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      • Giving Circle
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(708) 755-4357

  • Home
  • Who We Are
    • Mission & Vision
    • About Us
    • Communities We Serve
    • Board Of Directors
    • Staff
  • What We Do
    • Our Programs
    • Supportive Housing
  • Resources
    • Support Services
    • Newsletters
  • HOW TO HELP
    • Giving Circle
    • Donate Online
    • Volunteer
  • Events

Respond Now Is Here To Help

Ways We Support Families

Support Services Available

Support Services Available

We provide immediate, short-term assistance so families can meet their day-to-day needs and focus on looking for more long-term solutions. With the assistance of partners, donors, staff and volunteers we strive to break the cycle of poverty.


We assist our clients through the following services: food pantry, rent/mortgage assistance, utility assistance, SNAP Outreach, Medicaid Expansion assistance, temporary lodging, transportation, clothing and our annual Christmas Store.

Support Services Available

Support Services Available

Support Services Available

Support and Services Available

  • Food Pantry
  • Case Management
  • Help with SNAP benefits
  • Street Outreach


Need support? We’re here to help—and if we’re not the right fit, we’ll connect you to someone who is.

By The Numbers

Support Services Available

By The Numbers

We serve more than 22 Chicago south suburban communities and over 20,000 households.


We keep over 125 families in their homes.


We help more than 133 families with utility assistance.


We prepare over 18,000 bags of food.


We are volunteer-driven, giving over 6,000 hours.

OUR PROGRAMS

HUNGER

  • Our food pantry consists of a client choice menu that includes the basic food groups; fruits, vegetables, proteins, grains, and dairy. Clients typically receive several bags of groceries.
  • We offer our clients an opportunity to apply for food stamps through our SNAP Outreach program.
  • Our Community Garden allows our clients to grow their own fruits and vegetables.
  • Through this combination of services we make sure our clients are able to access the food they need.

HOUSING

  • We strive to keep our families happy and healthy in their local homes through mortgage, rental and utility assistance.
  • Temporary lodging is also available to qualifying families and individuals who may be facing homelessness due to fire, eviction, or other crisis.
  • We offer ongoing housing support for the chronically homeless or otherwise in need.

HEALTH

  • Our prescription voucher program helps offset the prohibitively high costs of medicine by supplying clients who have little or no insurance coverage and urgently need prescription medication.
  • We additionally assist clients in accessing insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid Expansion.

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1439 Emerald Avenue, Chicago Heights, IL 60411

708.755.4357

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