Award Winners

Congratulations to our 2023 Seed to Soar Award Winners

Destined for Greater Girls

Destined For Greater Girls organization is a nonprofit that was that caters to human traffic survivors and potential victims. We are a nonprofit that is focused on the rehabilitation of each survivor and offer programs to help them along the way on their healing journey. We also work with communities in Chicago & the Chicagoland suburbs to provide prevention resources for human trafficking.

Website: Destined For Greater Girls Nonprofit Organization – Resources for Human Traffic Survivors, Housing for Human Traffic Survivors https://destinedforgreatergirls.org/

You B4 Me

You B4 Me is an Illinois 501c3 nonprofit corporation that provides support and resources to individuals and families in need. You B4 Me will do this by partnering with local schools, homeless shelters, group homes, community leaders, and neighbors to work together to provide resources to those in need. You B4 Me will work with various social service agencies in Illinois to provide its charitable works and provide and facilitate aid to all individuals in need. You B4 Me believes they can eradicate the negative outcomes endured by many homeless or impoverished people, one resource at a time.

Website: YouB4me | Non Profit Organization (https://www.youb4me.org/)

Getting Them There Foundation

The Getting Them There Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that supports low-income graduating 8th-grade students with stipends and mentorship to ensure they complete high school and select a career pathway to sustain a productive lifestyle beyond high school. The foundation’s dual purpose is to ensure the students are in school daily by removing barriers such as transportation expenses, uniform costs, laundry supplies, and extra-curricular fees so that they can be a part of the school community.