Alexian Brothers AIDS Ministry

For almost 20 years Alexian Brothers AIDS Ministry has been serving people impacted by HIV/AIDS at our two facilities, Bonaventure House in Chicago, and The Harbor in Waukegan. In the early days of the epidemic, Bonaventure House provided a place where people could come to die with some measure of dignity and love. As the disease evolved and treatments improved, Bonaventure House and The Harbor became places where people come not to die, but to live.

When:
Thursday, March 25, 2010

Where:
The University Club
76 E. Monroe Street
Chicago, IL

Art for Life will bring together a variety of Chicago’s art enthusiasts, gallery owners, and art collecting public to benefit Alexian Brothers AIDS Ministry through the purchase of auctioned pieces created by some of Chicago’s finest artists, including some current or past residents of Bonaventure House and The Harbor.

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We are looking for some temporary storage space and moving volunteers with a van or truck to help clients from the Samaritan Housing Program move into their new apartments. The storage space would ideally be a garage, warehouse, back room, etc. that is easily accessible and located on the North Side of Chicago. We would house donated furniture there until clients are ready to move. Volunteers with a van or truck would be called on to transport furniture from donors to storage or storage to clients as needed. Both needs are immediate and would last no more than six months. If you can help, please contact Sarah Bruce at sbruce@abam.org or 773-327-9921 ext. 140. Thanks!

‘Tis the season of giving, and Alexian Brothers AIDS Ministry is looking for people willing to reach out to the neediest group in our community: the chronically homeless.

As part of a new project funded in part by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and facilitated by the AIDS Foundation of Chicago, 195 chronically homeless men and women will be given housing and wraparound supportive services this year.

The Samaritan Housing Program, as this project is called, is looking for community partners – schools, churches, clubs, businesses, bowling leagues, etc. – to help these individuals convert their new, empty housing units into real homes.

From beds to baking pans to mop buckets, furnishing an apartment from scratch costs about $4700.

If you know of a group that might be willing to sponsor the resettlement of a Samaritan Program participant, please contact the Development Department for more information at 773-327-9921 or dparish@abam.org.

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