Thanks to this group of volunteers from Capital One for helping sort donations and stock the shelves ahead of a busy Friday distribution! Group volunteers always give the day an extra boost, especially during transitional periods in the calendar like the first week of school. We'd love to get your team scheduled for a group volunteer shift before the year ends! Reach out to Alison Cassity at [email protected] to get started.
The Friendship Center
Individual and Family Services
Chicago, Illinois 228 followers
The Friendship Center fosters hope and dignity on Chicago’s northwest side through access to food and vital resources.
About us
The Friendship Center fosters hope and dignity in Chicago’s northwest side communities through access to food and vital resources.
- Website
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https://friendshipcenterchicago.org/
External link for The Friendship Center
- Industry
- Individual and Family Services
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Chicago, Illinois
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1970
- Specialties
- Hunger Relief, Food Pantry, Food Insecurity, Food Rescue, and Community Services
Locations
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2711 W Lawrence Ave
Chicago, Illinois 60625, US
Employees at The Friendship Center
Updates
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We're grateful to receive support from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois and #CrustFundPizza to help provide 28,000 meals to our neighbors facing hunger. We'll keep fighting food insecurity one pizza at a time.
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We had an amazing time at our Inaugural End Hunger Games on Sunday, August 11. Because of our generous community of sponsors and donors, we raised $17,068 which will help provide 136,544 meals to our neighbors facing hunger! Thank you to our incredible Associate Board that formed in May and planned this event within 90 days. Visit our website to learn more about how you can help fight hunger in NW Chicago https://lnkd.in/ensj5bgw
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Executive Director, Justin Block was on WGN-TV's Midday Fix yesterday to share how busy The Friendship Center has been this year serving our neighbors facing hunger. Watch the video to hear why we're putting on our End Hunger Games fundraiser in two weeks! We hope to see you there. News clip: https://lnkd.in/gCjsXeqR Tickets: https://lnkd.in/g_824utM
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End Hunger Games is made possible by incredible neighborhood businesses passionate about alleviating hunger in our community. Thank you Metropolitan Capital, Endeavor Health, and G & G Law, LLC for partnering as Silver Sponsors. Thank you J. Blanton Plumbing, Mark Mackey Insurance Agency, Half Acre and #BrushParkGymnasium for supporting as Bronze Sponsors. End Hunger Games is just a few weeks away and we hope to see you there! Grab a ticket at https://lnkd.in/g8UAkHH2 you don't want to miss this amazing event. #EHG2024 #FightHunger #FUNdraiserChicago #EndHungerGames
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Thanks to this group from UL Solutions for volunteering on a very busy Thursday. They packed diapers, helped unload our weekly delivery and they even put together a new table! We also received a generous donation from their team. We are so grateful for corporate teams taking time out of their week to give back to the community and help alleviate hunger! If your group is interested in volunteering we are able to have teams up to 12 folks join us. Please contact us at [email protected] #Volunteer #GiveBack #FightHunger
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One of my favorite things about volunteering at The Friendship Center is getting to practice my Spanish. Tonight while working the door for the Hot Meal program, I had to tell a few clients that we were waiting for more meals from the kitchen. After a blank look after saying it in English, I repeated it in Spanish. Instant smiles. The woman says in her best English, "Your spanish is very good". I replied, thank you, I'm learning, in Spanish. Then the gentleman smiles and says muy bueno. 😍 Thanks, Duolingo Join us! https://lnkd.in/gEkq44iZ
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The Friendship Center is hosting our inaugural event, End Hunger Games on August 11. Our goal is to raise $20,000 to help provide 160,000 meals to our 70,000 neighbors facing hunger. We're looking for community minded businesses to help sponsor the event so that 100% of proceeds directly help our neighbors in need. If you're interested in joining Metropolitan Capital, J. Blanton Plumbing, and Mark Mackey State Farm Agent as an event sponsor please reach out to Lauren Diaz at [email protected] for more information.
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Thanks, Anna Fasano and all our amazing volunteers who made Mayfestiversary possible!
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Looking for something fun to do tonight…? Why not drink great beer while helping end hunger in Chicago with The Friendship Center 🍻 Come say “Hi” as I work the gate at my neighborhood’s annual #Mayfestiversary hosted by BEGYLE BREWING LLC & Dovetail Brewery. All gate proceeds go directly to my favorite #charity dedicated to providing hope and dignity in our community through access to food, vital resources, and critical social services. 🍊🍍🛒 I’ll be there from 5:30pm-9:30pm hope to see you too! #summerinchicago #foodpantry #hungerrelief #communitymatters #giveback
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A great program for Chicago families that rely on school breakfast and lunch programs to have more options to purchase healthy food for their kids this summer.
Today we joined Governor JB Pritzker, USDA, the Illinois State Board of Education and the Illinois Department of Human Services to announce the launch of Summer EBT! This program provides $120 one-time per eligible child to help buy groceries while kids are out of school. Illinois will be one of the first states to provide additional food assistance to over 1 million children this summer. Learn more about Summer EBT and help us spread the word: wegotyouillinois.org #SummerEBT
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