Chicago, IL

Learn more about Chicago at a One Day Gathering. Click on a team member's name to read their blog.

East Garfield Park Team

L to R: Jeff McNutt, Pedro Reis, Meredith Blough, Ashleigh Hill, Carrie Blanks
Church: New Landmark Missionary Baptist Church

Support Raised

55%

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Englewood Team

Back L to R: Shauntelle Flippin, Ruth Lin, Sarah Anderson
Front L to R: Corrinn Cobb, Katee Smith, Jessica Wires
Church: Antioch Missionary Baptist Church

Support Raised

20%

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Little Village Team

Back L to R: Hassan Chuadhry, Latasha Booker
Front L to R: James Lam, Lindsay Schilling
Church: La Villita Community Church

Support Raised

14%

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Roseland Team

Back L to R: Sara Shackelford, Shaun Lawler, (No Longer with Mission Year)
Front L to R: Kerry Wilkerson, (No Longer with Mission Year), Sarah Wiant, Rachel Kirkpatrick
Church: Roseland Christian Reformed Church

Support Raised

21%

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Mission Year in Chicago

Chicago is the third largest city in the United States. It is one of the most racially segregated cities in the country and one of the most diverse. A city famous for its deep dish pizza, you will have plenty of it if you are placed in Chicago! Chicago has two professional baseball teams, the White Sox and Cubs. Chicago is also home to the Chicago Bears football team and the Blackhawks hockey team.

Mission Year works primarily on the West and South sides of Chicago in neighborhoods such as East Garfield Park, La Villita (Little Village), North Lawndale, Englewood, and Roseland. All of the neighborhoods we work in are severely under-resourced. Due to decades of neglect in the past, and government cuts in funding to social service programs in the present, community organizations and churches have had to creatively meet the needs of residents with very limited resources. They are providing quality healthcare to the uninsured and underinsured, recovery treatment and employment training to the homeless, academic support to students in underfunded schools, adult education classes to immigrants, and many other vital programs. Most of the organizations we partner with are meeting these needs as well as providing a powerful witness of the love and hope of Jesus Christ. God is at work in the city of Chicago and Christian young people are needed to come alongside those that are here to bring relief and support. We need people with diverse backgrounds and diverse skill sets to serve with others that are seeking to reach out to the most vulnerable in our society.