Assumption Catholic Church
323 West Illinois Street - Chicago IL 60654
(ph) 312-644-0036  (fax) 312-644-1838    Map & Directions
Getting Involved > Help for Immigrants or Refugees

 

 

Help for Immigrants or Refugees

7/5/2024
   


Volunteers at Assumption support a number of programs to provide help where it is needed.

Examples include support for the Chicago Help Initiative or Sandwich and Bag Lunch production. These are described elsewhere in this website.

Update: 6/30/2024 - Support for our Refugee family

Our “adopted” family, having travelled to Chicago from Mexico last summer, has moved into a home in McKinley Park whose rent is being paid by our generous parishioners.

Four year old Emiliano has received a bone marrow transplant from his 6 year old brother and continues to be treated for his leukemia at Lurie Children’s Hospital. Members of our group are driving Emiliano and his mother to the medical appointments once or twice a week. They are so grateful for our help.
More drivers are needed if anyone has time to help.

Babysitters are also needed at various times if anyone is interested.
We are asking for donations to continue so we can help with food and transportation costs and babysitting if we can’t get enough volunteers.

This family of a mom and six children ages 2 to 12 are adapting to life in Chicago with the help of many volunteers. We hope to bring them on a few outings this summer and welcome everyone’s participation.

Summary and status of our work with a prior immigrant family - Posted in August 2023