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The Poshard Foundation for Abused Children
www.poshardfoundation.org
2020 Newslet ter
Anyone who suspects the abuse of a child should call 1-800-25-ABUSE.
Thank you for making our 20th Anniversary a great success!
Poshard Foundation Distributes $400,000 in
COVID-19 Response Funds
The Illinois COVID-19 Response Fund was created for the purpose of
disbursing individual, corporate and foundation donations to nonprofit
organizations serving individuals, families and communities hit hardest
by the pandemic. Upon being approved for funding, the Poshard
Foundation targeted children and their families in 23 Southern Illinois
counties through a network of 34 different agencies. “We are so grateful,”
said Jo Poshard, “for the Illinois COVID-19 Response Fund support. This
enabled us to help thousands of children in our area in a very quick
timeframe. Our network of organizations identified the children with the
greatest needs.
The entire $400,000 was spent on nutritional food, medical care, basic supplies, family self-care, hygiene products,
educational resources, behavioral and mental health services and other therapeutic necessities for these children.”
Glenn Poshard emphasized that children and their families are struggling to survive. “Many of these children come from
families of minimum wage earners who are now completely out of work. They don’t have sufficient food and normally
have to use the hospital emergency room for medical care which is nearly impossible with the coronavirus spread. Since
schools have been closed, the children have been basically cut off from counselors, and counselors cannot visit their
homes. These children are desperately struggling and need us now more than ever.”
Jo Poshard said, “In order to move these resources to the children as quickly as possible through the network of social
service agencies, our Foundation has been assisted greatly by the IL-HEALS PARTNERS, Egyptian Health Department,
the Stress and Trauma Treatment Center, as well as Southern Illinois University’s School of Medicine. We are beyond
grateful for their support.”
The following network of agencies and organizations participated in the distribution of COVID-19 funds to children and
families:
Attucks Community Service Board
Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Illinois
Cairo Women’s Shelter
Carbondale Spring Food Autonomy
Project
Carbondale Warming Center
Caritas Family Solutions
CASA of Franklin-Hamilton Counties
CASA of Jefferson County
CASA of Saline County
Centerstone
Children’s Home and Aid
Children’s Medical and Mental Health
Resource Network
Egyptian Health Department & System
Partners
Family Counseling Center
Healthy Families Illinois – Shawnee
Health Service
Hoyleton Youth & Family Services
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois
Prison & Family Ministry
Perry County Counseling
Perry-Jackson Child Advocacy Center
Pregnancy Matters
Southern Illinois Coalition for the
Homeless
Southern Seven Health Department
Spero Family Services
Stress and Trauma Treatment
Center, Inc. & System Partners
The Amy Center
The Guardian Center
Union County Counseling
Women for Change
Glenn Poshard and Emcee Mark Kiesling of WSIL-TV
PHOTO Courtesy of: Noble Redmon
“Neighborly” Award Received
in 2020 from WSIU Public Broadcasting
Jo and Glenn Poshard were honored with the community
group “Neighborly” Award inspired by the life and legacy of
Fred Rogers and awarded by WSIU’s One Region, All
Neighbors initiative. The Poshards were chosen for their contributions
“through acts of kindness, compassion and service” to the children of
Southern Illinois.
IL COVID-19 Response Funds
Distribution on 8/7/20
PHOTO Courtesy of Byron Hetzler The Southern Illinoisan
WHAT WE ACCOMPLISHED TOGETHER LAST YEAR
$400,000 in Illinois COVID-19 Response Funds
distributed to children and families in 23 Southern
Illinois counties through a network of 34 agencies.
$100,000 in annual grants given to 30 local
agencies that help abused, abandoned and
neglected children in Southern Illinois.
$50,000 in food pantry grants to 28 area pantries
across 16 Southern Illinois counties.
$25,650 distributed for additional services for
abused children.
$15,000 in monetary and in-kind donations
received for children at Christmas. Gifts were
distributed to 418 children through 22 agencies
and organizations in Southern Illinois.
