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May is Mental Health Awareness Month - Wednesday Journal Ad - May 2025
Township Budget Hearings FY26 - April 2025
Intellectual / Developmental Disability Resource Fair - April 2025
Township Funding Application for Mental Health and Disability Grants for FY2026 due Jan 15, 2025 (posted November 2024)
Township Funding Process for Youth & Family (and Intergenerational) Grants for FY2026 due Jan 15, 2025 (posted November 2024)
Township Mailing to all River Forest residents (November 2024)
Township Pre-Filing Notice for April 1, 2025 Consolidated General Election (October 15, 2024)
What The Township Can Do For You (published September 17, 2024 in the Wednesday Journal)
Safe Firearms Storage Letter (June 2024)
D90 celebrates Pride and community (June 2024)
Board to Appoint John Becvar as Supervisor (April 2024)
River Forest Senior Services Guide (mailed to all residents) - 1Q’2024
River Forest Mental Health Guide (mailed to all residents) - 4Q’2023
Townships Offer PEARLS for Depression
(October 2023 - Wednesday Journal)Oak Park River Forest Home Repair Team
(September 2023 - Public Management)Girls of Color Find Safe Space to Bond in Township Program
(September 2023 - Wednesday Journal)Township and Oak Park Schools to Host Parent University
(April 2023 - Oak Leaves, Chicago Tribune)2023 Reassessments River Forest Township
(April 2023 - Cook County Assessor)
General
Thank You for Supporting the Holiday Food and Gift Basket Program
The Holiday Food and Gift Basket (HFGB) program recorded another successful year, serving about 2,200 family members, senior citizens and single adults living in our community. Those served by the HFGB program were able to celebrate the holidays with food and gifts that nourish both their physical and emotional health.
Thanks to the generosity of many, each household referred to the HFGB program received a food gift card prior to Thanksgiving and holiday presents delivered to their door in early December.
HFGB program would like to give a special thank you to the River Forest Township for a grant that went towards funding the food gift cards and for providing office space and computer use.
The many thank you notes the HFGB program receives from recipients eloquently demonstrate how much this program means to so many. Below are excerpts from just a few.
“My son and I are very thankful that in our time of need, we had some kind soul to help us.”
“There’s nothing in this world that compares to my kids’ smiles. And you brought big smiles to my kids and meant the world to me.”
“Thank you so very much for all the great gifts I received. It is heartwarming to know that people still care for each other.”
To become a HFGB sponsor at holiday time, to make a donation, or to volunteer, please contact the Holiday Food and Gift Basket program:
Email: hfgbholidays@gmail.com
Mail: P.O. Box 3365, Oak Park IL 60303
Learn more at www.communityofcongregations.org/hfgb.html