Touch Gift Foundation®

Touch Gift Foundation (TGF), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization led by BIPOC individuals, was established with the mission of addressing critical societal issues. We focus on bridging the education gap, alleviating hunger and homelessness, and removing barriers to poverty through various initiatives. Our approach involves creating opportunities through education, fostering career exploration, distributing essential resources, promoting mindset transformation, and providing mentorship. Our mission is to break the cycle of poverty by eliminating the poverty mindset. We are committed to empowering individuals, providing them with the necessary resources to ignite their desire for change and enabling them to transform their lives. Our goal is to equip people with the tools, knowledge, and support they need to bring about positive and sustainable transformations. Together, we strive to create a world where everyone has the opportunity and motivation to break free from poverty and embrace a future of empowerment and abundance. TGF was founded on the precepts of bridging the education gap, reducing hunger and homelessness, and eliminating poverty barriers by conceptualizing opportunities that exist through education, career exploration, resource distribution, mindset transformation and mentorship. She believes that a limited belief system (self-confidence) and the lack of exposure deter destinies and purposes. TGF was established in 2018 by Keona Owens, initially starting with a modest food drive on April 8th of that year, providing assistance to the Englewood, Greater Grand Crossing, Woodlawn, and South Shore communities. What began as a small food pantry quickly grew, impacting 1,175 unduplicated families in its first year. Owens personally used her life savings to support 750 of those families. Since then, TGF has expanded its reach, supporting over 30 organizations and benefiting more than 10,000 households with essential resources, daily essentials, and food.