Two organizations that serve Chicagoans experiencing substance abuse and addiction, hunger, and homelessness will receive the 2024 MacArthur Annual Staff Award. Above and Beyond Family Recovery Center and Chi-Care will each receive $50,000 in general operating support for their work. Every year since 1989, a cross-section of Foundation Staff participate in a voluntary committee to select one or two Chicago-based nonprofits to receive this year-end grant. This one-time award recognizes charitable organizations that may fall outside of our grantmaking guidelines.
Above and Beyond Family Recovery Center
Established in 2015, Above and Beyond Family Recovery Center is a free outpatient behavioral health center serving the West Side of Chicago and combating the opioid epidemic. Its mission is to deliver compassionate and comprehensive care to individuals who demonstrate the most need, such as homeless and formerly incarcerated individuals. Above and Beyond offers behavioral health counseling, therapy, treatment, and peer mentors to help patients recover from trauma-related substance abuse. This award will support Above and Beyond Family Recovery Center as it expands its reach to individuals in need of substance abuse programming, life skills training, and wrap-around support, including housing assistance, employment readiness, and food pantry programs.
Chi-Care
Established in 2020, Chi-Care is a volunteer-based nonprofit organization that serves individuals living on the streets or in shelters in the Chicago area. Its mission is to end hunger. The organization provides access to healthy foods and essential survival items such as hygiene kits, blankets, and sleeping bags. This award will support Chi-Care’s operations and help to feed the growing unhoused and unsheltered population.
