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Glen Ellyn boasts a huge number of community-oriented non-profit organizations; over
100 are listed below. Churches and Arts & Cultural
Organizations have directory pages of their own.
Please send additions and updates to Ted Eselgroth, ted@glen-ellyn.com.
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The Community Resource Information System - "C.R.I.S." -
maintains a searchable database of social service organizations serving all of
DuPage County.
Nonprofit Philanthropic Research, Inc. maintains GuideStar.com, a comprehensive
database covering virtually all charities. (Enter 60137 and, in a later search, 60138 in
the "Zip" field to see all Glen Ellyn non-profits.)
[Government, Civic, Education, Politics and Business Support]
[Health and Medical Service and Support]
[Children's, Family and Seniors Social Services and Support]
[Social, Fraternal, Service and Recreational Organizations]
[Kids, Scouts, Etc.]
[Arts and Cultural Organizations]
[Churches]
GOVERNMENT, CIVIC, EDUCATION,
POLITICS AND BUSINESS SUPPORT:
- American Association of University Women (AAUW)
Wheaton-Glen Ellyn Branch
- Amnesty
International · Dupage Chapter
858-1836
- Better Business Bureau - Chicago
- Career Vision
Career services division of the Ball Foundation
800 Roosevelt Road, E-200
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
469-6270 or 800-469-8378
- Chamber of Commerce
469-0907
490 Pennsylvania Ave.
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
- Citizens for Glen Ellyn Preservation
Working to save the distinctive character, history, and architectural integrity of Glen Ellyn.
- Civic Betterment Party
- "DAWN" - DuPage Against War Now
- Diversity Dinners
916 Royal Blackheath Court
Naperville, IL 60563-2304 USA
420-4233
- DuPage County Democrats
- DuPage County Easter
Seals
- DuPage Federation of Republican Women
- DuPage County Forest Preserves
(and support groups for Danada, Klein Farm & Willowbrook Wildlife Preserves)
790-4900
Forest Preserve District Office
185 Spring Avenue
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
- DuPage County Republican Central
Committee
- Economic Development Corporation
469-0947
- Ed Posh Scholarship Fund
469-8180
485 Winchell Way
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
- Educational Assistance Ltd. (EAL)
690-0010
P.O. Box 3021
Glen Ellyn, IL 60138-3021
- Fourth of July Committee
469-5569
P.O. Box 1776
Glen Ellyn, IL 60138
- Friends of the Library
469-7562
- Glenbard High Schools Citizen Advisory Councils
469-9100
Contact via District 87 Office
596 Crescent Blvd.
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
- Glenbard South Boosters
790-4348
- Glenbard West Boosters
469-8600
- Glen Ellyn Media Foundation
GETV Channel 17 (the Glen Ellyn Public Access Cable Channel)
858-2030
793 North Main St.
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
- Glen Ellyn Republican
Women
202-3112
P.O. Box 282
Glen Ellyn, Il. 60137
- League of Women Voters
- Democratic Party of Milton
Township
771-5548
P.O. Box 4564
Wheaton, IL 60189-4564
- Milton Township Republicans
- NIFTI... Neighbors Influencing
Fifty Three Improvement (Rte. 53 development activism)
- Partnership for Educational
Progress (PEP)
942-8605
An Educational Foundation that procures resources to enhance and enrich education
and learning within School Districts 15, 16, 41, 44, 87 and 89
- PTA Council, District #41
- PTC Council, District #89
469-8900
(Superintendent's Office)
- SCRAP Book Rescue -
distributes free "gently used" text and library books; accepts book donations.
- Sierra Club River
Prairie Group
- DuPage County Volunteer Office
682-6917
- West Suburban Humane Society
Pet Information: 960-9600
Lost Pet/Pet ID#s: 960-9606
Adopt-A-Pet: 960-9601
1901 W. Ogden Avenue
Downers Grove, IL 60515
Hours:
Mon.-Fri.: 11am to 2pm and 7pm to 9pm
Sat. & Sun.: 11am to 3pm
Closed Wednesdays
[Government, Civic, Education, Politics and Business Support]
[Health and Medical Service and Support]
[Children's, Family and Seniors Social Services and Support]
[Social, Fraternal, Service and Recreational Organizations]
[Kids, Scouts, Etc.]
