Through Aug. 31, Catholic Charities will provide free, nutritious breakfasts and lunches to low-income children up to the age of 18 five days a week at 135 community sites across the Chicago area. The Summer Food Service Program ensures that children receive nutritious meals when school is not in session. This summer, the agency expects to serve around 6,000 children more than 200,000 meals.
Catholic groups nourish communities in food deserts Sharon Tillmon has been working to feed hungry people in Chicago for a quarter-century, starting when she began working for Catholic Charities at the St. Sabina Food Pantry in her own Auburn-Gresham neighborhood.
Longstanding parish ‘diner’ offers hot meals and friendship How does a hot, home-cooked meal at no charge on Wednesday evenings sound? For Morgan Park residents, that’s available in the diner in the OSP Community Room at Our Lady of Kibeho Parish.
Catholic Charities’ Christmas toy drive in its 75th year For 75 years, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago has collected toys for children in need for Christmas, and this year’s Celebration of Giving is no different.