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19 Years of
Experience
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HELP CHILDREN FINISH 2026 STRONG 

We partner with 87 schools & social service agencies. 

We serve 2,875 children struggling with poverty, homelessness, and/or healing from abuse.
Nov. & Dec. we serve 4,800+ children.

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Children without a consistent place to sleep at night... 

struggle to stay warm, safe and nourished when schools are closed.​

Children living in foster facilities, need help to feel loved & remembered.

 

Ready to help children get through the holidays?​

Individuals & groups (15 and under)   Volunteer ​​​​

Corporate, Team Building Events & Party 4 a Purpose Email Us For Details​

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Fall Opportunities​

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👻 Project Boo

Childen living in foster facilities wish for a family to go costume shopping & Trick or Treating like their classmates. 

It's painful hearing classmates talk about what their going to be.  

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Let's make Halloween less lonely. Sign-Up

🍭Fill Candy Boo Hand   🎃Make Boo-Bracelets    

 👻Sponsor a Halloween Costume $25 - $35  

🚘 Trunk or Treat with us!​

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Make Thanksgiving Sweeter...

4 children struggling to get through the holidays.  

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👻Be A School Candy Collector 

Sweeten Thanksgiving Food Boxes.

Please deliver: Peanut Free Wrapped Candy by November 6

1 Market Square Court, Lake Forest 

Give the Gift of Food​​ 

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We sponsor 3,300+ meals every weekend

to help children with limited access to food pantries.

Help prevent children from going hungry or being exploited for food.

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Sponsor Weekend Food Bags 

🥨 Snack Bag $10    🥫Weekend Food Bag  $23     

Donate    Amazon Food Wish List

 

Corporate, Group & School On & Off Site Team Building Events ​

Contact us at info@fah4k.org ​​​​​

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Pack Weekend Food Bags


 

With the help of teachers & social workers, we deliver

Weekend Food Bags to nourish children with

little or no access to food pantries. 

 

WEDNESDAYS: 10am - 1pm 

 

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The Power of Kids Helping Kids

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Calling All Schools & Groups!
Volunteer! Color 11" x  8.5" coloring sheets to cheer-up
Gobble Gobble Thanksgiving & Winter Break Food Boxes!
Please email us at: info@fah4k.org! 

Holiday Food Packing Party

Holiday Food Packing Events

Help children get through the holidays nourished & safer. 

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Gobble Gobble Sponsorship 

🥣 Breakfast Bags $15   

🥨 Snack Bag $15   

📦 Thanksgiving Food Boxes $40 ​

​💳 Sponsor a $10 McDonalds Gift Card Donate

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        ​Corporate, Group & School Events ​

       Contact us at info@fah4k.org 

Winter Break Sponsorship 

🥣 Breakfast Bags $20    

🥨 Snack Bag $20   

📦 Food Boxes $50 

💳 Sponsor a $10 McDonalds Gift Card Donate          ​

Corporate, Group & School Events​

Contact us at info@fah4k.org 

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How Can You Help?

Invite everyone you know to donate on Giving Tuesday!

 It's scary time for children without access to food pantries. Help keep children nourished & safer over the holidays! 

Project Warm

The serious side of Project Warm: Many children we serve do not have a consistent place to sleep.

Some live in cars, garages or temporary spaces.  Cold, damp nights are difficult.

Help a child get through the night, at the school bus stop, and on the playground. ​

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Ready to Help?​ Sponsor...

    Fleece Lined Warm Winter Coat $11-$14      

 

Mittens & Hat $11- $15

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Sherpa Lined Blanket $25

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 Sign-Up Donate​​​​

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Corporate, Group, Party 4 a Purpose... 

Contact us at info@fah4k.org  

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Winter Opportunities

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🎄🕎    Santa's Workshop

Snowball Wishes

Project Elf

Project Gingerbread

Project Busy Kit

❄️ Project Warm

Project Coat

Project Mitten

Project Blanket

Glow Project Cocoa

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📦 Holiday Food Packers

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Project Snack Bag

Winter Break in a Box

Santa's Workshop

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Help children feel loved this season!

Sign up!

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Snowball Wishes

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Bring Joy to children this season. Sponsor a child's snowball wishes. ​

 

Companies & Groups ~ Please contact us at: info@fah4k.org for your free-standing Frosty the Giving Snowball™️ or poster.

Sizes: 4',  5' & 6' 

 

Snowball Wishes include children's names 

with their holiday wish!  

Thank you for helping children feel loved & remembered this season.​ 

Free standing, Frosty The Snowball pick up times,

please contact: info@fah4k.org

Toiletries 4 Dignity

On average, homeless youth are bullied more than children who go to school clean.

It leads to isolation and shame. Give a child the freedom to go to school with dignity! 

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Volunteer, Sponsor & Fill ​

    🪥Toiletries 4 Dignity Kits $15   🔖Make Cards.  

💎Fill Bracelet Kits  Sign-Up

 

 If you don't have time to volunteer we can

fill a Toiletries 4 Dignity WeCare Package for you. Donate​​​​

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Corporate, Group, Party 4 a Purpose... 

Contact us at info@fah4k.org  

Hygiene poverty is overlooked. Yet it blocks education & self-worth. It causes anxiety, peer shaming, absenteeism & isolation. It deepens the cycles of poverty.

We never give hotel toiletries, it can re-traumatize youth or further despair.​

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RECYCLE​

Help us keep costs down so we can help more children! 

👉🏼 Please donate your paper grocery bags with handles.

✋🏾We do not accept carryout food bags or clothing bags!

It's a painful reminder to child struggling with so little. 

🩷Please ONLY Donate Paper Grocery Bags with handles: 

 Tues. - Fri., 10am -2pm (1 Market Square Ct, Lake Forest) Thank you!  

Children's Corporate Heroes

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Help foster & Homeless Children.

Children need help! 

💜 Subscribe to Our Monthly Volunteer Newsletter

Thank you for helping children Build Brighter Futures! 

FAH4K sponsors 4,800+ children annually.

We host individual, group and corporate team building volunteer events 6 days a week.

Please email us at info@fillaheart 4kids.org for more information.

 2026 All Rights Reserved. Fill a Heart 4 Kids, ​1 Market Square Lake Forest, IL 60045

Please mail check donations to - Fill a Heart 4 Kids (FAH4K), 1 Market Square, Lake Forest, IL 60045

or you can make an online donation at www.fillaheart4kids.org. 2026

 

To protect the privacy of the children we serve, their names are always changed. Our stories are based on true events.

To volunteer at children's group homes or tutor  - background checks &  service hours & training  required..

*There are over 120,000 orphans in America, while another 400,000 children live without permanent families (HHS; AFCARS).

 An estimated 1.55 million youth enrolled in. school struggling to without consistent food, shelter or support from family (Government Data 2025).

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