TRUE VALUE FOUNDATION
Helping youth succeed with the tools and resources to achieve their full potential.
True Value gives back to the communities in which we live and work. The True Value Foundation focuses primarily on underserved youth and improving the lives of children, with an emphasis on education and community vitality.
The True Value Foundation supports the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Painting a Brighter Future and Habitat for Humanity through funds raised and donated products and services.
Through year-round volunteerism, True Value Company employees give back to the community with mentorship and service to the Boys & Girls Clubs and United Way agencies.
A PARTNERSHIP IN PHILANTHROPY
A partnership with True Value’s generous suppliers provides the primary funding for True Value Foundation. Every spring, the True Value Charity Golf Classic brings these companies together in the spirit of helping disadvantaged kids succeed.
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA
With 4,000 clubs in a variety of communities across the United States, the non-profit serves nearly four million young people each year. This represents a significant opportunity for True Value retailers to engage with local clubs and support their mission to help kids stay focused on activities centered on academic success, a healthy lifestyle, good character and citizenship. Several of our retailers are already involved … from community festivals for kids to club improvement projects to mentoring.
In True Value Company’s hometown, the foundation continues a more than 35-year commitment in giving back to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago. Through the generous support of our supplier and associate community, True Value has made a five-year commitment to the recently-named True Value Boys & Girls Club, formerly the General Robert E. Wood Boys & Girls Club. Entering its 55th year of service, the Club opened its doors in 1956 and serves the South Lawndale and Little Village communities.
Little Village is the retail, residential and cultural capital of the Mexican community in the Midwest. Over the past 30 years, Little Village has become a major port of entry for Mexican immigrants, and the community has been strengthened by the economic power, traditions, determination and hope that they bring. While solid housing stock and thriving commercial districts have been key to the community’s prosperity, the neighborhood is challenged to invest in its human resources, in particular the youth in the community. Half of the residents are under the age of 25, creating a demand for better support for education, recreation programs and other social services.
The True Value Boys & Girls Club responds to that need by offering a wide array of programs in five core program areas. In addition to traditional programs, the True Value Club is also home to Community Links High School, a unique Chicago Public School with a 100% graduation rate and a better than 85% success rate of college placement for its graduates, which is supported by the Club’s College Bound program.
