5 Glen Ellyn Nonprofits To Support This Holiday Season

GLEN ELLYN, IL — If you’re like many of your Glen Ellyn neighbors, you may spend a good part of the holiday season with your credit card in hand buying gifts for family and friends. Coming up soon is a chance to give back to the local community.

Giving Tuesday, which in 2024 falls on Dec. 3, is a day dedicated to supporting nonprofit and community groups. Since 2012, nonprofits worldwide have used the Tuesday after Thanksgiving to galvanize fundraising, rally volunteers and add momentum to their causes.

Maintaining funding is a constant challenge for many nonprofits that fill gaps and meet other needs in the Glen Ellyn area.

Here are five local nonprofits to consider getting behind on Giving Tuesday:

DuPage PADS: Founded in 1985, DuPage PADS provides housing, outreach and other resources for unhoused residents of DuPage County.

Glen House Pantry aims to curb food insecurity in and around Glen Ellyn. The pantry offers fresh produce, nonperishable items and other food for local residents.

NAMI DuPage helps residents with mental illness by offering individual and group treatment, peer support, classes and more.

Per their website, the mission of Bridge Communities "is to transition families facing homelessness to self-sufficiency by working with partners to provide mentoring, housing, and supportive services."

SCARCE: Through classes, programs, initiatives and other outreach, SCARCE aims to improve the condition of the earth's environment.