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Lend a Hand this Holiday Season

November 13, 2019 by Lisa Finks Leave a Comment

Featured Holiday Volunteer Opportunities

Looking for a way to give back this holiday season? Here are a few of our featured volunteer opportunities in the area.

A Just Harvest

www.ajustharvest.org

773-262-2297

A Just Harvest provides nutritious meals to anyone in need in partnership with community organizations to ensure on any given night as many as 200 people get enough to eat. Help serve in the community kitchen this holiday.

 

Catholic Charities of Chicago

www.catholiccharities.net

312-655-7700

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago is one of the largest private, non-profit social service agencies in the Midwest. It annually assists more than one million people, without regard to religious, ethnic or economic background. They offer 150 programs at 164 locations across Cook and Lake counties.  And, 92 cents of every dollar they raise goes directly to their programs.

 

Feed My Starving Children

www.fmsc.org

847-984-3486

Non-Profit that provides nutritionally complete meals specifically formulated for malnourished children. Their process is simple. Donations given by people just like you fund the meal ingredients. Volunteers hand-pack the meals. Meals are donated to FMSC food partners around the world, where kids are fed and lives are saved! Pack and fund lifesaving meals this holiday!!

 

Fill A Heart for Kids

www.fillaheart4kids.org

This is a Lake forest based agency that began when the McAveeney family began taking in homeless children in the Chicagoland area. They learned thousands of foster kids living in group homes for children had lost hope that they would never be adopted  A staggering number of babies, children and street kids were in desperate need of support. They felt they needed to do more – to show these kids they are valuable, important and their families care about them. Help local homeless and foster kids during the holidays.

 

Night Ministry

www.thenightministry.org

773-784-9000

A Chicago based organization that works to provide housing, health care, and human connections to members of our community struggling with poverty or homelessness. By volunteering you can make a difference in lives of young people and adults who turn to Night Ministry when they have nowhere else to go.

 

New Trier Township Food Pantry

www.newtriertownship.com/156/food-pantry

847-446-8201

Food donations can be dropped off at New Trier Township office at 739 Elm Street.

Pantry helps our less fortunate neighbors make ends meet.

 

New Trier Township Holiday Gift Program

www.newtriertownship.com/206/Holiday-Gift-program

847-446-8201

Provides holiday gifts to resident families facing financial hardships. Volunteers can sponsor a family by purchasing gifts this holiday season.

 

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