Dear Takeout 25 family,

Like last year, Takeout 25 is honored to partner with Housing Forward, Oak Park Homelessness Coalition in providing food from our local restaurants to the emergency shelter at St Catharine/St Lucy Rectory. I was at the opening of this shelter this week where we were able to walk through the shelter.

Over the holidays we raised funds to cover about 3 weeks of food to the shelter. We are hoping to be able to support the shelter between January 16th and March 16th (8 weeks). This also helps our participating local restaurants get some steady business over the lean winter months. Through these efforts we address food insecurity while also enabling the local businesses. Both important to our mission.

If you are able please support with a contribution. Thanks to everyone who has already contributed. We've made it easier for you to support by creating tickets that represent the impact you can have on the residents of the shelter.

Click here: https://www.givesignup.org/TicketEvent/Warmup2023

I want to thank the partnering restaurants and Delivery First for agreeing to support this initiative with delivery services like last year. And thanks to Housing forward and Oak Park homelessness coalition for inviting Takeout 25 into this effort.

Chicago Sun Times article for further details: https://chicago.suntimes.com/.../emergency-shelter-oak...