Sponsorships and individual ticket sales are available now!
Family Focus will be holding its annual Dream Builders Dinner on Thursday, May 1st, 2025, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Downtown Chicago.
Be A Dream Builders Sponsor
Your sponsorship is a leadership gift and joins with others to provide the highest quality programs for early childhood education, youth development and family support. Together, we are the circle of caring, “the Village” it takes to raise a child! For inclusion in the Annual Dinner Program, please send your ad specifications or sponsor confirmation by Friday, April 4, 2025.
All In Sponsorships
Family Focus is excited to introduce a new sponsorship category: All In On Family Focus. These sponsorships allow our valued donors to support multiple Family Focus events throughout the year with a single gift, including the 2025 Annual Dinner, the Roots Aurora Block Party, and the Evanston Benefit. Tap below to learn more!
Program Book Ad Specs
Our Presenting, Diamond, Gold, Silver, and Bronze Sponsors receive space for an advertisement in our program book. Spaces are also available for purchase. Tap here to learn more.
Fair Market Value
A portion of your ticket purchase or sponsorship is tax deductible – tap here to learn more.
Individual Tickets
If you wish to attend the Dream Builders Dinner without sponsoring, please tap below!
Meet our Honorees
Dr. Colleen Cicchetti is Executive Director of the Center for Childhood Resilience, a Clinical Psychologist at Lurie Children’s Hospital, and an Associate Professor at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. She is dedicated to reducing health disparities, violence, and trauma exposure for children and families through innovative public health strategies and equitable mental health interventions.
Dr. Mariana Souto-Manning, accepting for the Erikson Institute, is its President and a lifelong educator who has dedicated her career to creating inclusive environments for children and families. The Erikson Institute was one of the first institutions in the country to recognize the importance of a child’s early years and for 55 years, has strived to build a future where every child thrives.
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Thank You To Our Generous Sponsors!
Caragh DeLuca
Sharad Kapur
Elizabeth McRee and Philippe Lunardell
Beth Sonnenschein
Melinda and Drew Turitz
Daynor and Marc Carman
Renae Conley and Bob Dandrea
Stephen B. and Anita C. Friedman
Julie Hamos
Meredith Hayes
David Hiller
Jeanne C. Marsh and Steven K. Shevell
Dara T. Munson
Mayor Bart Peterson
Suzanne Resnick
Nicole Sims
Margie and Kevin Stineman
