IDO is a statewide and federally recognized nonprofit organization committed to earnestly supporting families who may need our help–particularly those navigating pregnancy, new parenthood, food insecurity. Relocating across multiple states allowed us to connect with a range of communities. From Massachusetts to Indiana to Missouri, Oklahoma and now Illinois, our journey has informed our understanding of regional disparities and strengthened our commitment to offering flexible, community-responsive support, wherever we serve.

We provide mobile-based support through TABLE and NEST that meets people where they are, driving care and resources like food and infant/maternal supplies directly into neighborhoods. 

We started with a simple truth: families shouldn’t have to struggle or feel shame to meet their basic needs. From a single van and a small team with a big mission, we began building a model of community-centered care. 

But meeting urgent needs is only part of our mission.  IDO Echoes is rooted in our ethos to preserve and surface the perspectives of those left out of dominant narratives. It’s crucial we ethically convey stories of our people, fostering empathy and dignity in their words. Echoes ensures lived experiences as truths and nothing but so.

We are not interested in band-aid solutions or feel-good charity. We’re building lasting community infrastructure founded  in equity, trust, and sustained presence.  By combining direct outreach with the preservation of community voices, we  advance an equity-centered model of care , prioritizing respect, recognizing lived experience as evidence, and fostering generational resilience.