$12,000 in scholarships for select Southern Illinois
University Carbondale students who experienced
severe adversity as children.
$10,600 for 75 beds for abused children in Southern
Illinois.
Approximately 1500 children provided assistance
with various services not covered by traditional
funding sources, including counseling, car seats,
therapeutic camps, medical treatment and runa-
way prevention.
Thank you for your continued support…..
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A big thank you to Henry Printing, Inc. for making this newsletter possible.
Attucks Community Service Board, Carbondale
Austin Wade Foundation
Baptist Children’s Home & Family Services,
Carmi
Boys and Girls Clubs of Southern Illinois
Cairo Women’s Shelter
Carbondale Spring Food Autonomy Project
Carbondale Warming Center
Caritas Family Solutions, Carterville and
Mt. Vernon
CASA of Franklin County
CASA of Jefferson County
CASA of Saline County
CASA of Williamson County
Centerstone of Illinois, Inc.
Children in Need of Jackson and Union
Counties
Children’s Advocacy Centers of Illinois
Children’s Home and Aid, Herrin
Children’s Medical and Mental Health
Resource Network, Anna
Damas Latinas, Carbondale
Dept. of Children and Family Services,
Southern Region
Downstate Conference on Child Abuse
DuQuoin Youth Club
Egyptian Health Department
Family Counseling Center, Golconda
Foster Family Resource Center of Southern
Illinois
Franklin-Williamson Bi-County Health
Department
Franklin-Williamson Child Advocacy Center
Got You Covered Diaper Ministry
Healthy Families Illinois – Shawnee Health,
Carbondale
Hoyleton Youth & Family Services, Hoyleton
“I Can Read” Southern Illinois Reading
Enhancement Program
Illinois Elks Association – Southern District -
DCFS Annual Children’s Picnic
Illinois Hunger Coalition
LifeSavers Training Corporation
Literacy for a Lifetime
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois-Marion,
Harrisburg, and Vienna
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois, Prisoner
and Family Ministry
National Runaway Safeline
Perry-Jackson Child Advocacy Center,
Pinckneyville and Murphysboro
Perry County Counseling Center
Pregnancy Matters, Inc., Carbondale and
Marion
Prevent Child Abuse Illinois
Refuge Temple, Marion
Resilient Southern Illinois
Shawnee Worship Center, Vienna –
School Supply Giveaway
Southern Illinois AIDS Coalition
Southern Illinois Coalition for the Homeless,
Marion
Southern Illinois Partnership for Resilience
Southern Seven Health Department
Spero Family Services, Mt. Vernon,
Murphysboro, and West Frankfort
Stress and Trauma Treatment Centers, Inc.
The Amy Center, Mt. Vernon
The Guardian Center, Carmi
The Night’s Shield, West Frankfort
The Women’s Center, Carbondale and
Harrisburg
Two Rivers Child Advocacy Center, Anna
Union County Counseling Service, Inc.
Voices for Illinois Children
Women for Change, Carbondale
Young Hearts with Goals and Purpose,
Marion
Agencies and Organizations Supported by The Poshard Foundation for Abused Children 2019-2020
Food Pantries
Receive Help!
The Poshard Foundation
distributed $50,000 in grants
to 27 area food pantries
across 16 Southern Illinois
counties in March 2020. The
grants required the purchase
of food supporting the
nutritional needs of children
particularly in light of school
closings due to the spread of
COVID-19. “We wanted to
get ahead of the curve
because it looks like this
virus is long lasting,” said
Glenn Poshard. “Federal
and state legislation is
already emphasizing food
security for children who are
home and are not having regular meals through the schools.”
