Community Partner Palooza

While in Chicago, we will be working with multiple community partners throughout the week to get a well-rounded experience with organizations that deal with hunger and homelessness.

As we add organizations to our schedule, we will keep you up to date on their missions and how we are going to serve them.

We have officially "booked" two community partners: the Marillac House and the Greater Chicago Food Depository. Last year's trip volunteered at both organizations and loved the experience.

Here's more information on both:

Marillac House

The Marillac House provides social services to Chicago families. As volunteers, we may spend time playing with young children in the House's classrooms, tutoring students or helping in the food pantry. We will be there for one day on our trip.

Greater Chicago Food Depository (GCFD) 

The Greater Chicago Food Depository is Chicago's food bank - like the Capital Area Food Bank in D.C. It gives food to hungry people by distributing it to multiple pantries, soup kitchens and shelters in the Chicago area. 

We will work at GCFD for half a day on behalf of the Marillac House to give them labor credits to help them buy food. While there, we will help repack food and other tasks we are needed for.