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Outreach Contents Agencies Supported by Mission Doing   Agencies Supported by Mission Giving Agencies Supported by Woman's Society   Centennial Loan Fund     2012 Mission Giving Application   agencies supported by mission doing If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Pastor Jenny Gleichauf. A Just Harvest - serving dinner the 1st Monday of every month - Christmas wish tree - school supply drive A Just Harvest’s mission is to reduce poverty and hunger in Rogers Park and the greater Chicago community by providing nutritious meals daily while building a just society through advocacy and collaborative relationships across racial, cultural and socio-economic lines to promote the well-being of patrons served. Family Promise - serving 4/5 times per year as host congregation Family Promise is an opportunity for you to be a neighbor to families in homeless situations and "Hands-on" mission work for WCC members of all ages right in our WCC facilities. WCC hosts guest families 5:30 pm to 7am, Sunday to Sunday. The WCC site Coordinators provide support for WCC volunteers each night. Over 100 WCC members and children of all ages have already volunteered as dinner hosts, evening hosts, overnight hosts, and helped with move in and move out. The Family Promise network makes a big difference helping our guest families get back on their feet and into permanent housing. The volunteer opportunities available are: • Dinner Host 5-7pm – prepare a meal for 2 guest families and volunteer family, eat together family style • Evening Host 7-9pm – help with homework, play games, or plan a craft or activity • Overnight host (2) 9pm -7am – spend the night on rollaway bed, set out quick breakfast in the morning Night Ministry - serving with the Outreach bus multiple times a year Every month, The Night Ministry serves hundreds of individuals … all ages, races, religions, sexual orientations, economic and educational backgrounds. They meet people where they are, on physical, spiritual, emotional, and levels. Their ministry is one of serving. The basis for all their programs includes non-judgmental listening, caring support, and connecting people with resources to empower them to change their lives for the better. The Night Ministry serves youth and adults who face multiple complex challenges on a daily basis, including homelessness, poverty, abuse, loneliness, and neglect. Many of us who are not on the streets take for granted a lifetime of "helping hands" from family and friends. The people they serve often have not had this help.   agencies supported by mission giving Each year Winnetka Congregational Church provides grants to social service agencies that meet specific criteria: 1) serves the Chicago area; 2) meets basic human need (food, shelter, employment, crisis-intervention/prevention); 3) Budget under $1,000,000. The organizations receiving support in 2011 are listed below. If you would like to be part of the Mission Giving Committee, please call Susan Snyder (847-501-5161) or Sue Wellington (847-446-7365). Asian Youth Services AYS seeks to break the cycle of poverty and crime by encouraging academic success among the kids it serves. It achieves this by providing children ages 3-18 with a safe and positive place to do their homework, socialize and have fun. Tutoring and enrichment activities (music lessons, martial arts, etc) are offered daily. Career Resource Center CRC is a re-employment resource that empowers and helps job seekers navigate the job search process. CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) CASA provides trained advocates for children who are wards of the state due to neglect and abuse. The advocates receive intensive training and are appointed by the court to represent the child. Dorothy Stang High School Dorothy Stang Popular Education Adult High School is the only bilingual high school completion program serving Latino adults, ages 25 or older, in the Midwest.  Graduates of the program receive a state-certified high school diploma through Aspira Inc. of Illinois or Josephinum Prep School—both accredited Illinois high schools.   A Just Harvest A Just Harvest is one of the few places in metropolitan Chicago where hungry persons can go any day of the year to receive a free, hot nutritious meal.  