Sarah's Circle

Join our team and help us end homelessness for women! 🩵

View our open positions and apply here: https://sarahs-circle.org/employment-opportunities/

🩵👩‍🍳💻🤝 Since our founding, volunteers have been essential in our efforts to end homelessness for women. We just launched our new volunteer platform with opportunities every day of the week, ranging from kitchen support, administrative tasks, participating in client activities and workshops, and more! Apply to volunteer with us through this link: https://app.initlive.com/JE/2d5vfvad299wz7

REMINDER **Benefit for Sarah's Circle!** Sunday, August 18, 5 pm. Reserve a table for $5/seat PROCEEDS GO TO SARAH'S CIRCLE and you can enjoy the show in comfort! Reserve here"https://www.ticketweb.com/event/st-jams-charity-concert-benefitting-carols-pub-tickets/13711383. Carol's Pub

Our Daytime Support Center is looking to restock our supplies! Help support our drop-in clients by purchasing any of the listed items through our MyRegistry, linked here: https://www.myregistry.com/giftlist/sarahscircle

July is Disability Pride Month, commemorating the passing of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in July 1990. It is an opportunity to celebrate and honor the experiences, identities, contributions, and cultures of people with disabilities! 👩‍🦽👩‍🦯👩‍🦼

Women with disabilities face higher rates of homelessness, largely due to discrimination and lack of access to affordable and accessible housing. At Sarah's Circle, over 30% of our clients live with a physical disability. We take pride in operating accessible facilities and housing and offering resources for women with disabilities to navigate support services.

Sarah's Circle is committed to advocating for a more accessible, inclusive, and diverse world where every woman is empowered and has the tools she needs to lead a meaningful life. Join us in celebrating Disability Pride Month and supporting our mission! 🩵

Happy Independence Day from Sarah's Circle! 🇺🇸💙🎆

Our Daytime Support Center and administrative, Rapid Rehousing, and Permanent Supportive Housing offices will be closed today in observance of the holiday.

Join us at Carol's Pub for a concert benefitting Sarah's Circle!

We are thrilled to have St. Jams back on Sunday, August 18 for a charity concert benefitting Sarah's Circle. No cover. Donations will be accepted throughout the event! Table reservations are available at carolspub.com

In a disappointing ruling, the Supreme Court overturned two decisions from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals that granted significant protections from punishment for people sleeping outdoors, allowing cities to arrest and fine individuals for camping and sleeping in public spaces. This decision reinforces the immediate need for more affordable housing. Sarah’s Circle believes housing, not criminalization, ends homelessness, and we remain committed to ensuring every woman has a safe and secure home of her own.

Click this link to learn more: https://www.npr.org/2024/06/28/nx-s1-4992010/supreme-court-homeless-punish-sleeping-encampments

Happy Juneteenth from Sarah's Circle! Today, we celebrate freedom. 💚

Please consider supporting the women at Sarah's Circle by making an in-kind donation through our MyRegistry, linked below. We are in urgent need of women's underwear (sizes M-6X) and bras in smaller sizes. 🩵

https://www.myregistry.com/giftlist/sarahscircle

Sarah's on Lakeside is on track to be completed in a few short months! 😁🏠🔑 This building will welcome 28 women to fully furnished Permanent Supportive Housing studio apartments. Help us welcome these new residents home and make these units move-in ready by purchasing needed items from our MyRegistry, linked here: https://www.myregistry.com/organization/sarah-s-circle-chicago-il/4271563/giftlist?blm_aid=0

We'd like to thank New Book Joy for hosting a book drive for Sarah's Circle! 📚🩵 Also thank you to everyone who participated and donated. We received 80 new books that our clients can enjoy through book clubs and our lending library!

🌈 This Pride Month, Sarah's Circle proudly celebrates the strength, resilience, and diversity of all members of our community. Happy Pride! 🩵

😄🎒☀️ Sarah's Circle would like to thank our friends from Hope For The Holidays NFP for donating 100 "we-care" backpacks for the women in our Interim Housing program filled with essential summer items such as water bottles, body wipes, lotion, bug spray, lip balm, and more! The Hope for the Holidays team worked hard to assemble these kits and pass them out to our clients last week. 😄🎒☀️

Sarah's Circle is welcoming spring with gardening club! 🌿🌸🐝🪴🪻🌱🌼☀️🦋 Clients from our Interim Housing and Permanent Supportive Housing programs can spend their Saturdays outdoors to take ownership of the space and a gain sense of contribution to the community through maintaining the gardens. Our gardeners are growing flowers for pollinators, as well as fresh herbs that can be used by our cooks! We also hope this program will create pathways for neighbors to get to know us as we are outside working in the gardens, so if you live in the area be sure to stop by to say hi!

