Your Year-End Gift to South Chicago Parents & Friends Will Be Supersized Again This Year!

We are very honored to have been invited again to participate in the Coleman Challenge Grant, running from November 1 through December 31, 2024. The Coleman Foundation is offering a match for each dollar donated to SCPF during that timeframe, up to $30,000 (this includes Annual Showcase Sponsorships). This year, there’s an added perk: individual donations will be matched one-to-one, contributions by corporations/businesses will be matched two-to-one, and gifts from private foundations will yield a three-to-one match!

What will your donation fund? Well, many of the individuals we support at South Chicago Parents & Friends have sensory processing challenges that impact their daily lives. The therapeutic benefits of a well-designed sensory room can contribute greatly to the overall emotional well-being and quality of life for those who require extra sensory stimulus as well as those who benefit from lessening stimuli. These spaces can help reduce anxiety, improve focus, and enhance communication skills. We are grateful to be working with doctoral students from Governors State University to establish an evidence-based, client-centered sensory room for our Community Day Service program at the Cap Center using private grant money. Gifts made this year-end will go directly to equipping a duplicate space at the Dolton Center so that CDS attendees in both locations may benefit.

Some examples of what your gift will be able to accomplish:

$25-99 – Calming Contributors

• Sensory items like fidget toys, textured mats, and handheld stress-relief items
• These small tools are essential for sensory seekers

$100-$249 – Sensory Supporters

• Enhancements like weighted blankets, white noise machines, and calming lights
• These items provide gentle pressure and comfort, reducing anxiety and improving focus

$250-$499 – Interactive Investors

• Interactive equipment such as bubble tubes, tactile wall panels, and aromatherapy diffusers
• Interactive tools encourage engagement, stimulate senses, and improve mood

$500-$999 – Comfort Champions

• Larger items like adaptive seating, small sensory tables, and soft seating for relaxation
• Comfortable, adaptive furniture allows for longer, more comfortable sessions in the room

$1,000 and higher – Room Builders

• Key pieces of equipment like a multisensory light projector, padded flooring, and a music system
• These essential items create a safe and immersive environment for clients to explore their senses

Your tax-deductible gift makes such a difference to so many! Thank you!