More Ways to Get Involved - Local Community Groups

The Village of Montgomery is home to many community groups and nonprofit organizations contributing to various charitable initiatives and championing causes locally, nationally, and internationally. If your Montgomery-based group or 501(c)3 wants to be featured on this page, please email the Communications Department for consideration.

AURORA AREA INTERFAITH FOOD PANTRY

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Mission: To strengthen the community by connecting those in need with nourishing food and access to area resources.


Who We Serve: The Aurora Food Pantry is committed to providing nutritious food relief to the community in a humanitarian and compassionate manner.

Through client choice, our neighbors can select the food that best meet their needs. The number of items a client receives is determined by the size of their family and the stock available. By offering choice, less food goes to waste, clients can better plan meals for their family’s needs, and we are able to serve our community with dignity and compassion.

CASA KANE COUNTY

CASA Kane County

Mission: CASA Kane County is a non-profit, volunteer-driven organization, dedicated to advocating for children who have experienced abuse or neglect and are subsequently placed in foster care. 
We recruit, train, and supervise volunteers who serve as the child’s voice and the judge’s eyes and ears throughout the duration of their case in juvenile court.

Who We Serve: Children with advocates reach a permanent, stable home faster.  Most often, the CASA/GAL volunteer is the only person in the foster child’s life that isn’t paid – the foster parents, therapist, social workers are all paid and the kids know that. When a CASA/GAL volunteer comes and says “I am here, just for you,” that is powerful and life-changing.

CASA KENDALL COUNTY

CASA Kendall County

Mission: CASA Kendall County advocates for the best interest of children who have experienced abuse and neglect. 
We train and support dedicated community volunteers who serve to protect a child’s right to a safe and permanent home. We are the child’s voice in court.

Who We Serve: CASA Kendall County is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, which advocates for the best interest of children who have experienced abuse and neglect. We train and support dedicated community volunteers who serve to protect a child’s right to a safe and permanent home. We are the child’s voice in court.

CONSERVATION FOUNDATION

Conservation Foundation

Mission: We improve the health of our communities by preserving and restoring natural areas and open space, protecting rivers and watersheds, and promoting stewardship of our environment.


Who We Serve: Every person, regardless of where they live or their social-economic status, deserves clean water, clean air, and safe access to nature as a way to be healthy and happy.

The Conservation Foundation is one of the region’s oldest and largest not-for-profit land and watershed conservation organizations dedicated to preserving and restoring open space, protecting rivers and watersheds, and promoting stewardship of the environment in northeastern Illinois.

FOX VALLEY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity

Mission: Seeking to put God’s love into action, Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities, and hope.


Who We Serve: Habitat for Humanity was founded on the conviction that every man, woman and child should have a simple, durable place to live in dignity and safety, and that decent shelter in decent communities should be a matter of conscience and action for all.

HESED HOUSE

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Mission: Hesed House’s mission is to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, shelter the homeless and give people the chance to hope again. Hesed House is a national model for ending homelessness – one person, one family at a time.


Who We Serve: Hesed House has two onsite shelter programs as well as supportive housing programs both onsite and in the community. The Overnight Emergency Shelter is available to adults in need of housing, while the Family Shelter is open to families with children. There is no limit on the time for someone to stay at Hesed House; however, most guests find housing within a few weeks.

Our Comprehensive Resource Center (CRC) is located across the street from the main Hesed House building, at 680 S. River St. This is where case management occurs, helping people with counseling through traumatic experiences, financial guidance, job guidance, and much more. In order to receive help from the programs offered through the CRC, guests of Hesed House first meet with a case manager.

ILLINOIS CHPATER CONCERS OF POLICE SURVIVORS

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Mission: Rebuilding shattered lives of families and co- workers affected by line of duty deaths.

Who We Serve: The Illinois Concerns of Police Survivors is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, which provides resources to assist in the rebuilding of the lives of surviving families of law enforcement officers killed in the line-of-duty as determined by Federal criteria.  Illinois C.O.P.S. provides emotional and financial support as well as legal assistance to survivors of fallen officers.
Illinois Concerns of Police Survivors responds after line-of-duty deaths to support the surviving family members.  We offer support as long as needed to all survivors.  Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a years, support is just a phone call away.

MONTGOMERY MEMORIAL VFW POST 7452

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Mission: The purpose of this Corporation shall be fraternal, patriotic, historical, charitable, and educational: to preserve and strengthen comradeship among its members; to assist worthy comrades; to perpetuate the memory and history of our dead; and to assist their widows and orphans; to maintain true allegiance to the Government of the United States of America, and fidelity to its Constitution and laws; to foster true patriotism; to maintain and extend the institutions of American freedom, and to preserve and defend the United States from all her enemies.


Who We Serve: The purpose of the VFW is to speed rehabilitation of the nation's disabled and needy veterans, assist veterans' widows and orphans and the dependents of needy or disabled veterans, and promote Americanism by means of education in patriotism and by constructive service to local communities.

THE MONTGOMERY FOUNDATION

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Mission: To seek out innovative ideas and programs that benefit the residents of Montgomery and find ways to fund them.


Who We Serve: The Montgomery Foundation aims to provide funding to family literacy, arts and culture and community programs through one-time grants as well as ongoing scholarship support.


MUTUAL GROUND

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Mission: To empower individuals, families, and communities to eliminate domestic and sexual violence and the harms of substance use through education, awareness, and life-changing services.


Who We Serve: Mutual Ground offers support to individuals and families impacted by domestic violence. Services aim to support survivors and their families, help them heal from the effects of trauma, learn new ways to cope, and empower them so that they can reclaim their lives.

ROTARY CLUB OF MONTGOMERY

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Mission: We transform lives and communities by Identifying Underserved Needs and Taking Action to Empower People with the building blocks for a happy, fulfilling, and productive life of their choosing.


Who We Serve: Our club strives to be the bridge that will help our residents overcome our geographic separation so we can become One Montgomery, where every resident feels connected to each other and our village.

Additionally, we advocate for the homeless through unwavering support and partner with local organizations that help provide basic living essentials to community members who are in need.

VETERANS SMILE

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Mission: The Veterans Smile Program mission is to provide the necessary funding for FREE critical dental care to eligible Veterans in need and which is not currently covered or provided to the majority of our nations Veterans through the VA.


Who We Serve: Many Veterans suffer in silence mentally, physically and socially because of their poor smile. They also suffer from many other health related issues which includes heart disease due to the lack of oral care which many Veterans cannot afford to pay. Many Veterans across this country die from staph infections and suffer from many other health issues which stem from gum and tooth infections in their mouths.  Our goal is to identify Veterans in need of critical dental care and to help them receive the care they so desperately need and all deserve.

3:11 PORJECT

311 Project

Mission: To utilize social media as a conduit for social good in the local community.


Who We Serve: We work with families and individuals experiencing hardship in Illinois’ Fox Valley area. We connect our clients with people and organizations that have the resources they need to survive as we work with them to develop a plan to transition from surviving to thriving. We also strive to inspire those in our community to build friendships and show compassion through service to one another.