
Friendship
Summer 2020
CEO Update
Coping with a full-on pandemic? Unimaginable. But it hasn’t stopped LBFE from doing what we always do—being there, every day, for our elders. This...
Slice of Summer: Spreading Joy – Safely
Like every Chicagoan, our elders wait all year to savor summer. While this summer is unlike any other, we knew it was still essential for our elders...
Life in the Pandemic
COVID-19 has changed our world. In order to keep everyone safe and healthy, LBFE halted face-to-face contacts with our elders, but we have stayed...
Inside LBFE
Reopening LBFE Offices After nearly three months, Little Brothers cautiously welcomed back staff to 355 N. Ashland Avenue on June 15. CEO Simone...
To the Little Brothers Community: Words from Our Elders
The following special letter from CEO Simone Mitchell-Peterson was emailed to the Little Brothers community on June 25. We share this once again for...
Now More Than Ever
By Michael Melinger, LBFE Chair of the Board Throughout this pandemic, Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly has been there for our elders every...
Audrey’s House: Making Memories
Located on five acres of wide-open green space in Batavia, IL, Audrey’s House is Little Brothers’ Year-round Program and Vacation Center. Since its...
New LBFE Board Members: Ready to Serve Our Elders
The Board of Directors for Little Brothers – Friends of the Elderly recently welcomed two new Board members who will each serve three-year terms...
Fundraising for Friendship
The Young Professionals Advisory Board–Little Brothers’ junior board–knows supporting a great cause can also mean having a great time. The YPAB is a...
Inaugural Symposium 2019: LBFE Champions Solutions to End Elder Loneliness
Little Brothers – Friends of the Elderly, Chicago Chapter, hosted its first-ever End Loneliness Symposium 2019 on November 8, 2019, at LBFE’s...