SPECIAL LEISURE SERVICES FOUNDATION, SLSF

Special Leisure Services Foundation (SLSF), a 501 (c)(3) non-profit foundation, is the fundraising arm of NORTHWEST SPECIAL RECREATION ASSOCIATION (NWSRA). NWSRA IS A PARTNERSHIP OF SEVENTEEN PARK DISTRICTS IN THE NORTHWEST SUBURBS OF CHICAGO PROVIDING YEAR-ROUND RECREATIONAL SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES. CURRENT PARTICIPATION LEVELS EXCEED 12,000 REGISTRATIONS PER YEAR. THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN NWSRA ACTIVITIES, INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES ARE MORE PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF THEIR COMMUNITY, REALIZING GREATER INDEPENDENCE, SELF-ESTEEM AND SELF-WORTH.