5 Wilmette, Kenilworth Nonprofits To Support This Holiday Season

WILMETTE, IL — If you’re like many of your neighbors in Wilmette and Kenilworth, 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 Wilmette area.

Here are 5 local nonprofits to consider getting behind on Giving Tuesday, listed in alphabetical order:

1. Family Service Center of Wilmette, Glenview, Northbrook, and Kenilworth: Provides family and individual counseling services, aiming to strengthen and empower families through accessible, evidence-based mental health support.
2. Haven Youth and Family Services: Provides mental health support, crisis intervention, and counseling for youth and families, including after-school programs through its merger with The Warming House.
3. Kenilworth Garden Club: Enhances community knowledge and appreciation in areas such as horticulture, conservation, civic improvement, landscape architecture and design.
4. Woman's Club of Wilmette: Since 1891, brings local women together to provide education, leadership and service to make an impact on the community.
5. Village Treasure House: Operates as a nonprofit consignment shop, with proceeds supporting local agencies that assist families and individuals in crisis, focusing on the North Shore community.