Mission
Nurturing disadvantaged children with the love of Jesus Christ by providing life's essentials so they thrive!
Welcome to My Joyful Heart!
My Joyful Heart is a unique children’s charity that provides both life’s basic essentials and letters of encouragement to Chicago area kids in need. It’s not a “one-size-fits-all” organization – the gifts and notes given to children enrolled in our program are personalized. Children receive necessities like clothing, hygiene products, and even food five times throughout the year, not just at Christmas. Providing for them consistently helps them feel special and cared for so they can thrive...we bring hope!
Sponsor a Child Today!
Sponsor
Working together, we can make a difference in the lives of underprivileged children in Chicagoland and bring them hope.
Volunteer
The time you choose to volunteer is time well spent – you have the ability to change lives, including your own.
Charity Shop
From teddy bears to T-shirts, we have a variety of items to shop for. All of your purchases benefit the children enrolled in our program.
News & Announcements
My Joyful Heart is one of three charities invited to compete for a donation during an upcoming shopping event at Chicago Ridge Mall called “For Goodness Sake.” The charity with the highest total shopping dollars will receive a $2,500 check!
The shopping period runs from November 15-25 – just in time for the upcoming holidays! If you aren’t familiar with the mall, there are more than one hundred stores like Kohl’s, Bed Bath Beyond, Disney, Forever 21, Hallmark, Michaels, Pandora, Victoria Secret, Yankee Candle, and more!
For more information, click this link to learn how you can participate. Information will soon be available at the mall and on our Facebook page.
Shopping for a great cause – what could be better than that!
My Joyful Heart Giving Tree
Can you help us provide something special for the kids in our program this holiday season?
Stop by our ministry center and select a tag from our beautifully decorated Giving Tree to help make this Christmas joyful for a child in need. The children in our program ask for basic items, including bath items, shoes and clothes, and also for a toy, because they simply do not have any.
Gifts will need to be returned to us by Monday, December 3rd to ensure Christmas delivery.
Come see us at 9981 West 190th Street, Suite I-J, Mokena, IL 60448
“Thank you for the coat, hat, scarf, and gloves - you helped my family out with what you gave me. You and God have blessed me and my family with all you are doing. I love everything.”
“Thank you so much for what you have given me. I like the two books and the socks. The socks are big and fluffy and my feet never hurt because they keep the cold out because winter is here.”
