Highland Park Neighbors Magazine Articles

Highland Park Community Foundation (HPCF) is proud to welcome Freedom Home Care as our newest Corporate Champion! As a business dedicated to serving its community members, Freedom Home Care directly reflects HPCF’s mission of addressing unmet needs — specifically, in this case, senior care.

“Corporate Champions are vital to HPCF’s operations,” said HPCF Board Member Cookie Kohn. “They provide wonderful support, both in terms of their financial contributions and their broader engagement with us. We’re a part of a greater community, so the more we work together, the better.”

Local businesses play a vital role in advancing HPCF’s mission, and we are proud to partner with Freedom Home Care. Their commitment as a Corporate Champion helps strengthen and uplift the Highland Park-Highwood community.

“Our Corporate Champions are those local businesses that are demonstrating their leadership by standing up and supporting the Foundation because they know that the Foundation aids nonprofits that are the fabric of the community,” noted Jon Levey, HPCF Vice Chair.

“The beauty of Corporate Champions is that the community supports these local businesses as patrons — they are essential to keeping them going. In turn, these same businesses support the community,” added HPCF Board Member Jamie Strait Muller. “It’s a remarkable thing to see how everyone looks out for one another in a variety of ways.”

Freedom Home Care was founded in 1997 by Bob and Sharon Burack, two Highland Park residents who recognized a need to provide in home care for community members. “It was a natural transition to figure out a way to support these patients at home,” said Jenanne Rock, Director of Operations. “That was the original goal of Freedom Home Care: to find a way to provide services and support for people who need and want to remain at home and as independent as possible.”

Providing quality, customized care, Freedom Home Care treats every patient as an individual, strives to understand their needs, and meets them at every level of support. “From one hour of care to 24/7 coverage, we have staff to help with driving, errands, meal preparation, housekeeping, personal care, showering, short-term assistance after a hospitalization or an inpatient procedure, all the way through around-the-clock RN and LPN care. We truly have the full range of home care services,” Jenanne explained. “We are now also able to provide additional services through Home Health, which is an insurance-based service for physical therapy, occupational therapy, and nursing.”

Freedom Home Care, like many of our Corporate Champions, has deep roots in our community. In addition to the Buracks, many of their employees live locally. Their home office is in Highland Park, with additional offices in Lake Forest, Vernon Hills, and Barrington. “We have children here, too. This is where our families are, and we are very committed to supporting people here in whatever ways we can,” Jenanne said. “We’re in a service business focused on helping people, and the philosophy of giving back is woven into everything we do. It’s all about caring for the community we live and work in.”

HPCF is honored to welcome Freedom Home Care as a Corporate Champion. With over 400 clients served per year — about 60% of them from Highland Park and Highwood — Freedom Home Care demonstrates a strong commitment to giving back to the community it serves.

If your business is interested in becoming a Corporate Champion, please contact Terri Olian, HPCF Executive Director, at terri@hpcfil.org.