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New Foundations Program Helps Connect People with Services They Need to Thrive

In early 2022, we asked several of our partners who run community meals if they would offer their guests...
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CHI’s Holiday Bazaar 2022 Brings the Spirit of Giving to Our Guests

CHI's 2022 Holiday Bazaar, held on December 7th in the dining room at Catholic Charities was a great success. We...
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Our Fall/Winter 2022 News

A hot meal. Warm socks. A kind word. These might seem like small things...until you don’t have them, and then...
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Our Summer 2022 News

CHI's Feeding Hope Gala Returns to Chicago Sports Museum on Sept. 15th. We're excited to announce that, due to popular...
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CHI Goes to New York City to Ring Closing Bell at Nasdaq

July 21, 2022 CHI Founder and President Emerita Jacqueline Hayes joined CHI Board VP Tom Morrisey in New York City...
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Success Stories

StreetWise Features CHI’s Services to Combat Hunger, Homelessness

Streetwise magazine Editor-in-Chief Suzanne Hanney gets up close and personal with The Chicago Help Initiative. Her touching cover story for...
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CHI Volunteer Makes 1,000 Meals for Our Guests

Jacqueline Ingles, a law student and Ukrainian Village resident, saw a posting about The Chicago Help Initiative needing lunch donations...
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Special Screening of the Award-Winning Documentary “I HAVE A NAME” by Lucia Mauro

RESERVE YOUR TICKETS for the online screening of the award-winning documentary "I HAVE A NAME" by Lucia Mauro. The film...
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Holiday Giving Goes a Long Way for Our Guests

This is an amazing time of year, when we at CHI start receiving donations like socks and hats and even...
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CHI’s Holiday Bazaar Brings Season of Giving to Our Guests

Thanks to our volunteers and the generosity of our supporters, CHI's 5th Annual Holiday Bazaar on Dec. 4 was a...
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RUN Mag Mile 2019 Raises Nearly $7000 for CHI

Scenes from Our Summer Meals

From gorgeous flower bouquets to handmade sleeping mats to the joy of service our volunteer meal servers exude...here are some...
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