[Arts and Cultural Organizations]
[Churches]
HEALTH AND MEDICAL SERVICE AND SUPPORT:
- American Cancer Society · DuPage
Unit
469-3011
999 N. Main Street
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
Executive Director: Dawn Duty
- American Heart Association
Metropolitan Chicago / DuPage County Division
Chicago Office: 208 S. LaSalle, Suite 900
Chicago, IL 60604
312/346-4675
Regional Manager: Heather Freed 789-9222
801 N. Cass, Suite 102
Westmont, IL 60559
- Central DuPage Hospital Auxiliary
Director of Volunteer & Guest Services: Eileen Belokin
933-6207.
- Community Nursing Service of DuPage County
665-7000
690 E. North Avenue, Suite 100
Carol Stream, IL 60188
President: Tom Slymon
- DuPage Convalescent
Center
665-6400, Ext. 260
400 N. County Farm Road
P.O. Box 708
Wheaton, IL 60189
- DuPage-McHenry Lung Association
260-9600
1749 S. Naperville Blvd., Suite 202
Wheaton, IL 60187
Executive Director: Tad Schlake
- Glen Oaks Hospital & Medical Center · Volunteer
Services
790-6359
701 Winthrop Avenue
Glendale Heights, IL 60139
Director of Volunteer Services: Karen Lawler
- Good Samaritan Hospital · Auxiliary
275-5900, Ext. 1181
Manager, Volunteer Services: Sharon Bodziak
3815 Highland Avenue
Downers Grove, IL 60515
- Healthy DuPage
690-2998
10 N. Cross Street
Wheaton, IL 60187
Executive Director: Donell Bullock, M.P.H.
email: dbullock@healthydupage.org
- Heartland Blood Center
892-7055
Area Representative: Peggy Mattingley
1200 N. Highland Avenue
Aurora, IL 60506
- Hospice of DuPage, Inc.
690-9000
690 E. North Avenue, Suite 100
Carol Stream, IL 60188
Director: Kimberly Jensen
- LaLeche League
- Marianjoy Rehabilitation
Hospital · Auxiliary
293-1075
President: Carol Strelecky
- Water Systems Council
800 Roosevelt Road, Suite C-20
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
545-1762
[Government, Civic, Education, Politics and Business Support]
[Health and Medical Service and Support]
[Children's, Family and Seniors Social Services and Support]
[Social, Fraternal, Service and Recreational Organizations]
[Kids, Scouts, Etc.]
[Arts and Cultural Organizations]
[Churches]
CHILDRENS, FAMILY, AND SENIORS
SOCIAL SERVICES AND SUPPORT:
- Local AARP
Attorneys
from the American Association of Retired Persons
- Bridge Communities
Transitional family housing - providing an interim step between homelessness
and permanent housing.
545-0610
505 Crescent Boulevard, Suite E
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
- Central DuPage Pastoral Counseling Center
386 Pennsylvania Ave.
Glen Ellyn IL 60137
and
507A Thornhill Drive
Carol Stream IL 60188
630/752-9750
Providing counseling, mediation and educational services.
- DuPage Center for Independent
Living
739 Roosevelt Road
Building 8, Suite 109
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
Voice, TTY: 630/469-2300
FAX: 630/469-2606
email: dcil@mcs.com
- DuPage County Department
of Human Resources
Division of Human Services
Information & Referral: 682-7542
1800/942-9412 (TDD: 682-6926)
- DuPage Habitat for Humanity
510-3737
213 S. Wheaton Ave.
Wheaton, IL 60187
- DuPage Ministries
Contact: Chaplain Ron Yurcus
email: ChaplainRon@dupageministries.org
858-5499
PO Box 2413
Glen Ellyn, IL 60138-2413
- DuPage PADS (Public Action
to Deliver Shelter)
