
2026 Illinois Humanities Project Grant
August 29, 2026
The Freadom™ Road Foundation is proud to be recognized as a 2026 Illinois Humanities Project Grant grantee partner. Through this support, we’re advancing community-centered public humanities work that helps preserve stories, foster dialogue, and strengthen connections across Illinois. Learn more about this year’s grantee partners. Learn More Follow us on FollowFollowThe Freadom® Road Foundation is […]

Babes In Book & Toyland
December 30, 2025
NewsDecember 10, 2016Oh what fun it was to be part of the Winter Holiday Party at Family Focus Englewood on December 19, 2025. Members of The Freadom® Road Foundation team joined Family Focus staff and participants in their Prevention Initiative and Doula Programs for their final group festivities of 2025. Books, toys, book character dolls, […]

Gifts of Hope & Learning
September 7, 2025
NewsDecember 10, 2016The FREADOM® Road Foundation’s contribution to prenatal mothers and parents of newborns at the Family Focus Englewood Community Baby Shower on Friday, August 29, 2025 were gifts of hope and learning. These included books that offer timely advice like Kimberly Ann Johnson’s The Fourth Trimester – a postpartum guide to healing your body, […]

Freadom® Fun at Family Focus Community Celebration
June 30, 2025
NewsDecember 10, 2016On Friday, June 13, 2025, The Freadom® Road Foundation participated in Family Focus Englewood’s annual Community Celebration. It was a festive day of food, music, dancing, and sharing resources from various community organizations. The theme was “Calling All SuperHeroes.” Little SuperHeroes and their families flocked to the Freadom® booth to personally select goodies […]

Freadom® Fun – Good Vibes and Good Words Only
June 8, 2025
NewsDecember 10, 2016On Friday, May 30, 2025, The Freadom® Road Foundation participated in Family Focus Englewood Mother’s Day Brunch celebration by providing a bonanza of books and other literacy “goodies” for mothers and children in the Family Focus Prevention Initiative and Doula programs. The power of paper, pictures, colors, and words to call forth positive […]

Spring 2025 Fundraising Appeal
April 27, 2025
NewsDecember 10, 2016We have recently sent out our Spring 2025 email fundraising appeal. If you did not receive it, we are happy to post it here for your convenience. We invite you to help us accomplish our mission “to break the cycle of intergenerational incarceration,” by making a donation in any amount – all contributions […]

Our Annual St. Patrick’s Party at Ann Sather’s Restaurant
March 15, 2025
NewsDecember 10, 2016Some members of Team FREADOM® with Kiwanis Club of Lake View President Frank Crescenzi (second from left, look for the green tie). This past Tuesday, March 11, 2025 some lucky members of Team FREADOM® enjoyed the annual St. Patrick’s Party at Ann Sather’s Restaurant, 909 W. Belmont Avenue, Chicago, IL 60657. This fun […]

Marquis Who’s Who Honors Maria Hayley for Expertise in the Nonprofit Sector
November 8, 2024
Read the October 28, 2024 Press Release at the Marquis website.

Getting to know Family Focus Supervisor Antonique Akua
September 28, 2024
NewsDecember 10, 2016Ms. Akua is shown with just a few of the books we discussed for inclusion in the Doula prenatal program. We are happy to announce that on September 26, 2024 we met Antonique Akua, the new Prevention Initiative and Doula Supervisor with Family Focus Englewood. Ms. Akua is a warm, welcoming, and inspiring […]
