15 volunteers will assist with a variety of activities: packing carts of food, bringing food outside to clients, packing toiletry bags, stocking shelves, or sorting clothing donations.
Date: Saturday, October 12
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Location: Care for Real Edgewater (5339 N Sheridan Rd, Chicago, IL 60640)
Afterparty location: Replay (Andersonville), 5358 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60640
Transit: Street parking is available, and the location is easily accessible by CTA. There are bike racks in front as well as inside the entrance to the Breakers parking garage, which can be accessed via the driveway in the center of our building.
Special instructions: When you are facing the building, you will see a driveway on the left (north) side of the building. Walk this driveway to the back of the building and come in through the gray double doors marked Care for Real. Please dress for the weather as many roles take place outside. Wear comfortable clothing that you can bend and lift in, and closed toed shoes.
More about Care for Real
Care for Real is a community based non-profit operating in the Edgewater (and now Rogers Park) community for over 50 years. They run a food pantry and clothing closet that services neighbors in specific zip codes on the far North Side. Please watch the 2.5-minute video on their website to learn about Care For Real!