5 Northbrook Nonprofits To Support This Holiday Season

Seasonal & Holidays

Giving Tuesday, which in 2024 falls on Dec. 3, is a day dedicated to supporting nonprofit and community groups.

NORTHBROOK, IL — If you're like many of your Northbrook neighbors, 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 Northbrook area.

Here are five local nonprofits to consider getting behind on Giving Tuesday:

1. Youth Service of Glenview/Northbrook , 3080 W. Lake Ave., Glenview — The agency's mission is to foster the social and emotional growth of children and youth so that they can grow up happy, healthy and hopeful.
2. The Ark Northwest , 3100 Dundee Road, Northbrook — The mission of The Ark is to help Chicagoland Jews who are facing adversity navigate toward self-reliance.
3. Border Tails Rescue , 2975 Milwaukee Ave., Northbrook — a no-kill animal rescue and welfare organization dedicated to the rescue and adoption of stray dogs across the world, with a unique focus on Mexico.
4. Hunger Resource Network , 3025 Walters Ave., Northbrook — an all-volunteer board and a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to the alleviation of hunger by making connections between those who have surplus food and those who need it.
5. Friendship Circle of Northbrook , 2095 Landwehr Road, Northbrook — mission is to empower today's teens to bridge the gap between families of children with disabilities and the rest of the community