Cradles to Crayons "Backpack-A-Thon" supporting children across Chicago
The annual Backpack-A-Thon is back and looking to support Chicago area children from head-to-toe.
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The annual Backpack-A-Thon is back and looking to support Chicago area children from head-to-toe.
Volunteers in the Chicago area are gathering donations to send to Venezuela earthquake survivors.
Nearly 200 people have died and more than 1,500 have been injured by a pair of powerful Venezuela earthquakes. The community in Chicago is banding together to collect donations for survivors.
Students at Kilmer Elementary School in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, recently wrapped up a week-long cereal drive, collecting 335 boxes of cereal to benefit local food pantries.
Students at a southwest suburban high school have a new way to secure warm clothing and personal hygiene items free of charge.
Each year, the toy drive expands, but this year, the demand grew as many families found themselves limited with finances due to ongoing ICE activities in the community.
As of last Thursday, the Salvation Army had reached just 40% of its nearly $375,000 goal.
The council is asking the community to help by donating turkeys and other Thanksgiving food staples.
Food pantries across the Chicago area are reporting an increase in those in need of their services.
The money was set aside for folks in the area needing help to rebuild their lives. owners of a trailer park say they hope the people who stole those donations know they can get help.
The work isn't done after they pay off their gas bill. The church plans to use the extra funds to repair its heating system to prevent any further complications.
A building built in 1882 with a rare 19th-century Steere and Turner organ and many original stained-glass windows is now hoping for a revival.
Nonprofit groups are working to distribute essential supplies to those impacted by the fires across the Los Angeles area.
As fire victims discover how much they've lost, neighbors and organizations are stepping up to help them.
Light the Line was formed by Elizabeth French, the mother of fallen Chicago police officer Ella French, and Carlos Yanez Jr., her police partner who was also seriously wounded.
One Chicago organization Is on a mission to outfit the city's new migrants in warm winter clothes. They made the first of many drop-offs today in Pilsen with CBS 2's Sara Machi.
"I really don't like to see no child left behind and that's with anything."
Christmas came early for residents of a Cicero apartment complex that went up in flames last week. The fire displaced more than two dozen people, but on Friday, they all received needed items in hopes of moving forward.
Christmas came early for residents of a Cicero apartment complex that went up in flames last Friday. They received donations to help them recover.
Many pantries are struggling to keep up with demand and stock some of the most commonly donated items.
A Chicago Bears player lent a helping hand to the Chicago Food Depository and other can help too, by purchasing soup. Linebacker Tremaine Edmunds packed boxes full of food on Tuesday.
One local organization is making sure everyone has the chance to look good and feel good. "Dress for Success" provides women with lower incomes with free professional attire with the goal of securing employment.
"This significant gift will support the construction of Tropical Forests, featuring state-of-the-art outdoor and indoor environments for our great apes, as well as a series of exciting new animal habitats."
"There's been times that it's been real close. One of which, I think you're all aware of, was covered by CBS 2 News."
Here are some organizations accepting donations to assist victims of the disastrous wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui.