Area food pantries receiving grants include: Ava-Trico Area Food
Pantry, Benton-West City Ministerial Alliance, Bethel Temple Evangelistic
Ministries, Carterville United Pantry, Christian Community Compassion
Center, City of Hurst Emergency Food Bank, COPE – Christian Outreach
Program Emergency, Daystar Community Program, DuQuoin Food Pantry,
Gallatin County Food Pantry, Good Samaritan Ministries, Goreville
Ministerial Alliance, Grand Tower Township Food Pantry, Greater Galatia
Ministerial Alliance, Harvest Deliverance Center Lamb’s Providence Food
Pantry, Herrin Community Food Pantry, Herrin House of Hope, Marion
Ministerial Alliance, Ministry for the Broken Hearted, Murphysboro Food
Pantry, Shawnee Development Council, The Promise, The Roads Church
Pantry, Thompsonville Community of Christ Food Pantry, Turning Point
Church Hands of Hope, Victory Dream Center, and Vienna First Baptist
Church Food Pantry.
Goreville Ministerial Alliance and Goreville Schools
“Summer Blessings” Program
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Every child deserves a safe place, a safe person, and a safe community.
Our Dedicated Volunteers Our Generous Auction Donors JALC President Ron House, the Board of Trustees, and Staff “A Merry Little Christmas”/Ingrid Thomas and Members of the Church of Jesus Christ Latter-Day Saints Dr. and Mrs. Maqbool Ahmad and Family Ameren Illinois Reverend John Annable Janet Anderson and Carolyn White Lowell and Michelle Anderson The George A. Bates Memorial Foundation Cyndi Bogard The Gilbert R. and Marjorie L. Rankin Trust/Deborah Connell-Cruse Betty Davis Diamond Designs by the McNeills Jessica Doerr-Berger, Doerr Auction & Realty Judy Drolet and Larry Townsend Donna Evitts, Century School The FalCarthy Foundation Frances Gilliam, Executive Board Member Hangin’ by a Thread, Vienna Henry Printing, Inc., Mike and Terri Henry, Carbondale John P. Huber Charitable Trust, TUW, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee IBEW Local Union 702 Evalyn Jackson and Mona Akin Leann Johnson Mark Kiesling, Emcee Laura Kimball/Usborne Books & More King’s Food Service Dan Kubasiak, Executive Board Member Shay Malone, Facebook and Photography Pat McCann Phyllis McCowen Ruth Michaels Mona Miller, Facebook Memorials in honor of the following individuals: Irene Dalian Kojder, Lois Malone, R. C. Smith, Donna Tanner Janet NeMoe and Mary Nehring Anton Payne The Bernard and Naomi L. Podolsky Charitable Trust Jane Redmon Noble Redmon, Photography Pamela J. Speer Designs Steelwater Solutions, Robert Carter, Anna Tri-State Business Equipment, Richard Clark, Harrisburg Twig Floral Designs/Jonathan Reiman/Ava, IL Zola Van, Pianist Sandra Werlich Steve and Bonnie Wheeler Williamson County Baptist Association and Colleen Bogard
Withers Broadcasting
Special Thanks - - 2019-2020 We appreciate your support over
the last 21 years!
Please use my donation for BEDS FOR ABUSED CHILDREN in Southern Illinois. $__________________________
Please use my donation for the many other needs of abused children in Southern Illinois.
$__________________________
Make checks payable to:
The Poshard Foundation John A Logan College 700 Logan College Drive Carterville, IL 62918
Go to www.poshardfoundation.org to make your credit card donation online.
We are an all-volunteer agency!
Find us on Facebook!
Ho! Ho! Ho!
Holiday joy surrounded the Poshard Foundation and its volunteer
elves on December 11 and 12, 2019, while agency representatives
shopped for toys and gifts for abused, abandoned, and neglected
children in Southern Illinois.
Richard Clark of
Tri-State Business
Equipment in
Harrisburg arrived
with his truck full of
toys from his annual
Christmas party where
each guest brought a
new toy for a child in
need. We received a
grant from Ameren
Illinois for toys, and
community members
made donations specifically designated for Christmas gifts for
children. We also received handmade quilts, totes, crocheted caps,
stuffed animals, and gloves through the generosity of several
individuals and groups. Over the two-day giveaway, we distributed
items valued at nearly $15,000 to 418 children.
