Rep. Lilly Visits Local Non-Profit to Discuss Community Organizations

Submitted by the office of State Rep. Camille Lilly.

Oak Park, IL - On Tuesday, state Rep. Camille Lilly, D-Chicago, visited the Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation in Oak Park, a local non-profit that pursues community improvement through services and programs, to tour the facility and speak with the staff about their efforts and needs to bring more resources to the local community.

“Throughout the district, I have toured many non-profit organizations, and the Community Foundation in Oak Park is a special group that truly seeks to improve non-profit sustainability and develop their relationship with community residents,” said Lilly. “As a former executive of a chamber of commerce, connecting other organizations with their service programs to their residents is something I want to help facilitate throughout my district.”

What began as a local agency to combat dilapidated housing in 1958, the Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation recently developed from a collection of local banks into a not-for-profit organization that now offers greater project grants to the community non-profits. Lilly also spoke with the staff at the Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation about other ways to assist community organizations in neighboring towns.

“Strong and active organizations like the Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation only help to improve our community and provide services for those residents who need it most,” Lilly said. “It’s critical that we all work together to identify the issues facing our communities and find solutions to address them.”

Lilly represents the 78th District, which includes parts of Chicago, Elmwood Park, Melrose Park, Franklin Park, Oak Park, and River Grove. If you need to contact her office, please call 773-473-7300 or email her at StateRepCamilleYLilly@gmail.com.