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All domestic abuse services – including assistance with orders of protection and our Domestic Violence Hotline – are open and will remain open! 
Please call the 24/7 hotline at (630) 469-5650 to get help.

Change and save lives with your contribution to Family Shelter Service of Metropolitan Family Services DuPage.

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Change and save lives with your involvement with Family Shelter Service of Metropolitan Family Services DuPage.

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Make a Difference Today

Your gift will help ensure that there are shelters for families escaping violence, hotlines for crime victims, research based programs for abused children and youth, and many other crucial services when victims urgently need them. Whether you are a longtime supporter of Family Shelter Service of Metropolitan Family Services DuPage, or you are giving for the first time, we appreciate your financial support on behalf of the families and communities we serve.

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Answer the Call: Monthly Giving

Every day in DuPage County, women seek help to escape situations of domestic abuse. Each year, lives are lost because women were not able to access the help they needed to leave a violent situation.

You can help us change that.

By sponsoring the 24/7 Hotline, your donation will ensure that there is someone waiting to answer the call and connect victims of domestic violence to the services that will help them out of an abusive situation. You will ensure that some of the most vulnerable people in your community are able to get the life-saving help they need.

Every day, we rely on your support for funding the 24/7 Hotline.

  •  Each call costs an average of $29.00

The 24/7 Hotline provides:

  • A compassionate ear to listen without judgment
  • Support to leave an abusive situation
  • An experienced advocate to build a safety plan
  • Access to resources within DuPage County that can help connect victims to other services
  • Arrangements for temporary shelter to escape an abusive partner

Every day dozens of women bravely pick up the phone and ask for help.

The phone is ringing. Will you answer the call?

Sponsor the 24/7 Hotline today!

Planned Giving

When you make a planned gift to Family Shelter Service of Metropolitan Family Services through your will, living trust or estate plan, you can have the satisfaction of knowing that you are making a difference in the lives of countless individuals who are seeking a life free of domestic abuse. And your contribution will help to support the programs and services of FSS of MFSD well into the future — creating a revenue source that can act as a buffer against the volatility of support provided through governmental and other organizations. In short, your gift will create a legacy that helps to ensure that our important work continues beyond your lifetime.

Benefits of a planned or lifetime gift

  • Potential savings on income or estate taxes
  • Eliminating capital gains on appreciated assets, such as real estate or securities

While many gifts to Family Shelter Service of Metropolitan Family Services DuPage are made in the form of cash or securities, other types of gifts can be made, including:

  • Bequests may provide substantial tax benefits to the donor’s estate.
  • Name Family Shelter Service of Metropolitan Family Services DuPage as a direct beneficiary of all or a portion of an IRA.
  • Assigning a life insurance policy to FSS of MFSD is a practical way of making a significant contribution, whether or not the policy is paid up, partially paid or new. Tax benefits depend on policy status at the time of the gift.
  • Appreciated Securities: You may deduct the current market value of the securities as a charitable contribution, thus avoiding capital gains tax on the appreciation.
  • Charitable Trusts:
    • With a Charitable Remainder Trust, you would transfer assets to a trust and arrange for your beneficiaries to receive a portion of the market value of these assets each year. When the trust ends, the remaining assets are transferred to FSS of MFSD.
    • Through a Charitable Lead Trust, you also set assets aside. In this case, however, the trust makes annual payments to FSS of MFSD. When the trust ends, the remaining principal goes to your designated beneficiaries, often with significant tax savings. In addition, there are no capital gains taxes on the assets that you donate or pass along to your heirs through the trust.

Talk to Us
We encourage you or your professional advisor to contact FSS of MFSD to discuss planning a gift that meets your philanthropic goals and expresses your generosity and caring.

In-Kind Giving

Donate to our Resale Shops

Got stuff? We welcome you to bring your gently used clothing, dishes, housewares, linens, jewelry, accessories and other miscellaneous items to our two Second Chance Resale Shops. Your donation will generate revenue to support our programs. In addition, our clients can shop at no charge to replace the items they have had to leave behind. Store sales go to support Family Shelter Service of Metropolitan Family Services DuPage programs for victims of domestic abuse.

Host a Donation Drive

Interested in hosting a donation drive to collect much need items? Find out how to host a donation drive HERE.