A Just Harvest places no restrictions on the geographical location of its patrons or their level of income. Haven Youth and Family Services Haven helps youth and families in crisis by offering 24-hour crisis intervention and emergency housing for adolescents, as well specialized programs focused on crisis prevention and intervention. Hope Golden Age Ministry Golden Age Ministry meets the needs the senior citizens in the church and surrounding community by providing senior job training, delivering food to homebound seniors, and providing lunch and Bible study to seniors. Housing Opportunity Development Corp. HODC's mission is to expand the stock of fair housing that is affordable to low- and moderate-income households throughout the northern suburbs. It purchases, develops and rehabs rental and owner-occupied affordable housing units on its own and through joint ventures with other housing developers. Interfaith Housing Center The Interfaith Housing Center advocates for fair and affordable housing. It serves individuals facing housing discrimination, foreclosure and other housing issues. It also provides education and advocacy for fair and affordable housing. Lakeview Academy Lakeview Academy is a small, diverse, private alternative high school which offers a high-quality state-recognized diploma program for students who have "fallen through the cracks" in other high schools. Literature for All of Us This organization’s goal is to engage adolescent girls and teenage mothers in book groups in order to help young women free their imaginations explore their strengths and build their self-esteem. Peer Health Exchange PHE works with high schools that lack health education and in which the majority of the students live at or below the poverty line. These students experience a disproportionate number of serious health risks ranging from teenage pregnancy to obesity. PHE trains college students to teach a comprehensive health curriculum in order to give teens the knowledge and skills they need to make healthy decisions. Rape Victim Associates RVA has two primary goals: to ensure that survivors of sexual assault are treated with dignity and compassion; and to affect change in the way the legal system, medical institutions and society as a whole respond to survivors. Samaritan Counseling Center SCC provides a unique kind of psychotherapy that incorporates faith and spirituality in its counseling. Sembrando El Futuro Serving West Humboldt Park, Sembrando provides a safe place for children to come to do homework, get tutoring and have fun. Star of David Ministries House of David Outreach Ministry provides food, clothing and basic necessities for the poor, unemployed, underserved and homeless individuals in the West Division / Central Ave. neighborhood of Chicago. Streetwise Streetwise helps the homeless by providing an array of social services and by publishing a weekly magazine that is bought wholesale by its client vendors and resold at a profit. The model combines the opportunity for gainful self-employment with supportive services to assist the vendors on the road to financial self-sufficiency. Third Unitarian Church Serving the Austin neighborhood, the church offers $500 scholarships to qualifying college-bound high-school seniors. United Church of Rogers Park The church provides an after-school program that provides a safe environment with activities and enrichment programs for children in the neighborhood. Uptown Baptist Church The goal of the church’s Monday Fellowship Dinner is to feed the hungry and provide spiritual support. With the help of volunteers, the ministry provides a healthy meal to the needy each Monday night. Winnetka Youth Organization WYO provides a safe, comfortable and stress-free place for teens to gather. It offers recreational and service-oriented programming, as well as mentoring and crisis prevention services. To the top   agencies supported by woman's society   Association House 1116 N. Kedzie Ave. Chicago, IL 60651-4152 Barreto Boys' and Girls' Club 1214 N. Washtenaw Chicago, IL 60622 Better Existence with HIV P. O. Box 5171 Evanston, IL 60204 Cabrini Connections 800 W. Huron Street Chicago, IL 60622 Chicago Commons 700 North Sacramento Blvd., Suite 141 Chicago, IL 60612 Chicago Women’s Health Center 3435 N. Sheffield Suite 206A Chicago, IL 60657 Concordia Place 3300 N. Whipple Chicago, IL 60618 Connections for Abused Women and their Children (CAWC) 1116 N. Kedzie, 5th Floor Chicago, IL 