent efforts include funding a children’s defibrillator for Glen Ellyn Volunteer Fire Company, providing ESL software to schools and giving scholarships for Glen Ellyn students to attend the College of DuPage.
We not only donate our funds, but volunteer our time to the Glen Ellyn Food Pantry, People’s Resource Center and Family Shelter Services as well as other agencies we support
Established in 1926 by five women who saw children lacking basic nutrition, the ladies of Glen Ellyn Infant Welfare made and sold aprons to buy milk for these families.
Early in our history, we paid half the salary for the first village nurse, established Glen Ellyn’s first preschool examination program, and gifted to Memorial Hospital of DuPage County its first isolette for premature babies.
Recent efforts include funding a children’s defibrillator for Glen Ellyn Volunteer Fire Company, providing ESL software to schools and giving scholarships for Glen Ellyn students to attend the College of DuPage.
We not only donate our funds, but volunteer our time to the Glen Ellyn Food Pantry, People’s Resource Center and Family Shelter Services as well as other agencies we support
Mission
Glen Ellyn Infant Welfare's mission is to serve as a link between Glen Ellyn children in need and our community. We are able to accomplish this work through our fundraisers, generous donors and amazing sponsors.
Glen Ellyn Infant Welfare's mission is to serve as a link between Glen Ellyn children in need and our community. We are able to accomplish this work through our fundraisers, generous donors and amazing sponsors.