For the fourth year, Freedom House has been awarded $15,000 by the Community Foundation of Central Illinois (CFCI) to help fund the agency’s Youth Therapy and Counseling program.
“CFCI’s generous and ongoing support for this program enables us to provide free psychotherapy, substance-use recovery support, and medication for young people affected by the trauma of domestic and sexual violence,” said Chloe Lund, Freedom House chief operating officer.
“We are honored to once again support Freedom House and the vital services they provide to our region,” said CFCI President and CEO Mark Roberts. “Their continued impact on individuals and families aligns perfectly with our mission to strengthen Central Illinois through philanthropy. This ongoing support is made possible by the generosity of our donors who have established funds through CFCI, ensuring that meaningful work like this continues to thrive for years to come.”
Freedom House provides a secure, confidential haven for victims of domestic and sexual violence. The agency offers free emergency shelter, legal advocacy, medical advocacy, psychotherapy, counseling and prevention education, with funding from government grants and community donations.
Freedom House, a non-profit 501c3 corporation, is the domestic and sexual violence agency primarily serving Bureau, Henry, Marshall, Putnam and Stark counties. Freedom House has no residency requirement to receive services.
The agency has its main administrative offices and shelter in Princeton with additional offices in Geneseo, Cambridge – Henry County Courthouse, Kewanee and Lacon.
Freedom House employs compassionate, highly trained, and certified professionals to provide free, confidential, and compassionate services to victims and their families, including a 24/7 hotline: 800-474-6031, emergency shelter and medical advocacy; legal advocacy; adult, teen and child psychotherapy, substance-use recovery support and counseling; awareness programming; K-12 prevention education and volunteer and professional training.
In the past year, Freedom House served more than 900 victims of domestic and sexual violence. For more information about their services or to donate, call 815-872-0087 or visit their website: http://www.freedomhouseillinois.org and find them on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.