60651 Deborah's Place 2822 W. Jackson Chicago, IL 60612 Erie Family Health Center: Helping Hands Site 1701 West Superior, 3rd Floor Chicago, IL 60622 Erika's Lighthouse 560 Green Bay Rd., Suite 402 Winnetka, IL 60093 Family Matters 7731 N. Marshfield Chicago, IL 60626 Family Service of Winnetka-Northfield 992 ½ Green Bay Road Winnetka, IL 60093 Geneva Foundation of Presbyterian Homes 3200 Grant Street Evanston, IL 60201 Glenkirk 3504 Commercial Avenue Northbrook, IL 60062 Goldie’s Place 5705 N. Lincoln Ave. Chicago, IL 60659 Good News Partners 1600 W. Jonquil Terrace Chicago, IL 60626-1104 Good News Reading Program 7545 N. Paulina Chicago, IL 60626 Greater Chicago Food Depository 4100 W. Ann Lurie Place Chicago, IL 60632 The Harbour, Inc 1480 Renaissance Drive, Suite 412 Park Ridge, IL 60068 Housing Opportunites & Maintenance For the Elderly (HOME) 5414B West Roosevelt Rd. Chicago, IL 60644 Housing Options for the Mentally Ill in Evanston 1132 Florence Ave. Evanston, IL 60202 Howard Area Community Center 7648 N. Paulina St. Chicago, IL 60622 Infant – SITE VISIT 1108 Oak Street Winnetka, IL 60093 Interfaith House 3456 W. Franklin Blvd. Chicago, IL 60624 Jane Addams Hull House Association - Parkway Community House 500 E. 67th Street Chicago, IL 60638 Josselyn Center 405 Central Avenue Northfield, IL 60093 Juvenile Protective Association 1707 N. Halsted Chicago, IL 60614 Lawrence Hall Youth Services 4833 N. Francisco Avenue Chicago, IL 60625-3640 Lawyers Committee for Better Housing 220 S. State Street, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60604 Links - North Shore Youth Service 1779 Maple Street Northfield, IL 60093 Midwest Palliative Care & Hospice Center 2050 Claire Court Glenview, IL 60025 New Foundation Center (formerly WilPower) 444. W. Frontage Road Northfield, IL 60093 New Trier Township Angel Fund 739 Elm Street Winnetka, IL 60093 Night Ministry 4711 N. Ravenswood Avenue Chicago, IL 60640 North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road Northfield, IL 60093-3389 Northwestern University Settlement Association 1400 West Augusta Blvd. Chicago, IL 60642 Onward Neighborhood House 600 N. Leavitt Chicago, IL 60612 Salvation Army Metropolitan Division 5040 N. Pulaski Chicago, IL 60630 Sarah's Circle 4750 N. Sheridan Road Suite 220 Chicago, IL 60640 Shore Community Services 4232 Dempster Street Skokie, IL 60076 Tuesday's Child 4028 W. Irving Park Chicago, IL 60641 YWCA Evanston/North Shore Domestic Violence P.O. Box 5164 (1215 Church Street, Evanston, IL 60201) Evanston, IL 60204-5164 To the top   centennial loan fund Winnetka Congregational Church established a loan fund during the year 1975 as a part of its Centennial Celebration. This fund is considered a revolving loan fund and Protestant churches situated in the City of Chicago and surrounding suburbs may borrow from this fund for the purpose of meeting significant needs of such churches. The fund is administered by a committee of Winnetka Congregational Church. Borrowings are made from the fund when it is impossible or burdensome for churches to borrow from conventional sources and the purpose of the borrowing is deemed significant to the life of the church. Loans have been made for various purposes, including: Replacement of boilers Completing of a building program Making repairs and alterations Acquiring properties Surfacing a parking lot Constructing a new roof Rehabilitating windows Painting and decorating church properties Purchase of Sunday school programs and equipment and for many other programs and purposes, all of which could be considered as necessary to enhance the effectiveness of the life and work of the church. Loans are made with the expectation that they will be repaid within a reasonable time period, generally limited to a maximum of five years, and are to bear interest at a rate less than the prevailing market rate. Loans are generally limited to an amount not to exceed $40,000.00, are to be amortized over the life of the loan and are repayable at such times as may be mutually agreed upon. Loans are made directly to the borrower and are evidenced by a written instrument. If your church has an interest in learning more about the Centennial Loan Fund, please either address your inquiries to:   Winnetka Congregational Church Attn: Centennial Loan Fund 725 Pine Street Winnetka, IL 60093 Or call the Church at (847) 441-3400   To the top