Helping the homeless

Hello everyone. My name is Lauren, I am the founder of the volunteer group called Brighter Futures. We in Brighter Futures are dedicated to helping the hungry and the homeless in our local communities (Manhattan, New Lenox, Joliet, Frankfort, and Mokena) in a variety of ways. This GoFundMe account was originally set up in order to help us reach our first project goal of creating approximately 25 care packages for the homeless (our first batch in December 2014 ended up being 151 care packages). These packages contained items like toiletries, food, clothing, etc. 

This gofundme account will continue to help us to raise money for future projects of creating care packages and holding events to help the hungry and the homeless, as well as fund our special holiday projects that can be anything from collecting gifts for people with disabilities, to giving gifts to kids with cancer, to sending care packages to the troops deployed overseas.  

We would also like to raise awareness about homelessness and hunger and encourage others to take a stand to help those who are struggling and desperately need our help. Every dollar counts! Together we can provide compassion and hope to those who need it the most. Please donate what you can to help our cause. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your amazing generosity.