Firebelly Foundation

photo courtesy of Katie Yates

40 Teen Moms and Children Displaced By Fire in Humboldt Park

March 19, 2008

On Tuesday, March 18th, an accidental fire caused extensive damage to the New Moms shelter in Humboldt Park. New Moms provides temporary housing and support to young mothers and their children. Thankfully there were no injuries but now 20 young women and their children have nowhere to stay. Read the full story here.

Obviously, this hits home for Firebelly. Our studio is just 5 minutes from the New Moms shelter and our own nonprofit (ReasonToGive.com) was built on the idea of helping people right in our neighborhood. We're working on an internal plan to help, but anything you can do would be amazing:

Visit the New Moms website for more information about volunteering or call 773-252-3253 and ask for Dave Van Der Laan, Manager of Volunteer Services.

Reason To Give Launch Party Sets Things In Motion

February 12, 2008

Amidst the chaos and cold of the holiday season, 50 of our closest friends, colleagues and neighborhood allies showed their support and joined us for the launch of Firebelly Foundation's new nonprofit, Reason To Give.

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