The Costs of
Helping
On July 25, 2019, in
coordination with
Prevent Child Abuse
Illinois, the Poshard
Foundation sponsored
a training on trauma
informed care
practices, with a
specific focus on
self-care and
compassion satisfaction. Dr. Matt Buckman, a
licensed clinical psychologist, assisted
participants in exploring their values and
developing a self-care plan to revive and
remember their passions for helping others.
The training, at no cost to participants, was held
on the John A. Logan College campus and had
91 attendees representing 30 different cities and
51 organizations.
Dr. Matt Buckman of The Stress
and Trauma Treatment Center
Agency Representatives and Volunteers Selecting Toys
Poshard Foundation John A. Logan College
700 Logan College Drive
Carterville, IL 62918
The Poshard Foundation is a not for profit
tax exempt organization (501c3).
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2019-2020 Foundation Sponsors
“A Merry Little Christmas” – The Church
of Jesus Christ Latter-Day Saints
Aisin MFG, Illinois, LLC
Dr. and Mrs. Maqbool Ahmad and Family
Ameren Illinois
Joseph Angleton
Appleton Family
Banterra Bank
Harold and Lana Bardo
The George A. Bates Memorial Foundation
Thomas and Alice Berry
BlueCross BlueShield of IL - Marion Office
Bill and Gayla Borgognoni
Rex Budde
Norma Brown
Cahill Builders, Inc. /David and Bridget Cahill
George and Moira Cahill
Bob and Marlene Campbell
Caritas Family Solutions
Michael and Nancy Carr
The CATO Corporation
Centerstone
John and Sue Chaney
John and Aveniel Cherry
Cook Portable Warehouses
Congressman Jerry Costello (RET)
Linda Deck
Diamond Designs by the McNeills
Herb and Carolyn Donow
Judy Drolet and Larry Townsend
John M. and Linda T. Dunn
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Eader, Jerry and Laura
Claxton Eader Charitable Fund of the
St. Louis Community Foundation
Karen Ferraiolo
The FalCarthy Foundation
First United Methodist Church, Carbondale
David and Amy Gillies, The Rust Foundation
Goldenberg Heller & Antognoli, P.C.
Don Higgerson and Thomas Higgerson
Mark and Stacy Hinrichs
Robert and Patricia Hite
Bill and Sarah Hoback
Frank Houdek and Susan Tulis
John P. Huber Charitable Trust, TUW, Bank
of America, N.A., Trustee
IlliniCare Health
Indian Community of Southern Illinois
Ron and Shelley Koehler
Laborers’ Local 773
Mager Family
Hudgens & Meyer, LLC
Jerry and Louise Humble
IBEW Local Union 702
IUOE Local 318
Illinois Affordable Housing, NFP – Don and
Jeremy Yost
Paul Johnson
Laborers International Union of North
America
John A. Logan College
Larry and Rebecca Mayer
Clint and Bonnie Misselhorn
Richard and Susan Morris
National Financial Services LLC –
Michael Weber
The Night’s Shield
Penn Aluminum International
Pepsi MidAmerica
The Bernard and Naomi L. Podolsky
Charitable Trust
Michael and Dr. Irina Podolsky
Glenn and Jo Poshard
William E. and Phyllis Poshard
Prince Law Firm
Cherie Pulley
The Gilbert R. and Marjorie L. Rankin Trust/
Deborah Connell-Cruse
Sarah (Doran) Rizkalla and Baher Rizkalla
Vivian Robinson
Dr. Jini Roby
Don and Carla Rumsey
Salukis 150
William Schuwerk
Shawnee Community College
SIU Credit Union
Southern Illinois GI Specialists
Southern Illinois Healthcare
Matt and Christy Solverson
Robert and Susan Spellman
Gordon and Denise Stine
Helen Louise Stone
Donald and Mary Stucky
Dr. Kathy Swafford
In Memory of Donna Tanner
Township Officials of Illinois
Ullico Inc.
Thomas M. Vaught
Jan Ward
Dr. and Mrs. John W. Watson
Bonnie and Steve Wheeler
James Witges
The Women’s Center by Friend of TWC
Cathy and Fred Wood
