CareForRealChicago

Care for Real purchased a new home at 5838-5840 N. Broadway! We've raised 84% of our $5M goal so far. Our partners at Wintrust committed to matching gifts up to $100k. Give at bit.ly/BuildingDignity! Learn more at careforreal.org/buildingdignity.

It's a hot one Chicago! 🥵But DFSS' six cooling centers are open! Additional locations such as the @chipublib, the @ChicagoParks & our DFSS senior centers are also open to provide relief from the extreme heat. Call 3-1-1 for location hours & well being checks! #StayCoolChicago

In honor of Pride Month, @FeedingAmerica's CEO sat down with Gregory Gross, the Executive Director of @CFRChicago, to talk about how he & his team create inclusive spaces for neighbors in need. This includes providing training around gender. Watch now: bit.ly/45sJH59.

Happy #PRIDE Month! Care for Real recognizes the disproportionate rates of hunger and food insecurity in the LGBTQIA+ community. We work hard to foster healthier, more equitable, and inclusive communities where every neighbor has access to fresh, nutritious food. 💜💙💚💛🧡❤️

Chicago food pantry relied on Dom's for donations: 'It's a pretty big shock' abc7chicago.com/chicago-food-p…

Dom’s Kitchen & Market’s Sudden Closure Leaves North Side Food Pantry 'Scrambling' For Donations blockclubchicago.org/2024/05/02/dom… via @BlockClubChi

Thank you for being such a great partner to Care for Real, Trilogy! A North Side Mental Health Crisis Team Has Assisted 94% Of Callers Without Police Help blockclubchicago.org/2024/05/01/a-n… via @BlockClubChi

Our food pantry partner, #CareForReal @CFRChicago, just lost a major food donor with the closure of these grocers. If you can, please donate more food if you’re on Chicago’s Far North Side lakefront neighborhoods #edgewaterchicago #andersonville wbez.org/stories/doms-k…

Care for Real is featured in today's @chicagotribune! Click below to read. chicagotribune.com/2024/03/08/ami…

“This place is different. Here it’s more like you’re a person, it’s actually more like family.” - Marshawn, CfR Warehouse Associate

Smiley volunteers in Rogers Park today!

Work on your fitness while supporting CfR!

211 Helpline Connects Cook County Residents to Health and Social Services: ‘It’s Those Everyday Emergencies’ | Chicago News | WTTW news.wttw.com/2024/01/23/211…

Staff members Shana and Kate can't keep everyone's hands warm! We need to restock our hand warmers! We use hand warmers to get through outdoor food distributions. We also provide hand warmers to food pantry clients who are unhoused. Shop to donate at careforreal.org/wishlist.

Happy #worldkindnessday2023!

Food Insecurity is on the Rise Again. news.wttw.com/2023/11/08/foo…

There have been over 36,000 food pantry visits so far this year with 72% more food pantry visits in October compared to January. Just when we think we can't get busier, we do!