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Community Care
Serving those most in need

Circle Urban Ministries serves thousands of bags of food each year to needy families and individuals through the Daily Bread Food Pantry. Neighborhood residents can visit Daily Bread once every 30 days. Through our relationship with the Emergency Fund Circle is able to provide funds to individuals and families that are in a crisis or need funds to bridge through an emergency situation. Funds can be used for employment issues, rent assistance, utility bills or other emergencies. We are also a site for Low-Income Household Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and for Weatherization. These programs are designed to help low-income households deal with the high cost of energy and take actions that will reduce energy consumption.

Pray for Daily Bread Food Pantry Clients

Every week we ask for prayer requests from our Food Pantry clients as they are being served. We have been struck by the significance of the requests and how much they appreciate being prayed for. Staff and the chaplains have been praying, but we think that you, the friends and supporters of the program would like to be involved as well.

Follow the link to go to the Prayer Requests for the past four weeks. Every week we will add a file for new requests. If you would like the Prayer Requests emailed to you Click Here and place "Pantry Prayer" in the subject line. We will add you to our weekly email list to prayers.
   

Support the Daily Bread Food Pantry through the Greater Chicago Food Depository Hunger Walk June 26th

It's Hunger Walk time again! Last year was a tremendous success. Please support Circle Urban's team of walkers for the big event again this year. Click on the Hunger Walk Link to go to our support page and make a contribution to the Circle Urban Ministries team. The GCFD provides food to their member pantries at an extremely low cost, so the benefit from your contribution is significant!

Another way to support the Daily Bread Food Pantry is to volunteer at the Greater Chicago Food Depository on Circle Urban's behalf. The GCFD is located on Chicago's near southwest side. You can volunteer as an individual or take a group to the Greater Chicago Food Depository and register as volunteers to benefit Circle Urban Ministries' food pantry. The Food Depository will credit our account for every volunteer's time.