Fifty years ago, an idea was hatched to create a resource for individuals with disabilities that would provide vocational training, counseling, and placement services to move them from positions of dependency to contributing members of the community. Three local Sertoma Clubs –Alsip, Evergreen Park, and POW-R (Palos, Orland, Worth, and Chicago Ridge) – pooled their efforts to sponsor and run this endeavor. With the help of land donated by the Lombard family, the Clubs opened the doors in September 1971.
Today, that idea has blossomed into the vibrant community of Sertoma Centre, Inc., which now includes a comprehensive community mental health center, residential services, and janitorial contract work. When you give to Sertoma Centre, you directly impact the lives of deserving individuals and their families. Your gift is positioning Sertoma for the next 50 years as we continue to meet community needs and renews the vision conceived all those years ago of empowering individuals with disabilities.
One time and reccuring gifts are also welcome any time of the year through our secure Online Donation Form ≫
For information on making a gift of stock or electronic transfer (ETFs), please contact Debra Marillo at dmarillo@sertomacentre.org.
HOW YOU CAN MAKE DIFFERENCE
Sertoma Centre offers a variety of ways that you can provide support to its programs and services. Financial donations to Sertoma Centre are most welcome and are tax-deductible by the United States Internal Revenue Service. Click here to make a donation or consider one of our other giving programs listed below:
Join the Circle of Friends Giving Club
By committing to become a Circle of Friends Giving Club member, you will play a critical role in helping individuals with disabilities to achieve a life of choice and independence as participating members of the larger community.
Donate on behalf of a loved one or acknowledge a birthday, anniversary or special occasion.
Consider leaving a legacy of support by making a planned gift to the Sertoma Centre Foundation Star Society.
If your employer offers a matching gift program, your donation could double or even triple. Visit our website for a list of participating Illinois companies.
While services to individuals with disabilities provided at Sertoma Centre are rated at the highest level by its national accreditors, many items are not affordable. Therefore, Sertoma Centre keeps a “Wish List” for its consumers.
Combined Federal Campaign (CFC)
The CFC is the employee giving campaign for the federal government.