Helping Hand Resource Center

Tri-County (Peoria) Urban League is a nonprofit agency that offers educational, counseling and youth development services. The agency operates adult learning, day care and community technology centers, as well as administers after-school tutorial and supervised visitation programs. Tri-County (Peoria) Urban League s counseling program includes parent education classes and family habilitation services. The agency additionally offers academic scholarships. Its employment assistance program includes job placement and guidance, urban youth empowerment and recruitment services and workshops. Tri-County (Peoria) Urban League s technology center offers adult computer classes and training sessions for girls. The agency s day care center serves lunch. It is located in Peoria, Ill.

The National Association for the Exchange of Industrial Resources is a nonprofit organization dedicated to soliciting donations of valuable, new merchandise from American corporations and redistributing them to members, other nonprofit organizations, churches and schools. Federal income tax deductions are provided to corporations that donate excess inventory to qualified schools and nonprofit organizations, which NAEIR helps secure and channel. Donor companies have included Microsoft, Gillette, Sauder Furniture, General Electric and thousands of other manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors. NAEIR was founded in 1977 by Norbert C. Smith, a former aircraft parts manufacturing executive. It is headquartered in Galesburg, Ill.

Just as its name implies, FamilyCore understands that strong families, equipped with the tools and ties to succeed, are at the heart of any vibrant, tight-knit community. FamilyCore (previously known as Counseling & Family Services) employs over 90 individuals that work with schools, the court system and other social service agencies to connect counseling, intervention, preventative education and other support services with those who have a need. FamilyCore takes a holistic approach in its continuum of care, often providing boosts of support to multiple generations. The end goal is to maintain the integrity of family, however it may be defined.