Celebrate Small Business Saturday in Skokie on November 30th! Begin your day of shopping by purchasing the 2024 Start Your Day In Skokie reusable coffee mug available at: Qahwah House - 5238 W Touhy Ave, Skokie, IL 60077 Will's Place - 7927 Lincoln Ave, Skokie, IL 60077 Kneads and Wants Bakery - 8042 Lincoln Ave,
Celebrate the Holidays in Downtown Skokie! Join us for the 2nd Annual Holiday Cookie Walk and make the season even sweeter. Kick off your festive adventure at Who Modern, located at 7933 Lincoln Ave., where you’ll register, pick up your cookie bag, and receive a map of participating businesses. Explore Downtown Skokie at your own pace, visiting over fifteen
Coffee for a Cause, a networking and donation drive for business professionals in Skokie and the surrounding areas, invites you to attend their one year celebration on Giving Tuesday. Coffee for a Cause will welcome several area non-profits including Skokie Community Foundation! Grab your favorite beverage from Soul Good Coffee, mingle with business professionals, and
Mia Sophier, a young baker in Skokie, alongside her brother Braden baked delicious goodies that were sold at their family hosted Bake Sale on July 20. Skokie residents came out to support and the proceeds from the sale were donated to Skokie Community Foundation. Mia’s parents Scott and Deb presented Skokie Community Foundation with a
We have exciting news! Skokie Community Foundation's 2024 grant projects are under way! National Alliance on Mental Illness - Cook County North Suburban and Turning Point Behavioral Health Care Center are launching a new support group for adults in the LGBTQ+ community! This space is all about fostering connection, understanding, and support. This group begins
Hot off the press! In 2022, Skokie Community Foundation granted funds to Out Our Front Door and Emily Oaks Nature Center to create the Youth Unbound Camp, a summer program for students with disabilities and students who would not otherwise receive such opportunities. The program won The Circle of Excellence Award from the Illinois Parks
Get ready for garden season while helping to raise funds for Skokie Community Foundation! We’re pleased to announce that North Shore Plant Club is continuing their partnership with Skokie Community Foundation to help raise funds for Skokie's future. The North Shore Plant Club’s mission is to make gardening more accessible to the community. Joining
It's all about community...and cookies! Thank you to Village of Skokie for organizing the Downtown Skokie Cookie Walk in December 2023. Several businesses participated, such as Kneads and Wants Artisan Bakery, Skokie Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Who Modern, AW YEAH Comics-Skokie, Will's Place Skokie, The Village Inn Pizzeria Sports Bar and Grill, Toni G Salon and Spa, Alexander’s Breakfast & Lunch Skokie, Take
We're celebrating a milestone in 2024! 10 years of grants for Skokie. In 2014, Skokie Community Fund announced its inaugural grant cycle, welcoming collaborative proposals from non-profit organizations and local agencies. Five projects were chosen, resulting in collaborations from 10 non-profits / community agencies and a total of $25,000 awarded. Since then, what was once
The numbers are in! 25 First-time Donors Over $30,000 Raised More supporters than ever pitching in to help Skokie's future grow Our 2023 Annual Holiday Appeal was truly a success and we have all of YOU to thank for it! Whether you donated for the first time or the tenth time, we appreciate each and
