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Food access, housing, emergency support, family care, and practical help for day-to-day stability.
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Basic Needs & Human Services / Food banks & meal programs | Poverty relief
Connect households to weekly groceries, prepared meals, and neighborhood pantry partners across underserved zip codes.
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Basic Needs & Human Services / Housing & homelessness | Emergency financial assistance
Provide rapid housing placements, emergency shelter coordination, and landlord mediation for people at risk of homelessness.
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Basic Needs & Human Services / Food banks & meal programs | Housing & homelessness | Poverty relief
Partner with Chicago adults to build brighter futures through food support, clothing resources, case management, and other services that help people pursue greater stability.
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Basic Needs & Human Services / Food banks & meal programs | Poverty relief
End hunger across Chicago and Cook County by partnering with community organizations to connect neighbors with healthy food and advance solutions to the root causes of hunger.
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Basic Needs & Human Services / Transportation assistance | Poverty relief
Collect and refurbish donated bicycles to provide reliable transportation access for local communities and international partners.
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Basic Needs & Human Services / Family services | Disaster relief | Poverty relief
Provide service to people, families, and communities in need while advocating for just social structures through a national Catholic Charities network.
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Basic Needs & Human Services / Housing & homelessness | Family services | Poverty relief
Work together to end homelessness in the Bay Area through housing, services, and coordinated support for individuals and families.
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Basic Needs & Human Services / Disaster relief | Family services | Refugee & immigrant support
Improve the lives of children in the United States and around the world through relief, development, education, and child-focused emergency response.