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Meet Our Founder
Meet Our Founder
Meet Our Founder
Tamye Diaferio-Longoria our founder was born in 1976 in Chicago to a young woman who was suffering with mental health issues. Deciding it would be best for Tamye her mother gave her to her godmother to raise her. At the young age of 5 her birth mother decided she wanted Tamye back and a custody battle soon happened. Her custody case
Tamye Diaferio-Longoria our founder was born in 1976 in Chicago to a young woman who was suffering with mental health issues. Deciding it would be best for Tamye her mother gave her to her godmother to raise her. At the young age of 5 her birth mother decided she wanted Tamye back and a custody battle soon happened. Her custody case set a legal precedent in the state of IL for non biological induvial to become legal guardians. So in a way our amazing founder has been making a difference in others life ever since she was a child.
Tamye is kindhearted, generous loving but most of all she is just like you and me. She has lived thru a domestic violence relationship, has been homeless and struggled immensely due to her health issues but that has never stopped her for caring for complete strangers and helping anyone whenever she could.
In July,2013 Tamye . created Paying It Forward to help connect those who are struggling with others who understand because they have been there too and wish to Pay It Forward by helping others as they have once before been helped themselves. That is where her Paying It Forward movement all began.
Tamye and our amazing board of directors are committed to helping others and making a difference in our corner of the world.. We take our convictions and turn them into action. Want to volunteer or Think you would be a good fit for our team? Email us at payingitforward@att.net for more information
Our History
Meet Our Founder
Meet Our Founder
Paying It Forward was establishes in July,2013 as a social media based community help group. Over the years we have come together with community members and been able to help thousands of people through our community outreach programs. Seeing a need for energetic, nonprofit work in the IL and NWI area, we formed our organization to provi
Paying It Forward was establishes in July,2013 as a social media based community help group. Over the years we have come together with community members and been able to help thousands of people through our community outreach programs. Seeing a need for energetic, nonprofit work in the IL and NWI area, we formed our organization to provide sensible solutions. We've consistently grown since then, all thanks to the helping hands of this amazing community!
In June of 2021 Paying It Forward opened a non profit office and community closet where people who are in need can stop in apply for assistance to receive diapers toiletries and other assistance via our programs . Donations are accepted to help fund our many programs. With 100% of the proceeds from our Paying It Forward Closet going towards funding our mission.
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Our Mission
Meet Our Founder
Our Mission
Paying It Forward is a 501c3 non profit organization that provides programs that benefit children of low income families . As well as provide a safe haven for women who are experiencing emotional crisis due to domestic violence situations.
We focus on making the maximum positive effort for our community by providing emergency assista
Paying It Forward is a 501c3 non profit organization that provides programs that benefit children of low income families . As well as provide a safe haven for women who are experiencing emotional crisis due to domestic violence situations.
We focus on making the maximum positive effort for our community by providing emergency assistance to indivuals in need as well as support groups and empowerment events for both women and children.
We provide short term solutions that have a positive long term impact for members of our local community.
Paying It Forward runs on human kindness. What we lack in money we make up for with heart. Kindness does not have to cost a thing. Donations are appreciated and are vital to us being able to offer our many programs to those who are in need. Pease consider donating if you can to help us help others and be apart of making a difference in our local community. Together we can
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Make a donation of new diapers, toiletries, baby items or Volunteer your time to help in our store. Our store is strictly ran by volunteer employees and we need you.r help
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