The Elgin Valley Fox Trot event is the largest single fundraiser for the Elgin Parks and Recreation Department Youth Scholarship Fund. The fund was established in 1993 to assist economically challenged families in Elgin. The Scholarship Fund subsidizes the registration fee to any recreation program for youth 17 years old or younger, up to $75 per year.

Community Crisis Center

The Community Crisis Center, located in Elgin, Illinois, was founded in 1975 by a group of dedicated volunteers to help those in crisis due to domestic violence, sexual assault, or economic circumstances. We offer the following services: a 24-hour crisis hotline and information and referral; emergency shelter; individual and group counseling; medical, legal and welfare advocacy; emergency assistance with food, clothing, rent and utilities; and transitional housing. 6,275 individuals, including 593 children, received services in FY 2008. Our staff worked with 1,539 victims of domestic violence and 372 child witnesses to domestic violence. We provided 11,325 nights of emergency shelter to 308 women and 295 children. Except for our Batterer Intervention program, all services are provided at no cost to our clients.

Boys and Girls Club

The Boys & Girls Club of Elgin offers after-school and summer programming to our community’s at risk youth.  These life changing programs focus on impact in the areas of: Academic Success, Healthy Lifestyles and Good Character & Citizenship.
It is the mission of the Boys & Girls Club of Elgin to enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring responsible citizens.  In 2009, we served over 1,400 children at our 4 locations.


YWCA

For 107 years programs at the YWCA have evolved to reflect the changing needs of women and families in the community-helping to build stronger neighborhoods.  The overall goals and objectives are expressed in our local mission "Creating Opportunities for Woman and Families". The YWCA Elgin strives to create opportunities for women's growth, leadership in order to attain a common vision of peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all people while eliminating racism, which is a driving force for YWCA USA.


United Way- Dolly Parton Imagination Library

Thanks to the generous support of JP Morgan Chase Foundation, Provena Saint Joseph Hospital, and Elgin Township, the United Way of Elgin and the Education Impact Council present the first free-book program for Elgin’s children- Dolly Parton Imagination Library. Other community partners, such as Gail Borden Public Library, Elgin Day Care, U-46 Parents as Teachers, Greater Elgin Family Care Center, Head Start, Well Child Center, WIC Program, VNA of Fox Valley, Kane County Health Department, Kane County’s Clerks Office, Elgin Township, and the Elgin Police Department’s Residents Officers have helped the United Way enroll over 2,400 children. A few details about the program:

All children from birth to just under five years of age who live in Elgin, South Elgin, Hampshire, Pingree Grove, Burlington or Lafox are eligible to participate in the book program, at no cost to them, regardless of family income.

Books will be sent out to participating children once a month until they reach five years of age. Each book is age appropriate. The collection of books includes such titles as The Little Engine That Could, The Poky Little Puppy, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, Favorite Finger Rhymes, Little Cloud, The Owl and The Pussycat, and The Gingerbread Boy.