The Emergency Warming Center is OPEN (Wednesday, January 21 at 7pm - Saturday, January 24 at 12pm) at Good Shepherd Lutheran (611 Randolph St., Oak Park). The Anderson Emergency Shelter is temporarily CLOSED due to flooding. Please call (708) 338-1724 with any questions.
Imagine moving to a new apartment when everything you own fits in several grocery bags. That is the experience of many of those we’re serving through the Hotel-to-Home Initiative. Since each Hotel-to-Home Kit has a story, we’re sharing how one kit came into being.
When brothers Joe and Anthony Shaker, of Shaker Recruitment Marketing, told their Lake Street neighbor Veronica Ciobotaru, owner of Delia’s Kitchen, that they wanted to help those affected by COVID-19...
This past holiday season, shoppers at Ten Thousand Villages in Oak Park doubled their giving. By supported artisans in more than 35 developing countries earn a fair wage for their handicrafts, they also supported our cause and clients when Housing Forward received 15% of sales.