682-3846
705 W. Liberty Street
Wheaton, IL 60187
- ESSE Center
Ecumenical Support Services for the Elderly
260-3773
Contact: Susan Busse
Faith Lutheran Church
41 N. Park Blvd.
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
- Family Shelter Service
605 E. Roosevelt Road
Wheaton, IL 60187
24-Hour Hotline: 469-5650
Administrative office; 221-8290
ermail: famsh@earthlink.net
- Food Pantry
Grace Lutheran Church
469-8668
493 Forest Avenue
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
Hours: by appointment; Tuesdays and Fridays 9-11am & 1-3pm
- Friends of the DuPage County Children's
Center
Phone & Fax: 689-4023
PO Box 1617
Wheaton, IL 60189
email: info@fdccc.org
- Glen Ellyn Senior Service Center
858-6325
c/o Grace Lutheran Church
493 Forest Avenue
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
- Glen Ellyn Youth & Family
Counseling Service
630-469-3040
Office: c/o First Congregational Church
535 Forest Avenue
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
Director: Don Hane, MA, LCPC
President: Ed McNally
- Greater DuPage MYM
739 Roosevelt Road - Building 8, Suite 306
Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137
630-790-8433
e-mail: referral@greaterdupagemym.org
Provides parenting support and abstinence-based pregnancy prevention to adolescents
in DuPage County.
- Hephzibah Children's Association
946 North Boulevard
Oak Park, IL 60301
(708) 386-8417
- Illinois Citizens for Life
799 Roosevelt Road, Building 3, Suite 218
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
790-8370; (800) FAMILY-1
- Illinois Family Institute
469-2165
President: Carol Wright
- Infant Welfare Society
- Lions 'N' Lambs Gift Shop
469-0920
St. Marks Episcopal Church
393 Main Street
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137-5098
- Literacy Volunteers
of America · DuPage County
416-6699
24W500 Maple Ave., #200E
Naperville, IL 60540
Contact: Jackie Peterson
President: Bill Fischer
- Metropolitan Family Service DuPage
682-1802
222 E. Willow Ave.
Wheaton, IL 60187
Executive Director: Roger Johnson
- Open Door for Teens, Inc.
665-7745
24 hour pager: 316-2119
PO Box 1244
Wheaton, Il 60189
Executive Director: Paul J. Keenon
email: ODFTinc@ameritech.net
- Provide foster care to teen girls and boys ages 13-18
- Provides support to current and prospective foster parents, and to agencies
- Provides advice to any family with at-risk children of any age.
- People's Resource Center
682-5402
1506 E. Roosevelt Road
Wheaton, IL 60187
Executive Director: Mary Ellen Durbin
- Senior Citizens (Glen Ellyn Park
District)
858-2462
Senior Adult Director: Laura Barrow
- Social Security Regional
Office (Downers Grove)
- United
Way of DuPage Area
- Walk-In Ministry
469-3510
c/o First United Church of
Glen Ellyn
424 Forest Avenue (at Duane)
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
Representing many of the churches of the Glen Ellyn Ministerial Association
- Working
Wardrobe
312 S. Westmore Rd.
Lombard, IL 60148
630-691-1455
An innovative not-for-profit organization promoting economic
self-sufficiency in women by providing business clothing and career training
to those on assistance.
- YWCA DuPage District
Child Care Resource and Referral
790-6600
Bldg. 8, Suite 210
739 Roosevelt Road
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
[Government,
Civic, Education, Politics and Business Support]
[Health and Medical Service and Support]
[Children's, Family and Seniors Social Services and Support]
[Social, Fraternal, Service and Recreational Organizations]
[Kids, Scouts, Etc.]
[Arts and Cultural Organizations]
[Churches]
SOCIAL, FRATERNAL, SERVICE AND
RECREATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
- The Glen Ellyn
AAA Speedskating Team
c/o Center Ice of DuPage
1 N 450 Highland Avenue
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
790-9696, Ext. 9
- Amateur Speedskating
Union of the United States
ASU National Office
0 S. 651 Forest
Winfield, IL 60190
784-8662; fax 784-8667
Karen Kostal, Executive Secretary/Treasurer
- American Legion Post #3
858-0358
Commander: Robert Kent
361 Anthony
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
469-3391
Auxiliary President: Nancy Barbeau
571 Dawes Avenue
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
- Cat Guardians
A no-kill animal shelter and adoption center for cats
932 E. St. Charles Road
Lombard, IL 60143
- Daughters of the American Revolution
832-4876
Contact: Ellen Stortz
514 N. Chatham, Villa Park, IL 60181
- DuPage Amateur Radio
Club
- The DuPage
Birding Club
- DuPage Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 3
Wheaton, IL 60189
- DuPage Power Squadron (Boating)
- Elks · Wheaton-Glen
Ellyn Lodge 2258
ON674 Papworth Street
Wheaton, IL 60187
630/653-5298
- Glen Ellyn Garden Clubs
- Daisy Chapter
653-4470
President: Ruth Fitzpatrick
- Grapevine Garden
Club
790-3715
President: Gina Fanelli Ahern
- Lilac Chapter
469-7193
President: Dorothy Carroll
- Violet Chapter
858-3404
President: Mary Smith
- Twig 'n Bloom Garden Club
668-0265
President: Diana La Mar
- Glen Ellyn Girls Softball Association
858-2462
185 Spring Avenue
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
- Glen Ellyn Historical Society
858-8696
551 Geneva Road
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
- The Historical Society Operates...
