2012 Update, New Funding Focus and Staff
After a successful four year cycle on Healthy Children, we are transitioning into funding the new 2012 focus on Promoting Resilience in Children Experiencing or exposed to Trauma. Click here for more information.
We are excited to share more exciting growth within the organization. The foundation is pleased to welcome Dr. Kathy W. Dames as director of development. “Kathy brings a diverse background and extensive knowledge of fundraising for non-profits and program development to the foundation. Her efforts will play an important role in growing our giving program so that we gain the capacity to fund the work of more organizations,” shares Executive Director, Iris Krieg. “The foundation works to truly impact communities with lasting solutions that can change a child’s life.” I am delighted to be a part of such an extraordinary mission,” adds Dames. Click here to read more.
About Us
The Bright Promises Foundation is the only independent public foundation in Illinois solely dedicated to funding programs for children.
Mission
The Bright Promises Foundation creates opportunities for Illinois children to reach their full promise and potential. We work with organizations to develop and deliver programs that provide the foundation for positive lives.
The Bright Promises Foundation has been serving the children of Illinois for 140 years. Through research and discussion with leading children’s experts and organizations, the Bright Promises Foundation identifies areas of great need, where it can make a difference. The Bright Promises Foundation and its partners develop and fund programs that are best able to provide solutions to those needs, while monitoring results and sharing knowledge. The issues we address change as children’s needs change, but our commitment to funding lasting solutions remains. We are currently focused on improving the nutrition of Illinois
Every year, OCC chooses a recipient charity organization for which its employees fundraise. As OCC has a strong interest in promoting wellness within its own company and because it is a corporation that cares about the greater community with a special focus on children, the Bright Promises Foundation was a perfect fit! Through fun activities such as “Jean’s Day” where employees can contribute to the OCC Charity Fund for the right to wear jeans to work, OCC employees raise money to donate to the designated charity. The BPF Young Professional’s Board is excited to work on some collaborative fundraising projects with OCC employees as well.
The Bright Promises Foundation is thrilled to receive OCC’s support and looks forward to this positive partnership. OCC and its employees pledged a minimum of $29,000 and will likely raise more funds over the course of the year, which will directly support BPF’s grantmaking. Because of OCC and its employees, BPF will be able to support programs which benefit many additional children and their families.
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Bronzeville, a primarily African American, low-income Community on the south side of Chicago, is a food desert and home to a population that suffers from disproportionate rates of obesity, hypertension, diabetes and other health-related problems compared to other neighborhoods. Parents often serve children pre-prepared, unhealthy foods due to lack of time and access to healthier options.
The Center for New Horizon’s Healthy Children/Healthy Adults project has motivated dozens of children and their families to change the way they think about healthy foods by making learning about a healthy lifestyle and the preparation of fresh, nutritional foods enjoyable. Children and their families are realizing that being healthy is important and that living a healthy lifestyle is achievable.
