Bohrer Family Leaves a Legacy for Little City’s Future

Little City Parent Leaves a Lasting Legacy

Abe Bohrer has been a supporter of Little City since day one. Actually, he’s been a supporter of places like Little City since before those places existed. “In the beginning, we would write 40 letters a day asking for money,” Abe said. “We needed to get this place running.” And get it running he did, along with the like-minded families who saw the potential in Little City. They have been instrumental in transforming Little City from a small campus in Palatine to a fullservice provider that helps more than 1,300 people today. Abe was driven to help build a place like Little City for his son Mitchell because there simply were no options for people with developmental disabilities at the time. Now 68, Mitchell has grown and excelled at Little City for nearly 60 years and Abe wants to make sure other families have even better opportunities for their children. To make that dream a reality, Abe made one of the most generous gifts in Little City’s 60-year history by donating his 3-acre property in Addison, Illinois to Little City, valued at roughly $3 million. “I do this to help all the kids with disabilities grow. There are always more to help,” Abe said. “When Mitchell was growing up, I know how hard it was to care for an individual with disabilities. It’s tough. That’s why I help because I know how hard it is.” “We are humbled and awed by the incredible generosity of the Bohrer family in this gift and in their legacy of support over decades,” said Shawn Jeffers, Little City Executive Director. “This gift has opened so many doors for people with developmental disabilities and will make profound differences for countless people for years and years to come.” From funding and supporting some of the earliest programs Little City had to offer when Mitchell first came as a young boy, to making generous donations for the Duffey Family Children’s Village, Abe and his wife Judith have always focused on securing the future of the next generation of families who have loved ones with intellectual and developmental disabilities. “I did this to ensure Mitchell and the rest of the people are taken care of for years to come,” Abe said. “It’s important to make sure they are.”

“I do this to help all the kids with disabilities grow. There are always more to help.”