Events

Give, Shop, or Volunteer

Help fill Our Toy Store With Joy!

  • This Christmas, we’re excited to host our Toy Store once again! Hope Center families can personally choose gifts for their children, while enjoying hot chocolate as we wrap their packages—a joyful and dignified experience during a challenging season.

Be a part of the joy! Here are ways you can help:

  • Donate a Toy: Bring a new, unwrapped toy to the Hope Collective or The Hope Center. (We have teens in need of gifts, too!)
  • Shop for a Cause: Treat yourself at Upscale Rummage on November 15, 9am-4pm. All proceeds for that day help fund the toy store.  801 E Park Ave, Libertyville
  • Purchase a gift online: Go to our Amazon Wish List and purchase a gift. 

Have gift delivered to:
23213 W Miller Rd, Lake Zurich, IL 60047

  • Make a Donation: Contribute directly to The Hope Center Toy Store with a monetary gift.
  • Volunteer: Help during one of our shopping days as guests pick out gifts.

BUDDY BREAK

Saturday afternoons; monthly

We know how hard parents and caregivers of special needs kids work to keep all the plates spinning. So, we offer respite care for those school-aged VIP kids and their siblings once a month to give parents and caregivers a few hours to recharge and exhale. Mark your calendar for the following dates:

October 3-4 Midwest Disability Conference (for churches and families) in Dyer, IN

October 18th
November 15th
December 5th Family Christmas
January 17th
February 28th
March 21st Sensory Friendly Bunny Bash
April 24th
May 15th  Family Picnic

RACIAL RECONCILIATION

3rd Tuesdays
7:00 – 8:30 PM

We’re dedicated to being bridge builders, and if you’re also someone who wants to learn and contribute to honest conversations about racism with people across a spectrum of races, ethnicities, and backgrounds, this group is for you.

SINGLE MOMS THRIVING

Tuesdays; 6:00 PM

If you or someone you know could use the boost of meeting once a week with a community of other single moms, sharing challenges and triumphs, contact Donna at 847. 719. 7909 ext. 205 to find out more about getting involved.

Contribute your TIME by volunteering at Upscale Rummage in Libertyville. The Hope Center stands to receive $40,000+ every year if we can give the store just 9 volunteer hours/week! Click HERE register.