Connections for the Homeless
Meredith Finsand meredithfinsand2013@u.northwestern.edu
Area: Evanston
Volunteers cook/prepare a breakfast for the residents at Hilda’s Place. After cooking, volunteers sit down and eat with the residents and get to engage in conversation!
Friday Sack Lunches
Amrita Matoo amritamatoo2013@u.northwestern.edu
Area: Evanston
This is a group site in which volunteers prepare and serve sack lunches to homeless and hungry individuals in Evanston. Until recently there was no opportunity to provide meals for the homeless on Fridays- with this exciting new site volunteers can help close that gap and help the hungry stay fed!
Inspiration Café
Conner Dykstra connerdykstra2014@u.northwestern.edu
Chelsea Glenn chelseaglenn2013@u.northwestern.edu
Area: Chicago
The Inspiration Corporation is a non-profit organization that provides meals, life-skills training, subsidized housing, and a supportive community for Chicago’s homeless. As volunteers working through the Northwestern Community Development Corps (NCDC), our role in the Inspiration Cafe is to help serve breakfast each Monday to homeless individuals who are part of the Inspiration program. It’s a great chance to give back, sit down and talk to these folks, and also enjoy a delicious breakfast yourself. You can check out their website (http://www.inspirationcorp.org/programs/cafe/cafe.html) for more information about Inspiration Cafe and other services provided by the Inspiration Corporation.
