The Pay-It-Forward House, 719 Somonauk St., is celebrating its eighth anniversary this year. The nonprofit provides low-cost lodging for the families of patients at Kindred Hospitals, 225 Edward St. The house had its first guests in March 2005. Kindred...

Local residents and students are coming together to help children in Tanzania. Kurt Thurmaier, board president of Tanzania Development Support, said he and his wife Jeanine started the non-profit organization because of a college friend. “When I was...

Who says family members can’t have four legs? TAILS Humane Society, 2250 Barber Greene Road, is dedicated to finding a home for all animals. TAILS is a no kill shelter that specializes in rescuing, fostering and caring for abandoned, lost or injured...

In 2001, John Smith decided that it was time to reintroduce live band music into a community in which it was absent. Just Make It Happen, 337 Knollwood Drive, is a non-profit organization that produces events all around the DeKalb-Sycamore area to preserve...

In DeKalb, Santa comes more than once a year. “They call us the Santa people,” said Jacqueline Beck, senior nursing major. Beck is a volunteer at Birthday Boxes, a non-profit organization started by the NIU Honors Program. Beck helps with the overall...

In an effort to help quell cat overpopulation and abuse DeKalb resident Jane Kosek set out in 2004 to help solve this problem. Kosek started Fixin’ Feral Felines as a means to control the stray cat population around her home. The organization originally...