Together, we will create a world without type 1 diabetes!
Join the JDRF Illinois Young Leadership Committee (YLC) and other Chicago young professionals who are working year-round to help create a world without type 1 diabetes (T1D)!
How can you help?
Make your donation today to allow life-changing diabetes research to continue. You can donate to a specific YLC member who is fundraising or make a general gift to support the event at any time.
Want to keep the party going?
Join the YLC for a fundraising event in support of T1D research. The 2024 YLC One Party will be hosted at River Roast on Thursday, June 6, 2024 from 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
What is YLC?
JDRF Illinois YLC is a group of young professionals advancing JDRF’s mission to accelerate life-changing breakthroughs to cure, prevent and treat T1D and its complications. Each YLC member has a unique tie to T1D – many live with it, others are connected through friends or family, and some simply have a passion for the cause. There’s one common thread: we all want to turn type one into type none.
About T1D
T1D is an autoimmune disease that strikes children and adults – and has nothing to do with diet or lifestyle. With T1D, a person’s pancreas stops producing insulin – a hormone essential to turning food into energy. The daily life of someone with T1D brings a multitude of challenges, including insulin injections that need to be carefully balanced with eating and activity, disruptive glucose monitoring, sleepless nights – and wishing for a tomorrow where this struggle doesn’t exist.
By donating or joining today, you’ll help us create awareness of T1D, raise money to fund critical research, and help build a supportive community of young people affected by type 1.
We can’t do it without you!