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Two T-Shirts, One Inspiration
To paraphrase Emerson, there are some people we go to see like going to see a great natural wonder or masterpiece of art. Going to see American labor leader and civil rights activist Dolores Huerta at Dominican University on March 14, 2023, was making that kind of...
How to Shop for Christmas and Help FRF!
"When you shop. Amazon gives." When you choose The Freadom® Road Foundation as your Amazon Smile charitable partner, your gift to a loved one "magically" transforms - without cost to you - into a gift for a needy child in our program. What could be easier, more...
Illinois Kiwanis club works with local literacy foundation to strengthen childhood education
By Maria Hayley Member of the Kiwanis Club of Lake View, Chicago President of the Freadom Road Foundation “The accident of birth is the greatest source of inequality in America today.”
Y Tomás
“Somos Rita y Tomás” was the oft-heard greeting on their telephone answering machine. Both “Rita y Tomás” were longtime Friends of Freadom®️ - the best of Friends. Each had served on our Board of Directors, each had shared their time, wisdom, financial resources, and...
Mother’s Day 2022
When you choose The Freadom® Road Foundation as your Amazon Smile charitable partner, your gifts for Mother's Day "magically" transforms - without cost to you - into a gift for a needy child in our program. What could be easier, more economical and more caring?...
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
Preventing child abuse relates to our mission of breaking the cycle of intergenerational incarceration because child abuse is often perpetuated intergenerationally. Hampered learning, a lifetime of damaged self esteem, exploding latent anger, and likely future...
Valentine’s Day Shoppers
Valentine's Day is coming soon! When you choose The Freadom® Road Foundation as your Amazon Smile charitable partner, your gift to a loved one "magically" transforms - without cost to you - into a gift for a needy child in our program. What could be easier, more...
BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE LETTERS B, F, and K
A bonanza of books arrives. They are all board books. They are all for babies and the families that love them. They are all brand new with sensory features. The books were selected by Maria Hayley, President of The Freadom®️Road Foundation, Trenetta McLemore,...
Last Minute Shoppers!
"Last-minute shoppers! Shop NOW, get it done, and help us too!" When you choose The Freadom® Road Foundation as your Amazon Smile charitable partner, your gift to a loved one "magically" transforms - without cost to you - into a gift for a needy child in our program....
Shop for Christmas and Help Us!
"When you shop. Amazon gives." When you choose The Freadom® Road Foundation as your Amazon Smile charitable partner, your gift to a loved one "magically" transforms - without cost to you - into a gift for a needy child in our program. What could be easier, more...
GOING TO THE WALL FOR BOOKS
The wall is the brick front of Funston Elementary School in Chicago. The occasion is the recent presentation of baskets of brand new books and other goodies for participants in the "John Stephan's Escape from the Jeopardy Zone" program. Pictured in the attached photos...
FRIEND OF FREADOM® HONORED
The mood was festive and joyous, yet bittersweet, at the unveiling of the Honorary DAN O’DONNELL Way at the corner of Armitage and Bissell streets in Chicago on Saturday, July 10, 2021. Tears and smiles shone intermittently on the faces of family, friends, neighbors,...