Fundraise for FSS of MFSD

Help families in need through your holiday party, your marathon race, or women’s club at church.  For more information on how your personal special event can benefit Family Shelter Service of Metropolitan Family Services DuPage, please contact:

Molly Durava
Email: duravam@metrofamily.org
Phone: 312-986-4046

Ways You Can Help

Volunteers make a difference! Click each volunteer position below to read a description.

Steps to Becoming a Volunteer

1. Complete the Volunteer Application

2. Our Volunteer Coordinator will contact you

Volunteer Coordinator Julia Forte will follow up with the required additional forms once you’ve completed the volunteer application.

3. Complete the 40-Hour Domestic Violence Training

The State of Illinois requires that anyone working in direct contact with victims of domestic violence or their confidential information must complete an approved 40-hour training program. Volunteer positions which require 40-hour training are noted on each position description.

What to Expect

Volunteers are valuable resources to the agency, our staff and our clients. It is our goal that volunteers will be:

  • trusted and respected as people who make unique contributions;
  • given sound guidance and direction by staff and senior volunteers;
  • provided orientation, training, support, supervision and evaluation.

Violence in the home strikes at the heart of our community – our families. However, with intervention, the cycle of abuse can be broken. Volunteers truly make a difference in the lives of victims of domestic abuse and their children.  We hope you will join the volunteer community at Family Shelter Service of Metropolitan Family Services DuPage as we continue to offer help and hope to those affected by domestic violence.

Who to Contact

As you go through the process of becoming a volunteer at Family Shelter Service of Metropolitan Family Services DuPage, our Volunteer Coordinator is available to answer questions or help with any aspect of becoming a volunteer:

Julia Forte, Volunteer Coordinator
Email: ForteJ@metrofamily.org

40-hour Domestic Violence Training

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Domestic violence is a complex issue that affects one out of three women in her lifetime. The Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence (ICADV) therefore requires that all domestic violence staff, interns and volunteers who wish to provide direct services to victims complete a minimum of 40 hours of training.

FSS of MFSD offers ICADV-approved domestic violence trainings, which are open to professionals and community members.

No matter what your reason for attending this training, you will find it to be a life-altering education experience, and the knowledge you gain will enable you to advocate in your community on behalf of all victims.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN A TRAINING

REGISTER ONLINE

For more information:
Email fss-training@metrofamily.org

The FSS of MFSD Resale Shop supports our mission to provide “help and hope” to survivors of domestic violence in DuPage County.

The Resale Shop in Naperville is open! Learn about our safety measures

A NIGHT TO STAND UP FOR FAMILIES

Presented by the DuPage Community Board of Metropolitan Family Services

Thursday, May 9, 2024

Elements at Water Street
Hotel Indigo
123 Water St., 2nd Floor
Naperville, IL 60540

Food, Drinks, Auctions, Raffles, & MORE!

Learn how our resale shops support our mission

The Resale Shop, located in Naperville, creates an additional source of income to help Family Shelter Service of Metropolitan Family Services DuPage.

Our shop also provides our clients and their families an opportunity to replenish their wardrobes and households with gently used items, free of charge.

And, FSS of MFSD Resale Shop gives you an opportunity to save lots of money while creating a unique personal style!

Naperville Location

  • Tuesdays through Saturdays:
    10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
  • Sundays and Mondays: Closed

Donation Hours

  • Tuesdays through Saturdays:
    10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
    *by appointment

Phone

  • 630-955-9599
Learn More About A Night to Stand up for Families
Please consider joining DuPage-area civic, business and philanthropic leaders who invest in Metropolitan Family Services DuPage through our program.  A Night to Stand Up for Families will include a special Domestic Violence program presentation, recognition of our Roger K. Johnson Leadership Award Honoree and feature an engaging evening to empower and support our DuPage neighbors.

Proceeds support Metropolitan Family Services DuPage as the county’s largest provider of family and community services through comprehensive programs – education, economic stability, emotional wellness, and empowerment – annually serving 48,406 of the county’s most vulnerable children and families, regardless of their ability to pay.


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Family Shelter Service of Metropolitan Family Services DuPage
605 E Roosevelt Rd, Wheaton, Illinois 60187
Tel: 630-221-8290 | Fax: 630-221-8098