September recapped the successful Driving Change Golf Outing, celebrated student Natalia's growing role as a Learning Lab community leader with her coined motto 'No shame in the Learning Lab,' and reported on college dorm kits donated to POC students by the Good News Network. The newsletter also covered a drug and alcohol prevention event co-hosted with OMNI featuring a mock bedroom display for parents and a vaping education session for teens, and announced the Annual Report release and upcoming November Open House.
From Website to Fairway: Big Things Are Happening!
August 2025 Newsletter
August announced the launch of POC's redesigned website at poc.news and introduced Kelli Hickmann as the new Director of Adult Enrichment. The newsletter also highlighted a pro bono legal clinic for power of attorney and short-term legal guardianship provided in partnership with North Suburban Legal Aid and Quarles, previewed the upcoming September 12 Driving Change Golf Outing at Palatine Hills, and reminded readers of the November Annual Appeal Open House.
July honored the retirement of Learning Lab founder Terri Kelly and celebrated Holy Family Catholic Parish's Lenten fundraising campaign, which generated $76,337.60 for POC and Faith Feeds Food Pantry. The newsletter highlighted a record 40-person community painting night at the Roots Garden, and shared the story of Arturo, a building support staff member who provided compassionate care to a legal clinic family's child while parents met with immigration attorneys.