GOOD LINKS
GOOD LINKS will inform you of various partner ministries in the community which provide needed services. During the year, members of St. Luke participate to support these nearby organizations. Click on the websites of these organizations to learn what they can provide you or your neighbors, their office times, etc. Also you might be ready to find new volunteer work, and most of these organiztions will welcome your assistance. (At this time, not all have websites.)
GLEN ELLYN FOOD PANTRY . . .
The emergency food needs of people residing in Glen Ellyn and the surrounding area are met by the Glen Ellyn Food Pantry, sponsored by Glen Ellyn churches and operated out of Grace Lutheran Church in downtown Glen Ellyn.
GLEN ELLYN WALK-IN MINISTRY . . .
Glen Ellyn Walk-in Ministry is housed at First United Methodist Church, also in downtown Glen Ellyn. Churches throughout Glen Ellyn send people in need who show up at the front door of a church to the Walk-In Ministry.
BRIDGE COMMUNITIES . . .
Connecting homeless families to a better future. www.bridgecommunities.org
CATHOLIC CHARITIES . . .
Providing Help. Creating Hope. www.cc-doj.org
FAMILY SHELTER SERVICE . . .
Providing help and hope for victims of domestic violence. www.familyshelterservice.org
PEOPLE'S RESOURCE CENTER . . .
For 31 years, people in DuPage County have reached out to help each other through the People's Resource Center (PRC). Here people receive help for today, such as food, clothing, and rent assistance, as well as hope for tomorrow, through literacy education, training, access to technology, and art enrichment. www.peoplesrc.org
LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF . . .
Lutheran World Relief seeks lasting solutions to poverty and injustice and in doing so, compels U.S. Lutherans to put their faith into action. LWR is working in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America. They work in areas of peace and justice, emergency response, and sustainable rural development. LWR is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. www.lwr.org
DUPAGE UNITED . . .
DuPage United is a non-partisan "Organization of Organizations." Individuals participate through organizations such as their congregations, synagogues, mosques, education associations, and civic organizations. Action teams of volunteer leaders carry out the work. In 2006 there were four action teams: Legislative, Housing, Healthcare, and Immigration. www.dupageunited.org
ESSE . . .
Ecumenical Support Services For The Elderly is a place where older adults and their families are faithfully served through its adult daycare services, supported by area churches in Wheaton and Glen Ellyn. It provides an active daily schedule of stimulating, life-enriching experiences which relieve boredom and provide respite for caregivers. They have three area locations.
CHURCH WORLD SERVICE . . .
Founded in 1946, Church World Service is the relief, development, and refugee assistance ministry of 35 Protestant, Orthodox, and Anglican denominations in the United States. Working in partnership with indigenous organizations in more than 80 countries, and within the U.S. CWS works worldwide to meet human needs and foster self-reliance for all whose way is hard. The people-to-people network provides participation through the CROP Hunger Walks and other programs. There are offices around the country, with the Great Rivers office in Oak Brook, IL. www.churchworldservice.org
