Families Helping Families

Welcome to
Families Helping Families!

At any given night right here in DuPage County, Illinois, there are over 150 families that have no place to call home.

What is Families Helping Families?
FHF provides apartments and volunteer mentors to homeless families in DuPage County while they are working to reclaim their lives through education. A donation of only $30 will pay one day's rent and utilities for a family. FHF has NO administrative expenses, so every dollar we raise is a dollar that helps the homeless.



Contact us at FamHelpingFam@gmail.com .

 

  • Family Fun Walk 2012: Our 17th Annual Family Fun Walk will be held at the Naperville Riverwalk Pavillion on Sunday, May 20, 2012. Come and join our downtown Naperville fundraiser that has been a hit with families for 17 years! Save the date on your calendar! To download a registration form, click here. We are also asking for donations for raffle prizes. If you have anything to donate to our raffle, or if you have any questions, please contact Jeanne at jengelking3@gmail.com.
  • Vicky Joseph, founder of FHF, shares her story in the SUN this month!
    Click here.
  • Check out the Naperville Patch article about Families Helping Familes! Click here.

Some people believe that homelessness is self-induced or somehow that the family is at fault. Those who have had the opportunity to get to know homeless families have discovered that sometimes people are working as hard as they can, and still cannot afford a place to live. While the circumstances surrounding each family's housing crisis is different, there is one universal truth: These parents are deeply concerned about their children and truly believe that they can, with our help, provide a better life for them.

How does Families Helping Families find these families?
Prospective families are thoroughly screened by caseworkers at Bridge Communities Inc. Only families that are drug-free and have removed themselves from their domestic violence situation are eligible. Our families generally have very specific goals they would like to accomplish during their time with us, such as completion of a degree or trade school and a job with higher wages. The families are typically in the program for two years and the goal is to achieve self-sufficiency through education so that they can be productive and contributing members of our community.