🦷😁✨🪥 Last month, Sarah's Circle partnered with Dental Access Days to host a free pop-up dental clinic for our clients! We had dentists on-site at our Daytime Support Center offer basic dental services including teeth cleanings, cavity fillings, extractions, and other procedures. This event was a huge success, and we were able to provide free dental care for 40 women! 🦷😁✨🪥

We invite all young professionals to join our Associates Board for our Spring Social on May 30th from 5-8pm at Corcoran's! 💐🌿 Mix and mingle with current members and learn more about ways you can get involved with Sarah's Circle. RSVP to Jojo at [email protected].

Our Associates Board is open to young professionals ages 21-40 looking to make a meaningful impact in their community. Learn more by clicking this link: https://sarahs-circle.org/join-a-board/

Happy Mother's Day! 💐

At Sarah's Circle, we believe that every woman deserves dignity, respect, and the opportunity to build a brighter future for herself. Consider celebrating the strong women in your life with a donation to Sarah’s Circle in their honor. A gift in honor of a loved one is a thoughtful way to show how much you care while helping to make a difference in the life of a woman in need. 🩵

Make a gift here: https://sarahs-circle.org/donate/?blm_aid=768960513

Happy Monday! 🩵 We recently hosted an Affirmation and Support Circle workshop with Andrea Cook from &Rise, and our clients were able to engage in meditation, group affirmation, and self-reflection. ✨ Participants also received survivor bracelets! One woman offered her reflections from the workshop and said, "Affirmations are so important. We think a house and a family and getting a job are important but without good thoughts in our mind, we can lose the house and family and our job."

Please consider supporting the women at Sarah's Circle by making an in-kind gift and donating any of the listed items! 🛍️👚🧼 View our MyRegistry by clicking this link: https://www.myregistry.com/organization/sarah-s-circle-chicago-il/2445734/giftlist?publicUrlName=sarahscircle

Happy Monday! 🩵

At Sarah's Circle, art is an impactful tool for our clients' healing and self-discovery. How does art impact your life? 👩‍🎨🧶🎨🖍🎶

Celebrating our incredible volunteers during Volunteer Appreciation Week! 🤝 The selfless dedication and passion of our volunteers, Board of Directors, Impact Board, and Associates Board make a world of difference in the lives of the women we support. 🩵 If you are interested in getting involved and learning more about the different opportunities with Sarah's Circle, visit our website at sarahs-circle.org.

Please consider supporting the women at Sarah's Circle by making an in-kind gift and donating any of the listed items! 🩵 View our MyRegistry page by clicking this link: https://www.myregistry.com/organization/sarah-s-circle-chicago-il/2445734/giftlist?publicUrlName=sarahscircle

Consider making a regular gift to Sarah's Circle by setting up a convenient monthly plan that aligns with your budget and schedule. Our organization counts on the support of Sarah’s Sustainers so we can dedicate more time to ending homelessness for women. 🩵🤲

Your monthly gift can provide the basic needs to restore a woman’s dignity along with the supportive services to help her become housed. Even small gifts, when given consistently, can build together to make a big impact. Any monthly amount you choose to give will be put immediately to use to help each woman find a safe and secure home. Learn more at this link: https://sarahs-circle.org/sarahs-sustainers-monthly-giving-program/

New Book Joy is holding a book drive to help Sarah's Circle build our lending library! 📚🩵 If you are interested in donating a book (or several!), visit this link: https://new-book-joy.myshopify.com/collections/adopt-a-book-for-sarahs-circle?page=1

When checking out, choose IN-STORE PICK-UP and type “DONATION” in the checkout notes.

Regardless of the unfortunate results of this past election, we will continue in our mission to end homelessness for women. 🩵

Sarah's Circle's history is women's history. 🩵

Since our founding in 1979, we have been dedicated to supporting and uplifting women experiencing homelessness in Chicago. This month, we celebrate the remarkable achievements and contributions of women from all walks of life, acknowledging their invaluable role in shaping our society. As we honor the past, we recommit ourselves to empowering women in the present, ensuring that every woman has the opportunity for a future to thrive and make history of her own.

Support our mission by visiting this link: https://sarahs-circle.org/donate/

Pictured is our Executive Director Kathy Ragnar at Accenture's International Women's Day celebration.

Please consider supporting the women at Sarah's Circle by making an in-kind gift and donating any of the listed items! 🩵 View our MyRegistry page by clicking here: https://www.myregistry.com/organization/sarah-s-circle-chicago-il/2445734/giftlist?publicUrlName=sarahscircle

We’re so excited to share that we’ve received a $2 million gift from the Yield Giving Open Call!

The – managed by LeverforChange – focuses on elevating organizations working with people and in places experiencing the greatest need in the United States. This gift will enable our organization to expand our permanent supportive housing and end homelessness for more women.

Learn more here: https://www.leverforchange.org/challenges/explore-challenges/yieldgivingopencall/

Chicago voters! Make sure you get out and vote on or before March 19th in the Illinois primary election, and use your voice to help fund permanent affordable housing by voting YES on ballot question 1! We have a unique opportunity to address homelessness in our city and carry out an initiative that's been years in the works by Bring Chicago Home and Chicago Coalition for the Homeless. 🩵🏠