Love Your Neighbor

You’ve heard us talk about the way location and place can impact our ability to thrive. We are delighted to highlight an organization that is creating beautiful spaces for people who need a fresh start. Love Your Neighbor creates custom designed environments that have a positive impact on the health and well-being of individuals and families transitioning out of poverty, violence, and hard circumstances. We enjoyed learning more about Love Your Neighbor’s mission and purpose in a chat with founder and executive director, Nancy Shepherd, who also happens to be an interior designer, entrepreneur, people-connector, longtime friend, and all-around lovely person.

Connect with Love Your Neighbor (DuPage County, Illinois, USA): 

https://www.loveyourneighbor.love/

More about LYN founder Nancy Shepherd:

The most important thing in Nancy’s life is her love for the Lord and for her family and friends. She enjoys showing love to people, and having connection with and compassion for whoever God brings into her life. She is an entrepreneur at heart, and has founded a retail space and a non-profit. She loves deep conversations and finds her energy in solitude. She’s passionate about health, organic farming, reading, sustainability, and fitness. She enjoys the creative process, journaling, interior decorating, vintage markets, and nature.

Volunteer opportunities include:

  • Team lead

  • Space planner

  • Warehouse room stylist

  • Room lead

  • Installer

  • Mover

  • Handyworker

  • Furniture painter

  • Prayer team

  • Fundraising committee

Video of family reactions to their new space


Partners:

Habitat for Humanity DuPage https://give.gohabitat.org/

Bridge Communities https://www.bridgecommunities.org/

Naomi's House https://www.naomishouse.org/

Reclaim 13 https://www.reclaim13.org/

Hesed House https://www.hesedhouse.org/

DuPage Pads https://dupagepads.org/

Lifespring Ministries https://www.waysidecross.org/lifespringwomenshelter/


Church Partners:

The Compass Church https://www.thecompass.net/

Chapelstreet Church https://chapelstreet.church/

Corporate Sponsors:

SET Environmental Inc. https://setenv.com/

Executive Construction Inc. https://ecibuild.com/

Darwill https://www.darwill.com/

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produced by Zach Van Dyke

Nancy Shepherd, founder of Love Your Neighbor

Love Your Neighbor moving crew

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