Vision

To be the lead hygiene security advocate for children in metro Chicago, ensuring broad public awareness of its impact on children’s physical health, emotional well-being, and academic success, and to be a catalytic leader for citywide efforts to ensure all children have access to basic health and hygiene essentials.

Goals

1. 1.Expand The Grace Network’s laundry access services to ensure more students can attend school in clean clothing with dignity and confidence. This includes increasing school-based laundry capacity and developing alternative laundry solutions for partner schools without onsite infrastructure.
2. 2.Launch The Grace Network in three new markets over the next three years by adding one new city per year and partnering with 10 schools annually in each market, expanding our proven school-based hygiene access model to reach more students experiencing housing instability.
3. 3.Transition to a larger warehouse space to support The Grace Network’s growing inventory, volunteer engagement, and distribution needs. Expanded space will strengthen operational efficiency, increase product storage capacity, and position the organization for continued growth in Chicago and future expansion markets.