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Local Orgs That Need You Help

Apr 2, 2020

This pandemic is taking a toll on organizations that depend on the community around it. See the list below and see how you can help.

COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund
- https://covid19responsefund.org/en
Gavi COVAX Advance Market Commitment
- https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/gavi/
COVID-19 PPE Donations
- https://www2.illinois.gov/sites/serve/Disaster/Pages/COVID-19-PPE-Donations.aspx
Illinois Restaurant Association Educational Foundation
- https://www.illinoisrestaurants.org/?
Chicago Community COVID-19 Response Fund
- https://www.chicagocovid19responsefund.org/
Illinois COVID-19 Response Fund
- https://www.ilcovidresponsefund.org/
HANA COVID-19 Mutual Aid Relief Fund
- https://www.hanacenter.org/covid
Senior Viral Response Fund
- https://lgcchicago.org/waystohelpduringcovid19pandemic
The Compassion Fund for COVID-19 Closures
- https://cps.networkforgood.com/projects/62622-compassion-fund
Erie Neighborhood House Community Relief Fund
- https://lgcchicago.org/waystohelpduringcovid19pandemic
The Chicago COVID-19 Journalism Fund
- https://donate.mccormickfoundation.org/journalismfund?fbclid=IwAR00Y81T71Wqxboi2mAxQVWsh-_fxYbh7Hcm8g9G0Yp-NpBObV8rv7tdMLI
The Arts for Illinois Relief Fund
- https://artsforillinois.org/donate-and-apply
Little Village Emergency Assistance Fund
- https://secure.givelively.org/donate/enlace-chicago/little-village-emergency-assistance-fund-789c6f04-0be4-4090-b899-31a39b3fccc5
Response, Recovery, and Resilience Fund
- https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/cfwcovid19?bblinkid=221837982&bbemailid=21647629&bbejrid=1494343093
Big Shoulders COVID-19 Emergency Fund
- https://lgcchicago.org/waystohelpduringcovid19pandemic

100 Black Men of Chicago
- www.100bmc.org
A Better Chicago
- https://www.abetterchicago.org/emergencyrelief
Artisan Grain Collaborative
- http://graincollaborative.com/
A Safe Haven Foundation
- http://www.asafehaven.org/
After School Matters
- https://www.afterschoolmatters.org/
Alzheimer’s Association
- https://www.alz.org/
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Foundation
- https://www.luriechildrens.org/
Apna Ghar
- http://www.apnaghar.org/
Arab American Family Services
- http://arabamericanfamilyservices.org/
BEAR NECESSITIES Pediatric Cancer Foundation
- https://www.bearnecessities.org/
Bernies Book Bank
- https://www.berniesbookbank.org/
BOMF (Back on my Feet)
- https://backonmyfeet.org/
Brave Space Alliance
- https://www.bravespacealliance.org/
Cal’s Angels
- https://www.calsangels.org/
Cara Chicago
- https://carachicago.org/
Chicago Food Policy Action Council
- https://www.chicagofoodpolicy.com/
Chicago Gives Back
- https://www.chigivesback.com/covid19
Chicago Urban League
- https://chiul.org/
Chicago Youth Programs
- https://chicagoyouthprograms.org/
CIVL, Chicago Independent Venue League
- https://www.civlchicago.com/
CMSA (Chicago Metropolitan Sports Association)
- https://www.chicagomsa.org/about-cmsa
Community Health
- http://www.communityhealth.org/
Culinary Care
- https://culinarycare.org/
Deborah's Place
- https://www.deborahsplace.org/
DeKalb County Community Gardens
- https://www.dekalbgardens.org/
Dress for Success
- https://dressforsuccess.org/
Evangelcia Iglesias
- Email: aurearodriguez@gmanuelchicago.org
Family Rescue
- https://familyrescueinc.org/
Gift of Hope
- https://www.giftofhope.org/
GiveNKind
- https://givenkind.org/
Giving DuPage, DuPage County Volunteer Center
- https://givingdupage.org/programs/volunteer-portal-2/
Greater Chicago Food Depository
- https://www.chicagosfoodbank.org/
Handing H.O.P.E
- http://www.handinghope.org/h-o-p-e-news/
HOME (Housing Opportunities & Maintenance for the Elderly
- https://www.homeseniors.org/covid19
Illinois Public Health Association
- https://www.ipha.com/
KAN-WIN
- www.kanwin.org
Kenwood-Oakland Community Organization
- https://kocoonline.org/
Kids off The Block
- https://kidsofftheblock.us/
La Casa Norte
- http://www.lacasanorte.org/
Ladies of Virtue
- https://www.lovchicago.org/
Latino Policy Forum
- https://www.latinopolicyforum.org/
Latinos Progresando
- https://latinospro.org/
Little Brothers Chicago
- https://littlebrotherschicago.org/
Mercy Home For Boys & Girls
- https://www.mercyhome.org/
Mujeres Latinas en Accion
- https://mujereslatinasenaccion.org/
National Latino Education Institute
- https://nlei.org/
North Lawndale Employment Network
- https://www.nlen.org/
Novias Davila (Little Village)
- https://www.facebook.com/davilabridals/
Open Books
- https://www.open-books.org/
Pilot Light Chefs
- https://pilotlightchefs.org/
Proviso Partners for Health
- https://www.provisopartners.com/
Stronger Wiser Everyday
- https://www.strongerwisereveryday.com/
Restaurant Opportunities Center of Chicago
- https://rocunited.org/
Ronald McDonald House
- www.ronaldhousechicago.org
Rainbow PUSH Coalition
- https://rainbowpush.org/
Salvation Army
- https://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/
SBA
- https://www.sba.gov/
Seven Generations Ahead
- https://sevengenerationsahead.org/
Sisters Network Chicago Chapter
- http://sistersnetworkchicagochapter.org/
Special Olympics Illinois
- https://www.specialolympics.org/programs/united-states/illinois
St. Jude House
- https://www.stjudehouse.org/
Street Samaritans
- https://streetsamaritans.org/
Street Wise
- https://www.streetwise.org/
Susan G. Komen Chicago
- https://komenchicago.org/
Teamwork Englewood
- https://www.teamworkenglewood.org/
Tellin' Tales Theatre
- https://tellintales.org/
The Illinois COVID-19 Response Fund
- https://www.ilcovidresponsefund.org/
The Service Club of Chicago
- https://theserviceclubofchicago.org/
UNCF Chicago
- https://uncf.org/local-offices/chicago
YWCA Chicago
- ywcachicago.org
We Women Empowered
- https://www.wewomenempowered.org/
American Diabetes Association
- https://www.diabetes.org/community/local-offices/chicago-illinois
NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Health)
- https://www.nami.org/
The Night Ministry
- https://www.thenightministry.org/

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