In 1949, Lois Lloyd, founder of SHORE, began an informal organization to provide services for her daughter Patricia "Patty" and other children with mental retardation in the north shore area. Services were provided in her Evanston home, which allowed networking with other parents who had children with similar needs. This innovative effort led to the formal incorporation in 1951 of the North Shore Association for Retarded Children.
Lois' energy and creative spirit generated further development of the organization leading to the establishment of the first public school program for children with moderate to severe, intellectual disabilities in the state of Illinois.
Today, SHORE provides a comprehensive array of services including small, scattered, integrated living arrangements, vocational center, senior and adult day programs, early intervention, in-home respite care, and service coordination. These programs are located in Evanston, Morton Grove and Skokie. Each year, over 500 individuals with developmental disabilities receive services with 400 enrolled on a regular basis. |
SHORE Wins $5,000 in LEC Wishes Contest!
SHORE Community Services is pleased to
announce that our agency won $5,000 in a contest
called LEC Wishes. The contest was sponsored
by LEC Ltd., an integrated marketing agency
based in Chicago.
The contest was a new initiative for LEC, which had voters make a wish and then their wish represented a star in the sky on their website. Voters were also asked to select a non-profit of their choice and the charity with the most wishes would receive a $5,000 donation from the company. With 1,700 people and over 70 agencies participating in the contest, SHORE ended up winning with 960 wishes. “We congratulate SHORE on their ability to mobilize their supporters and we are thrilled that our donation will help them to further their mission in 2010," said Karen Russell, Vice President of LEC.
“When we heard about the opportunity to earn the LEC donation through our Board Member Jennifer Scanlon, we quickly devised a strategy to spread the word to our network of families, vendors, donors and supporters via our Website, email and social media channels,” said Gerald Gulley, SHORE’s Executive Director. “The results were astounding - people really made the effort to help SHORE garner the support we needed to win. We are totally excited about winning these valuable funds - they couldn't have come at a better time because all of our programs for children and adults with developmental disabilities are in great need. We thank you LEC Limited!"
The contest money will be used throughout the entire agency to continue to provide the highest quality programs and services to over 400 children and adults with developmental disabilities.
Save the Date - Thursday, March 11, 2010
Come join the Taste of Morton Grove's 2010 event
called "A Taste of Home," which is on Thursday,
March 11th at White Eagle Banquets & Restaurant,
6845 Milwaukee Avenue in Niles. The event is
hosted by the Morton Grove Foundation and all
proceeds benefit 22 area charities, which includes
SHORE's Joseph Koenig, Sr. Training Center.
The event starts at 5:30 p.m. and the cuisine is
provided by the area's finest restaurants. Tickets are
only $30 in advance or $40 at the door. If interested
in attending, please contact Debora Braun at (847)
982-2030 ext. 25 to purchase tickets.
Save the Date - Saturday, April 17, 2010
Spring Benefit Honoring Charles Cooper, Board Member, at the North Shore Country Club in Glenview.
"SHORElines" Fall 2009 Newsletter
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15th Annual Golf Outing
was on
Friday, July 17th at the Deerfield Golf Course in Riverwoods. Please see the events page for more details.
2009 Spring Benefit - "Heroes Among Us"
Visit the events page or view the SHORElines Newsletter to see details and photos.
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