
People You Should Know
CHI Volunteer Ellen Rontal: Portrait Artist
Ellen Rontal has been volunteering with The Chicago Help Initiative for the past 10 years. An artist by training, she...
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People You Should Know
Ellen Rontal has been volunteering with The Chicago Help Initiative for the past 10 years. An artist by training, she...
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Registration now open for RUN Mag Mile 2020!
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Success Stories
Read about Lamont's current activism in securing more affordable housing in Chicago, as reported in the Chicago Tribune (12-11-2019) Aug...
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It was a night to remember at this year’s Chicago Help Initiative’s annual fundraiser, “Chicago Recipes,” held on June...
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People You Should Know
"Perhaps the mission of an artist is to interpret beauty to people — the beauty within themselves." - Langston...
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People You Should Know
Denise Sutherland leads weekly chair yoga sessions with our guests who want to improve their physical mobility, relieve stress and...
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Success Stories
Ron Pulliam has been attending our weekly Wednesday meals on and off for the past 6 years. He’s also...
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Jan. 12, 2018 - Chicago Cubs Manager Joe Maddon and his wife Jaye dished out a sensational homemade spaghetti and...
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News
Adequate shelter is one of the basic necessities of life -- and a key determinant to a person’s health and...
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As the year's end approaches, we are so grateful for our supporters, volunteers, and partnering organizations who make it possible...
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People You Should Know
Our Jobs Club is led by CHI volunteers Anna Ginsberg and Wahid Rashid. Wahid brings to our program decades of experience...
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Did you know?
20%
of the people we serve are military service veterans.
“They help us with food, social services. Nothing but love, that’s how I feel about the Chicago Help Initiative.”
Andre