​5 Homer Glen, Lockport Nonprofits To Support This Holiday Season

HOMER GLEN-LOCKPORT, IL — If you’re like many of your Homer Glen and Lockport 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 Homer Glen and Lockport area.

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

1. Lockport Love, Lockport Police Department, Attn: Lockport Love, 1212 Farrell Road. Formed by the Lockport Police Department and partners with the community, helping individuals and families in Lockport during a time of need.

2. United Way of Will County, 54 N. Ottawa St., Suite 300, Joliet. Serves all of Will County; the mission is to fight for "the economic mobility, education, and health and wellness of every person in Will County."

3. Trinity Services, Inc., 301 Veterans Parkway, New Lenox. Founded in 1950, Trinity Services is a nonprofit that provides the highest quality person-directed services and supports to people with disabilities and mental illness.

4. Guardian Angel Community Services, 168 N. Ottawa St., Joliet. Offers an Exchange Club center, foster care, partner abuse intervention program, sexual assault service center and several other programs.

5. Lockport FISH Food Pantry, inside the Township building, 1463 S. Farrell Road. Supplements food and essentials for those in need.