Gifts of Hope

Breaking Free serves DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall and Will counties.  Each year we assist more than 15,000 people in all walks of life, of all religions, ethnicities, races and income levels.  

            Our mission is “to provide the highest quality education, prevention and

            counseling services focused on drug and alcohol abuse, child abuse,

            family relationships, mental health and wellness.”

As we work toward fulfilling our mission, we meet some families who are in need and we regularly help them connect with area resources.  During the holidays, many of these families are without the means to provide their children with presents so many years ago we instituted our “Gifts of Hope” program.

Gifts of Hope is a program that provides holiday presents for children and teens (1-17 years of age) in the needy families we assist.  Not every family, not every child or teen, but the ones who are in desperate need of hope during the holidays. 

The Breaking Free staff person, Karen May, who runs the Gifts of Hope program, was once in this situation herself and knows what it means not to be able to provide holiday presents for your children. 

Our families need your help.  Karen needs your help.

Please contact her if during the holidays you would like to provide an unwrapped gift for a youth in need, donate cash to the program, or adopt one of our families.  Call Karen at: (630) 897-1003 or email her by clicking on Karen May.

Thank you for your “Gifts of Hope!”

A Great Big

"Thank You"

to all the runners that joined us on Saturday, September 17, 2011
at the 4th Annual Greater West Suburban Run for Recovery at beautiful
Phillips Park in Aurora, IL.

What better way to celebrate National Recovery Month than by having perfect conditions on the course.  Congratulations to our overall 5K winners, Jacob Braun

and Gabriela Bautista, both from Aurora, as well as our overall 10K winners, Kara Bruzan and Brett Hilkemann from Geneva.  We would also like to congratulate all the medalists across each of the age groups.   Results for the event can be found by clicking on the links below. Special thanks to all of our volunteers from Kohls and Lisle Teens with Character as well as the Breaking Free staff members, family members and friends that helped make the day a success.  Thank you to the fine folks from the City of Aurora and Fox Valley Park District for their support and the folks from RaceTime that provided timing services at the event - we coouldn't have done it without you!

A Special

"Thank You" to our sponsors...

It is only with the support of the organizations and individuals listed here that we are able to continue our work.  Please join us in saying thank you to the following and choose them to do business with:
Kohl's
JN Morcos Insurance Agency
5/3 Bank - West Plaza
Road Runner Sports - Naperville
Moran Family
PNC Bank
Castle Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, SC
Hounds Blue Moon Restaurant & Catering
Rye's Resort - www.vrbo.com/260967

Event Planners Welcome!

With the completion of this year's event, planning will now begin for our 5TH Annual Greater West Suburban Run for Recovery in September, 2012.  If you would like to join us in making this the best run in the western suburbs, please contact Michael Moran at 630-897-1003, x224 or by e-mail at mmoran@breakingfreeinc.org to join our event planning committee. 

Results

For Overall Results from the 5K race, click here. 

For 5K Results by Age Group, click here.

For Overall Results from the 10K Race, click here.

For 10K results by Age Group, click here.

To support our work by making a donation please click here.

To be added to our mailing list for more information on this event, please send a e-mail to breakingfree@breakingfreeinc.org and ask to be placed on our e-mailing list.

Thank you for joining Breaking Free 

in our celebration of September  

as National Recovery Month!

was held on Thursday, June 30, 2011

at Whitetail Ridge Golf Course, Yorkville, Illinois

A wonderful time was had by all who attended the 5th annual "Jack Morcos Memorial Golf Classic.  Thanks to all who joined us and supported us at this year's event.  Congratulations to our 2011 honoree Trudy Huberty who received the "Jack Morcos Helping Hands Award."  If you would like to join us in planning next year's event or learn more about the event, please call Michael Moran or Jennie Geltz at (630) 897-1003. Thank you!

Click here for information and registration!