United Way Changes
1950: Freeport Community Chest Formed
1975: United Way of Freeport, Inc.
1991: United Way of Northwest Illinois, Inc. (serving both Stephenson and Jo Daviess Counties)

 

 

 

 

Agency Membership
1950:
Amity Society (included Senior Amity, Junior Amity, and Visiting Nurse's Association
Arthritis Foundation (withdrew in 1980)
Boy Scouts Blackhawk Council
Children's Home and Aid Society
Freeport East Side Recreational Center (now MLKCSI) (terminated in 2001)
Girl Scouts of Green Hills (now Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois)
Junior Education and Recreation Center (JERK) (closed in 1973)
The Salvation Army
YWCA (now VOICES Domestic Violence)
1951:
St. Vincent's Orphanage (withdrew in 1958)
United Defense Fund (withdrew 1956)
1958:
YMCA (now Family YMCA of Northwest Illinois
1960:
American Red Cross NWIL Chapter
1966:
Big Brothers/Big Sisters (now part of FHN Family Counseling Center)
USO (terminated 1999)
1967:
Association for the Handicapped (now Malcolm Eaton Enterprises)
1976:
Stephenson County Senior Center (now Senior Resource Center
1978:
Sojourn House
1980:
Jane Addams, Inc. (now FHN Family Counseling Center)
1982:
Norman C. Sleezer Youth Home
Prairie State Legal Services
1983:
Association for the Prevention of Child Abuse (now Assault and Abuse Services of Stephenson County)
1985:
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Family Life Center (now New Horizons Counseling Center)
1986:
Lutheran Social Services
1987:
Northwestern Illinois Community Action Agency - Golden Meals
1990:
Catholic Charities
1994:
Jo Daviess Workshop (now The Workshop)
Rainbow Ridge / Kreider Services
1998:
Freeport Area Church Cooperative
1999:
Mother Hubbard's Kiddie Cupboard
2000:
Regional Access and Mobilization Project (RAMP)
2001:
Neighborhood Housing Services (NHS)
2004:
Tyler's Justice Center for Children
2005:
Youth Becoming Leaders, Inc. (withdrew in 2010)
2007:
Stephenson County Health Department Foundation
2009: Boys and Girls Club of Freeport and Stephenson County