charity: Volunteer Opportunity: Help Refugees Become Chicagoans
- 04/02/09 02:30 AM
The economic downturn has seen many American families relocate after losing their homes amid financial difficulties. Here in Chicago, however, there are those who have left their previous homes under much harsher circumstances - warfare or persecution. While other forms of immigration to the U.S. have dropped off recently, refugees from Burma, Bhutan, Iraq, and various African nations continue to arrive in American cities like Chicago. Aside from limited government assistance, these refugees rely largely on local charities to help get them started in their new lives. Here in Chicago, the Interfaith Refugee and Immigration Ministries (IRIM) is one such not-for-profit … (0 comments)
charity: Clean Out Your Closets for an Important Chicago Charity
- 03/11/09 04:05 AM
It’s spring cleaning time! If you are busy sorting through your closets preparing to sell your home (or just because you need to), consider donating your unwanted men’s and women’s professional attire, handbags, accessories and shoes to the Bridge to Success program. The program also accepts unused cosmetics and toiletries, including all those little bottles you may have collected from hotel bathrooms. On Saturday, March 14th from 9:00 a.m. to noon, you can stop by the Bridge to Success headquarters at 661 W. Lake Street just west of the Loop to donate your spare items. Program volunteers will meet you at … (0 comments)
The economic downturn has seen many American families relocate after losing their homes amid financial difficulties. Here in Chicago, however, there are those who have left their previous homes under much harsher circumstances - warfare or persecution.
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