Be The Village Foundation

Be The Village Season of Showing Up Donation Drive

We are hosting our first annual Donation drive!

we are asking for donations of new or gently used items to give families in need, in the NWI/ Greater Chicagoland area. Many of these items may be sitting in your kids closet, in a cabinet or behind the couch collecting dust (not judging, just my own reality lol!)

Drop off locations

Currently accepting drop off donations in Porter Indiana, please message us at this time for the address. We are trying to get more donation locations set up, so follow us on social media for the latest updates! We will be doing multiple pick ups as well so if youd like to be on our pick up list please message us and we can figure out if it works with our route!!

Lets Show up for these Families this Season!

Thank you everyone for your support and commitment to our mission. It means everything to us!

About Be The Village

Our Mission

Welcome to Be The Village Foundation. where parenthood is chaotic, beautiful, and definitely not meant to be done alone.
We’re here for the moms crying in the bathroom, the dads Googling “how to soothe a baby in under 3 seconds,” and every sleep deprived, overstimulated parent in between.

Whether you need a meal, a mental health referral, a break, or just someone who gets it, we show up.
This is real support for real parents. Judgment free, snack fueled, and full of love (and caffeine).

We’re not here to fix everything , we’re here so you don’t have to figure it all out alone. We need to
Be The Village. Because it shouldn’t take a crisis to get a little help.

Be the village exists solely through donations from supporters like you, volunteers who pour their heart and soul into our mission, and our board who work day and night to come up with new ways we can help parents in need!!

Learn More About the Village We are Building

Need Support, but Not Ready to Reach Out? Just Need Advice? Maybe A good Laugh?

Check out our digital content page!

From Resource lists, handy easy to understand checklists, easy meals, our amazing blog, to eventually relatable vlogs/ podcasts we are here to try and make life easier without the phone call.

Check out our Digital Resources

Our Team

Just a few tired parents trying to make things a little easier.

Brynn – President, founder, and mom. She knows firsthand how hard it is to do this without a village so she built one.

Nick – Vice President, dad of three, and Brynn’s husband. He’s the calm to the chaos, and always down to help however he can.

Kelly – One of our closest friends, and a mom herself. She’s the steady voice of reason, biggest cheerleader, and the kind of friend who shows up. every. time.

Learn more about our amazing Team!