- Stacy's Tavern Museum
858-8696
557 Geneva Road
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
- Glen Ellyn Philatelic Club
(Stamp Collecting)
- Glen Ellyn Woman's Club
469-4589
President: Jeanne Dickens
- Glen Ellyn Masonic Lodge #950
120 West Wesley St.
Wheaton, IL 60187
668-9893
- Jaycees
858-1867
P.O. Box 24
Glen Ellyn, IL 60138
- Junior Woman's Club
P.O. Box 2234
Glen Ellyn, IL 60138-2234
President: Debbie Weliver, 469-0399
- Kiwanis Club of Glen Ellyn
Meets Wednesdays at 6:30pm at Bavarian Inn, 430 Roosevelt Road.
- Lions Club
P.O. Box 278
Glen Ellyn, IL 60138
Contact: Dick Hinds 858-2579
- Glen Ellyn Newcomer's Club
- Rotary Club of Glen
Ellyn
P.O. Box 3510
Glen Ellyn, IL 60138-3510
Meets Thursdays at 12:15 at Glen Oak Country Club
- VFW · Glen
Ellyn Post #6663
858-4668
Commander: Eugene Stockero
Quartermaster: Jim Evans (858-8192)
- VFW · DuPage
Memorial Post #2164
668-8756
Hall: O N 731 Papworth Road
Wheaton, IL 60187
Commander: Phil Trask
Auxiliary President: Juli Korotenko
- VietNow · DuPage
Chapter
393-6161
P.O. Box 629
Lisle, IL 60532
President: Terry Buscher
- Wright Redux
The "Spirit of Glen Ellyn" - Recreating the 1903 Wright Bros.
Aircraft!
- B.R. Ryall YMCA
858-0100
49 Deicke Dr.
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
Executive Director: Ed Knapp
[Government,
Civic, Education, Politics and Business Support]
[Health and Medical Service and Support]
[Children's, Family and Seniors Social Services and Support]
[Social, Fraternal, Service and Recreational Organizations]
[Kids, Scouts, Etc.]
[Arts and Cultural Organizations]
[Churches]
KIDS, SCOUTS, ETC.:
- Glen Ellyn Baseball, Inc.
P.O. Box 392
Glen Ellyn, IL 60138
- Boy Scouts of America
Three Fires Council, BSA
584-9250
Headquarters: 415 N. Second Street
St. Charles, IL 60174
- Girl Scouts of America
Girl Scouts of DuPage County Council
544-5900
Headquarters: 2400 Ogden Ave., Suite 400
Lisle, IL 60532-3933
- DuPage Children's Museum
301 N. Washington Street
Naperville, IL 60540
637-8000
- Explorer Post #644
DuPage County Sheriff's Police
501 County Farm Road
Wheaton, IL 60187
Attn: Cpl. Mitch Paine
- Illinois Prairie Council of Camp Fire
629-5160
Executive Director: Lettie Heer
270 N. Eisenhower Ln., Suite 3A
Lombard, IL 60148
- Illinois Prairie Path
- 4-H Clubs · University
of Illinois Co-Op Extension
653-4114
4-H Community Worker: Mary Anne Petersen
- Girl Scouts of DuPage County
665-6094
8 S 021 Route 53
Naperville, IL 60540
- Glen Ellyn Youth Center
Youth Center Socials
Glenbard West Students
858-9236
Co-Presidents: Mary Beth Long and Mary Beth Pryde 858-8280
- Golden Eagles Youth
Football
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