Casey’s Foods takes pride in supporting our local community with sponsorships and in-kind donations, as well as support national disaster events.

 

Local Organizations

Each year we set up a Christmas Tree with hanging tags for customers to select a wish list and provide gifts to support Project HELP, a YWCA Chicago project.

While we support various local churches and schools, the local organizations listed below are those we support regularly. We have provided links to their website for you to learn more about the organizations and ways to personally support them.

    Alive Center

    The Alive™ Center empowers teens to be resilient and impassioned through a peer mentoring model. The Alive™ Center is an award-winning nonprofit in Illinois that offers after-school and over the summer centers for teens.
    Their mission is to create Teen-Led, Teen-Driven™ centers focused on empowering the youth of today to become confident, impassioned, resilient leaders of tomorrow.

    Website: https://www.alivecenter.org/

    Awesome Life Academy

    Awesome Life Academy is dedicated and committed to facilitating programs & services for those with special needs that would empower our participants to achieve a life with the fewest number of limitations.
    Their Adult Day Program features basic life skills, vocational, recreational, health & wellness services for adult individuals with special needs. The day’s activities may include field trips, group activities, fitness, volunteer opportunities, arts, crafts, games, and so much more.

    Website: https://www.awesomelifeacademy.com/

    DuPage PADS

    DuPagePads is the largest provider of interim and permanent housing, coupled with support services in order to help individuals work toward a place to call home – DuPagePads vital support services enable the individuals we help to receive case management and life coaching, employment support such as GED courses and job coaching, as well as engagement with employers—effectively stopping the cycle of homelessness.
    DuPagePads IS the solution to end homelessness — because when someone believes in you, everything can change.

    Website: https://dupagepads.org/

    Little Friends

    Empowering people of all ages experiencing autism, intellectual, emotional, and physical disabilities, and their families, to live, learn, work, and thrive in their communities.
    Today, Little Friends services include educational and vocational training programs, community-based residential living, our Center for Autism, and respite family services. Our agency serves individuals and families throughout nine counties and over 50 school districts across Illinois.

    Website: https://www.littlefriendsinc.org/

    Besides monetary donations, we are providing a greenhouse for use at the Little Friends Naperville campus.

    Metropolitan Family Services of DuPage

    Metropolitan Family Services DuPage Center has provided support to vulnerable families who have had nowhere to turn, helping them restore balance in their lives since 1930 with services including counseling, youth mentoring and family self-sufficiency. Metropolitan DuPage is part of Metropolitan Family Services, which has been empowering Chicago-area families to reach their greatest potential and positively impact their communities since 1857.

    Website: https://www.metrofamily.org/community_center/dupage/

    Fry Family YMCA - Early Learning Programs

    When We Play, We Grow
    At the Y, we are thrilled to play a part in your child’s growth and development! Our programs are designed and run by child care experts and teams of nurturing professionals who are fueled by a deep belief in the Power of Play.
    Early Learning at the Y Is So Much More than Child Care
    Every child is raised in a unique community, culture, and family. At the Y, that individuality is not only celebrated, it’s nurtured.

    Website: https://www.ymcachicago.org/early-learning-education/early-learning/https://www.metrofamily.org/community_center/dupage/

    National Organizations

    With the help of our customers, Casey’s Foods has matched customer and employee donations to support international and national crises that occur:

      Samaritan’s Purse

      Donations to Samaritan’s Purse in support of Ukraine (2022), the Hawaii wildfires (2023) and Hurricane Helene (2024).

      Website: https://www.samaritanspurse.org/

       

      Global Empowerment Mission (GEM)

      Monies were donated to Global Empowerment Mission (GEM) to support recovery efforts for the California wildfires in 2025.

      Website: https://www.globalempowermentmission.org/