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August 2011

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		This Month at The Chicago Help Initiative by Jacqueline C. Hayes xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Read More

		Hepatitis C Testing at The Chicago Help Initiative An interview with David Wywialowski by Gordon Nary Gordon: The Night Ministry conducts Hepatitis C and HIV tests doing our weekly Wednesday dinners. Could you tells us more about The Night Ministry and the services that your perform? David: The Night Ministry was founded in 1976 through a collaboration of congregations with the goal of reaching Read More

		On the Menu An interview with a chef at one of the sponsoring restaurants xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Read More

		Why Assumption Church Supports The Chicago Help Initiative by Rev. Joseph Chamblain, OSM When I look at the testimony of the Gospels, I see that Jesus worked for positive change in society in three different ways. First, he acted to change the system itself when it clearly oppressed the poor. Righteous anger, for example, led him to drive from the Temple the politically connected vendors who were not only taking advantage of religious pilgrims with limited means but also depriving them of their rightful place in the Temple. Read More

		Why I Volunteer at The Chicago Help Initiative An Interview with Ann Mendel by Gordon Nary Gordon: When and why did you joined the original HELP and what was your role at the original HELP Ann: When I moved to Streeterville in 1999,. I became an active member in Streeterville Organization of Active Residents. At one of their meetings, I met Jacqueline Hayes and learned that she had founded an organization that served needy people in the neighborhood. Jackie’s passion and commitment for her work at HELP was contagious and I was a volunteer t Read More



		What The Chicago Help Initiative Means to Me (Guest Article) by Anonymous xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Read More