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The Mission of The Outreach Foundation... is to to increase public awareness about problem and compulsive gambling through its Speakers Bureau and its unique Education and Awareness programs, such as its High School and College program for students and faculty; its Senior's Program design specifically to address issues relating to senior citizens; and it's Pressure Relief Program to help alleviate the financial burdens that result form uncontrolled gambling. The Outreach Foundation strives to offer a genuine outreach to communities throughout the State of Illinois and provide vital assistance directly to those addicted as well as their families, to help them both recover. The Outreach Foundation also provides helps fund and provide access to affordable professional counseling as well as access to those other professional counseling services and is an approved site for the State of Illinois' Self-Exclusion Program. The Outreach Foundation is funded by the Illinois Department of Human Services and the generous contributions of private donors. The Outreach Foundation does not take a stand for or against gambling. We want to help answer such questions as: What are the signs of gambling? What can be done? What community services are available and how can I access them? We want to become a reliable, unbiased source for the media to ensure that society receives accurate information about the addiction and ways achieve recovery. We believe that the foundation will have a major impact because those involved will share first hand about problem and compulsive gambling and recovery. Our message is simple but our support is strong. Through sharing our own stories, we are able to carry the message of hope to anyone who may be suffering or knows someone who is suffering from this addiction. Our goals are to educate people about identifying the problem, the options available for a solution and support their efforts. We want to bring the hope of recovery to all communities in Illinois and beyond. We focus on promoting awareness of this addiction and have no opinions on outside issues. In order to maintain our creditability so we may serve all that look to us as a resource, we will therefor not take a stand for or against gambling. Our focus is people who have crossed over the line into uncontrolled gambling and help establish a benchmark for people to evaluate their own gambling or that of a friend or family member.