Legislators lend hand at Catholic Charities supper

Six state legislators pitched in to serve nearly 100 hungry and homeless individuals at Catholic Charities Northwest Regional Office in Des Plaines on Tuesday, Aug. 30, two days before the start of national Hunger Action Month.

Rep. David Harris, Rep. Fred Crespo, Sen. Dan Kotowski, Rep. Elaine Nekritz, Sen. Matt Murphy and Rep. Tom Morrison also toured the office, which is a hub for many services, including a clothing room, food pantry, public benefits screening, housing assistance and counseling programs.

September is Hunger Action Month across the U.S. and Catholic Charities will hold a series of food drives and events to support its work to alleviate hunger in the Chicago area.

“We were honored to have this distinguished group at our site, helping out and learning firsthand about poverty in the Northwest suburbs,” said Mary Insprucker, Northwest Regional director. “We know that their experiences here will inform their work in Springfield.”

Catholic Charities hosts two suppers each week at the Northwest office, on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Last year, the suppers fed 8,000 persons. Volunteers setup, serve and clean up after the supper, which is donated by the group in charge on a particular night, such as a parish, Scout troop, club or local business.

For information about how you can get involved with a Tuesday Night supper or Hunger Action Month, call Insprucker at (847) 376-2118.

Catholic Charities Northwest Region Office is at 1717 Rand Road in Des Plaines. The office serves the communities of: Barrington, Bartlett, Hanover Park, Dundee, Palatine, Inverness, Rolling Meadows, Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, Prospect Heights, Wheeling, Mount Prospect, Des Plaines, Harwood Heights, Schiller Park, Franklin Park, Elgin, Elk Grove Village, Schaumburg, Hoffman Estates, Streamwood. For information about the Northwest Region Office, call (847) 376-2100.

Helping people in need for over 90 years, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago is one of the largest private, nonprofit social service agencies in the Midwest, annually assisting 1.1 million persons in Cook and Lake counties without regard to religious, ethnic or economic background. Catholic Charities fulfills the Church’s role in the mission of charity by providing compassionate, competent, professional services that strengthen and support individuals, families and communities.

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