While the country is battling the COVID-19 pandemic, many of the women you’ve seen featured in our My Start Story series have been focused on helping their communities survive and recover. We’ve asked them how Start TV viewers can start helping, too. The list below are organizations they’ve recommended people can support.
California
Dignity Health
Locations: California, Los Angeles and San Francisco
Recommended by: Alina Moran
Illinois
Heartland Alliance Health
We serve uninsured and homeless patients in Chicago, and we are ramping up services in light of COVID and donations will help our efforts!
Location: Chicago
Recommended by: Brandi Jackson
Confidence Foundation
Location: Chicago
Recommended by: Robin Harris
Chicago Entertainment Relief
Location: Chicago
Recommended by: Avi Sic
Women's Business Development Center
People can donate to the WBDC to help provide free or low-cost programming to small businesses and find information on ongoing relief funds.
Location: Chicago
Recommended by: Emilia DiMenco
Greater Chicago Food Depository
Location: Chicago
Reccomended by: Tai Duncan
Breakthrough
Serving East Garfield Park Neighborhood in Chicago by providing critical and essential basic needs.
Location: Chicago
Reccomended by: Tai Duncan
The Night Minitsty
Providing housing, health care, and human connection to the poor and homeless.
Location: Chicago
Recommended by: Tai Duncan
Holsten Human Capital Development
Providing housing and social services to 3,000 low income individuals, families, and seniors in 14 locations throughout Chicago.
Location: Chicago
Recommended by: Dori Wilson
A Silver Lining Foundation
Free breast cancer screen provider.
Location: Chicago
Recommended by: Dori Wilson
The Service Club of Chicago
A 134 year old woman’s service organization, total volunteerism, through events, raises and distributes dollars to some of Chicago’s neediest charities.
Location: Chicago
Recommended by: Dori Wilson
The Harris Theater Chicago
World class performing facility for many of Chicago's community performing arts organizations.
Location: Chicago
Recommended by: Dori Wilson
Loyola University
Location: Chicago
Reccomended by: Dori Wilson
Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights
Location: Chicago and around the country
Recommended by: Maria Woltjen
The Illinois Fire Safety Alliance
Nonprofit organization that raises funds throughout the year to develop and distribute fire safety and burn prevention materials throughout the state and host a wide-variety of burn survivor support programs.
Location: Chicago
Recommended by: Juanita Silva
Chicago Acts Together
Led by Steppenwolf, a consortium of 101 Chicago Theatres promote the sale of a limited edition T-Shirt. 100% of the proceeds from sales will go to The Chicago Theatre Workers Relief Fund, a League of Chicago Theatres initiative that directly assists theatre workers who have lost work as a result of COVID-19 and are facing financial uncertainty.
Location: Chicago
Recommended by: Julie Proudfoot
Arts for Illinois Relief Fund
Providing financial relief to workers and organizations in the creative industries impacted by COVID 19.
Location: Chicago
Recommended by: Julie Proudfoot
Embarc
A three-year program that provides community-driven, experienced-based learning opportunities to low-income High School students to inspire and prepare them for college and career success.
Location: Chicago
Recommended by: Sarah Spain
Worldwide
COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for WHO
Location: Worldwide
Recommended by: Sarah Spain
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