Humanity Relief

HTTPS://HUMRELIEF.ORG/OUR-PROGRAMS/ OUR IN-KIND GIFTS RECIEVED AND FORWARDED VALUED AT $50,000. OUR SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND HUNGER RELIEF PROGRAM EXPENSE WAS $17,853. COMBINED THAT IS A TOTAL PROGRAM EXPENSE OF $67,853.........THE NEED FOR ESSENTIAL ITEMS WITHIN SHELTER AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FACILITIES IS IMMENSE. IN 2020, A LITTLE UNDER 30,000 PEOPLE CALLED THE ILLINOIS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE FOR HELP. ADDITIONALLY, BEING A SANCTUARY CITY, CHICAGO HAS RANKED 1ST PLACE IN THE NEW AMERICAN ECONOMY 2020 REPORT FOR "100 LARGEST CITIES SUPPORTING IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES". ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING HOTLINE 2019 STATISTICS FOR ILLINOIS, 195 SEX TRAFFICKING CASES AND 267 HUMAN TRAFFICKING CASES WERE REPORTED. AN ESTIMATED 58,273 PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS IN CHICAGO, IL IN 2019, IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK, PER AN ANALYSIS BY THE CHICAGO COALITION FOR HOMELESS USING DATA FROM THE CHICAGO HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM AND THE U.S. CENSUS AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY. ACCORDING TO THE CITY OF CHICAGO 2020 POINT-IN-TIME SURVEY, ON ONE NIGHT 3,861 HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS WERE STAYING IN SHELTERS WHILE 1,529 WERE OUTSIDE. OUR RESETTLEMENT PROCESS 1) IN KIND GIFTS PROGRAM: WE FURNISH TRANSITIONAL APARTMENTS FOR THE FAMILIES OF REFUGEES, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS EXITING SHELTERS. ALONG WITH FURNISHINGS WE ENSURE THAT WE PROVIDE ESSENTIALS LIKE HYGIENE ITEMS, CLEANING SUPPLIES, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, CLOTHING AND OTHER BASICS SO THEY HAVE EVERYTHING THEY NEED TO PURSUE UPWARDS MOBILITY IMMEDIATELY. THIS IS OUR LARGEST PROGRAM. ON AVERAGE WE RESETTLE 4-7 FAMILIES A WEEK. WE HAVE TWO STORAGE FACILITIES WHICH ALLOW US TO BE PREPARED ON SHORT NOTICE FOR FAMILIES AND APARTMENTS OF ALL SIZES.WE OFTEN PURCHASE ITEMS WE DO NOT HAVE IN STORAGE TO FULFILL AN INDIVIDUAL NEED. 2)SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM: OUR SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE STABILITY AND INDEPENDENCE TO OUR RESETTLEMENT CLIENTS. AFTER FURNISHING THE RESETTLEMENT CLIENTS' APARTMENT WE PRESENT THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENROLL IN OUR WEEKLY CLASSES. OUR CERTIFIED AND EXPERIENCED TEACHERS DO IN PERSON OR REMOTE ASSESSMENTS WITH EACH NEW RESETTLEMENT CLIENT AND PLACE THEM IN OUR BASIC OR ADVANCED ESL/COMPUTER TRAINING COURSES. OUR MENTORS WORK WITH THEM TO DEVELOP THEIR RESUMES, JOB SEARCH SKILLS AND TEACH FINANCIAL LITERACY AS WELL. WE WORK WITH OUR STUDENTS UNTIL THEY HAVE EITHER OBTAINED EMPLOYMENT OR ENROLLED INTO AN ACCREDITED INSTITUTION. WE ALSO PROVIDE PRINTERS, LAPTOPS AND INTERNET CONNECTIVITY TO STUDENTS WHO WOULD LIKE TO ENROLL IN OUR CLASSES BUT LACK THE RESOURCES.RESETTLEMENT CLIENTS CAN ENROLL IN ESL, COMPUTER AND MATH COURSES SIMULTANEOUSLY ONCE WE HAVE SETTLED THEM INTO THEIR NEW HOMES. 3)HUNGER RELIEF: WE DISTRIBUTE PRE-PACKAGED MEALS, CLOTHING AND HYGIENE PRODUCTS TO THE HOMELESS IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO, INCLUDING THE SOUTH AND WEST SIDES, ON A WEEKLY MOBILE BASIS. WE ALSO DROP OFF GROCERIES AND OTHER ESSENTIALS TO THE FAMILIES OF OUR RESETTLEMENT CLIENTS ON A DAILY/AS PER NEED BASIS. HOW MANY PEOPLE/FAMILIES WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS PROJECT? COSTS VARY PER FAMILY SIZE, RESETTLEMENT LOCATION, OUR VOLUNTEER AVAILABILITY AND THE FAMILY'S CIRCUMSTANCE IN GENERAL. RESETTLING ONE FAMILY/INDIVIDUAL CAN COST ANYWHERE BETWEEN $300 TO $1700 AND WE TYPICALLY RESETTLE ABOUT 15-25 FAMILIES/INDIVIDUALS PER MONTH. COSTS OF RESETTLING A FAMILY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, TRANSPORTATION COSTS INVOLVED IN MOVING, PICK-UP AND STORAGE, BUYING ANY FURNITURE/ESSENTIALS THAT WE WERE UNABLE TO RECEIVE THROUGH DONATIONS, GROCERIES AND BASIC NECESSITIES LIKE CLEANING AND HYGIENE PRODUCTS. IF WE WERE TO RECEIVE THIS FUNDING WE COULD DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF FAMILIES AND HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS WE SERVE EVERY WEEK. WITH AN INCREASED STORAGE CAPACITY WE COULD STORE MORE DONATIONS, ESPECIALLY WINTER AND FOOD ITEMS. WE WOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT MOST FAMILIES HAVE ALL THEIR BASIC NEEDS FULFILLED. AT THE MOMENT WE HAVE TO SOMETIMES WAITLIST OUR CLIENTS REQUESTS DUE TO THE LACK OF MANPOWER, THEREFORE WE ARE AIMING TO START HIRING SALARIED STAFF. WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO CONDUCT MORE CONSISTENT OUTREACH IN THE COMMUNITY, TO GROW OUR PARTNERSHIPS, SO MORE PEOPLE CAN BENEFIT FROM OUR PROGRAMS. WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO INCREASE OUR DONOR BASE AND ENGAGE IN FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITIES. OUTCOMES: -PROVIDE RELIEF FROM HUNGER AND LACK OF HOUSING WHILE DEVELOPING SKILLS TO ASSIST REFUGEES AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE/TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT/ENROLL IN AN ACCREDITED INSTITUTION. ALL WHILE FUNDRAISING TO PURCHASE A FACILITY SUITABLE FOR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING OR A WOMEN'S SHELTER IN THE FUTURE. -PROVIDE FOOD, CLOTHING AND HYGIENE ITEMS TO THE HOMELESS THROUGH CITYWIDE MOBILE CARE PACKAGE DISTRIBUTIONS WHILE ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR FUNDING FOR A FOOD PANTRY/HOMELESS SHELTER.