Amity Partners
Amity partners with many people and organizations in the community!
We strive to work together for all the children and families in Freeport. This list contains some of our collaborations:
- Amity’s Attic
- All Our Kids Network
- Boys and Girls Club
- Birth to Five Illinois
- CCR&R
- Child and Family Connections – Children’s services offer collaborative and cooperative partnerships with the community, and state organizations are vital to the success of Amity’s programs.
- DCFS – At Risk/Foster Care services, licensing, children/parent support
- Early Childhood Access Consortium For Equity
- Early Childhood Consortium – Amity has been a member from the start in 1994. Services include shared resources, staff training/development, and shared parents’/children’s programs.
- FACC – Emergency Shelter for children on walks, food drives
- FHN – cooperative parents/children training, support service
- FHN Foundation – provided and AED for the campus
- Freeport Community Foundation – Supports Amity by funding many requests over the years.
- Freeport Fire Dept. – CPR training/fire prevention info
- Freeport Public Library – reading programs, Emergency Shelter for children on walks
- Head Start – cooperative programming
- HCC Early Childhood Development program – Executive Director is a part-time instructor, Amity on-site job training/practicum
- Illinois Action for Children – training and advocacy
- INCCRRA – ExceleRate GOLD
- KCC partnerships – Amity, NICAA, Head Start, Boys and Girls Club
- NAEYC – Accreditation
- NICAA & Head Start – shared facility cooperative planning, shared resources, and shared maintenance costs
- NIFB – Amity Food Pantry
- Regional Office of Education – on-site Early Learning Academy classrooms for many years, cooperative programming
- School Districts – Freeport #145 combined/cooperative Amity children services
- United Way – Amity staff volunteers for activities/community services and fundraising drives, collective impact.
- University of Illinois – Nutrition education
- WIC – client referrals
Amity Donors and Supporters 2023
Amity is very grateful and most appreciative for your donations and support.
Amity staff volunteer their time for Amity and the King Community Campus.
Amity’s Attic volunteers and society support for our families and staff.
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Albert’s Family All Our Kids Network Alvarez Family Aramark Amity Staff Amanda Myers Barb Curry Benjamin Johnson Beichel Family Birth to Five Illinois B&G Club Calvin Collier CCR&R ComEd Dakota Community Church Enterprise Holdings Foundation Elizabeth Nelson Faith United Methodist Church First Lutheran Church Fraternal Order of Eagles 679 Fraternal Order of Eagles Ladies Auxillary Freeport Community Foundation Freeport Fire Department |
Freeport Police Department
Gemorifics Gerald K. Meier Trust German Valley United Methodist Church Gloria Moeller Gridley Family Harbach Head Start Heather Marcum Highland ECE Program Honeywell Hometown Sol. Janicki Plumbing Jean Koberstein Charitable Fund Johnnie Lewis Johnson Oil Company Judith Barney Katie Nolan Kelly Smith Knapp Family Kolb-Lena Kurt Koester Lincoln Douglas Kiwanis Lindo Theater Mary Kelly |
Matthew Thompson Melissa Johnson Mona Buss Mrs. Mikes Morse Group NICAA Northern Illinois Food Bank ROE 8 Richard Wilson Salvation Army Security First Sellers Family Schmitt Family Shelly Spickler State Bank St. John United Church of Christ Susan Perry Ted Odendahl Traveling Chef T.M. Dairy Union Dairy United Methodist Women United Way Wagner House YWCA Childcare Solutions |
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