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:
- Altruize
- Amity’s Attic
- AOK – The Executive Director and Office Assistant are active committee and planning members.
- Boy and Girls Club – combined programming
- Aquin High School – student volunteers
- CCR&R – parent subsidy program, staff training, information dissemination, grant opportunities, directors’ meetings
- 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 Consortium – Amity has been a member from the start in 1994. Services include shared resources, staff training/development, and shared parents’/children’s programs. Ashley Harms is the current president.
- Early Childhood Consortium – Executive Director is president.
- 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 PASS classrooms for the past 24 years, cooperative programming, staff training, staff development, early childhood screening
- School Districts – Freeport #145 combined/cooperative Amity children services
- Joseph School – Emergency Shelter for children on walks
- 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 2018
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.
Amity’s Attic and Society Amity Staff Antwon Funches Aquin High School Amanda Myers Anna Doyle
Barb Curry Bearly Used Beichel Family B&G Club Brenda Heilmeier Bridge Club
CCR&R ComEd Tree Program Cub Foods
Dakota Bible School
Eagles Club 679 Eagles Auxiliary Bingo
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FHN Foundation First Lutheran Church Freeport Community Foundation Freeport Fire Department Freeport Downtown Development
Generations Boutique
Head Start
Jean Koberstein Jenson Heating and Cooling Joe Knobel
Kiwanis Knapp Family
Lincoln Rentals Louise Maupin Memorial
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Mad Men Mark/Liz Gridley Minnie Clark Memorial Morse Electric
Newell Brands NICAA
Security First Shoe Sensation St. John United Church of Christ St. Thomas Aquinas Church State Bank Foundation Society members birthday donations
United Methodist Women United Way
WREX Food Drive/ Cornerstone Credit Union
YWCA
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