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2026 HELPING HANDS FUNDRAISER

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
GODFREY HOTEL | I/O ROOFTOP

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This September, we mark 25 years of showing up for those in need. Twenty-five years of weekly dinners, housing searches that took months, and sitting across from someone to say: “We are here. We are not going anywhere.”

With your support, we will serve another 25.

Join us on Thursday, September 24, 2026, at the I/O Rooftop of The Godfrey Hotel as we celebrate this milestone anniversary and the collective impact made possible by neighbors and community-minded businesses like you.

Together, we’ll honor this year’s Helping Hand Award recipients, introduce our new Associates Board, and raise the critical funds needed to ensure CHI remains a consistent, uninterrupted sanctuary for the next 25 years.

We hope you’ll join us for an unforgettable evening on the rooftop as we extend a helping hand across Chicago.

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Did you know?

30% of Chicago’s homeless population suffers from mental illness.

“A lot of people don’t have shelter, food, clothing. They need help. And they get it here.”

Tracy