About BTV
Be The Village began in 2025 with a shared social media video that showed moms providing community-based support for families in their area. This idea of families helping each other resonated with moms in the Beverly area who didn’t have an extensive family support network. After all, we were never meant to do this alone.
Following the initial planning meet-up at Two Mile Coffee in Beverly, the founding board members bonded over this innate need for a village for not only our children, but for ourselves.
And now, almost one year later, Be the Village is a 501c3 registered nonprofit.
Check out our recent coverage in The Beverly Review and Block Club Chicago!
Mission Statement
Our mission is to create a village of support and community to empower families in need.
We provide meal and grocery assistance, home decluttering/organization and community for families on the south side of Chicago. We operate in the Beverly, Evergreen Park, Morgan park, and Mount Greenwood neighborhoods.
Our Board
Meet our wonderful board members! Each of these women helped form Be The Village from a Facebook post into an organization, and soon — a full-fledged nonprofit.
Board Members:
Olivia DeSmit
Katlyn Keller
Sarah Mitacek
Elaine Paiz
Amanda Viola-Spears
Erin Strocchio