Strengthening Communities One community at a time
CFC will offer opportunities to all families in North Lawndale
and provide opportunities to anyone outside the community to help achieve this goal
Two years ago CFC began working with Chicago’s North Lawndale Community.
When the Coronavirus came we could no longer enter the community. Things came to a standstill.
However, it gave us the opportunity to benefit the community in ways we had never thought of. We developed CFC4Food. It is extremely successful with our nonprofit partners and their families.
Each week one of our 7 nonprofit partners selects 10 of their families that have the greatest need.
The Costco warehouse in North Riverside pulls full cartons of 25 different items from their shelves and puts them on skids. The quantities for each item are based on family size.
Our CFC partners pick the skids up at Costco and bring them to their facility for sorting by family. In the last three months, we have sent over 2000 meal items to 140 families in the community. CFC pays Costco.
There have been immediate positive responses from the families and nonprofits.
Our program
Consolidated order forms
Pickup
Loanding to take to partner
Sorting for family
Delivering to North lawndale families
For any questions or ideas contact food@CFC4.org
This helped CFC solve two challenges:
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How to build a relationship of trust with our nonprofit partners.
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How to build relationships with the families our partners serve.
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Services CFC will provide during the Coronavirus
Information going out with the meals:
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How to help prevent the coronavirus.
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How to eat healthy (our meals are approved by a nutritionist)
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Other ideas as they are identified.
How to bring the family together by sending:
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Toys and books for kids
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Clothing
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Books for adults
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Other ideas as they are identified
Establishing Phone relationships with families (Advocates from across country)
Friendships and guidance. Mental Health, Relationships (mentoring), Family consulting,
Physical Health, Counseling, English Language help, Math Help, Tutoring (by age groups)
Art and music classes.
Programs with CFC partners when we are allowed to go back into the community
Visit all partners to identify
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How else can we help them.
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New areas they would like to pursue.
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Other nonprofits that can help North Lawndale.
Specialty areas we can offer nonprofit partners
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Program to help increase donations.
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Medical help for families.
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How we can help facilitate more cooperation among partners.
Please contact us with your ideas at advocates@CFC4.org
If you believe in the CFC concept Click on our partners' logo and read about them.
A donation to them would be appreciated.
Thank you
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All of our CFC partners are located in North Lawndale or provide services in the community
Consortiums For Communities will not accept donations
Would you like to become a CFC Advocate?
A CFC Advocate is anyone, anywhere in the country, that would like to help families and individuals in the North Lawndale Community.
During the coronavirus, all relationships will be on the phone.
After the coronavirus, the relation could continue with direct contact if practical.
CBO mentors-our other nonprofit (advocates) have stated:
“This is one of the best things I have ever done”.
“So much more meaningful than a donation or donating clothing”
Those interested, based on their personal experienced (yes having kids is one), can add their name and a brief bio under one of the categories shown below.
Click on one of the subjects below to understand what the opportunities are.
Physical Health
Mental Health
Relationships (mentoring)
Counseling
English language help
Tutoring (by age groups)
And more
Our CFC nonprofit partners will review the bio’s posted to determine if establishing a phone relationship with one of their families, or family members would be a win/win.
They would then contact you with information about the family. Yes, some members of the family could be incarcerated. Our goal is to bring our country together, one city at a time.
For More Information Contact Info@CFC4.org
Why CFC chose North Lawndale as its first community
CFC CFC wanted to be able to measure its impact on one community.
CFC wanted a community that needed additional nonprofit help.
COVID19 Cases among Chicago residents
by Chicago zip code n=10.506*through April 16, 2020
12 % of the Illinois state prison population is from
North Lawndale
