The Chicago Chesed Fund provides help when it's needed most.

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The Chicago Chesed Fund

With today’s deepening economic crisis, more Chicago-area Jewish families can no longer support themselves. Who can they turn to for emergency help? The Chicago Chesed Fund.

Headquartered at our 44,000-square foot warehouse in Lincolnwood, Illinois, the Chicago Chesed Fund provides food, clothing, furniture, foreclosure and eviction prevention, emergency utility payments and a whole lot more. All with sensitivity, dignity and privacy,

The Chicago Chesed Fund has provided immediate help to community members suffering the anguish of poverty since 1987. And today, the need is greater than ever before. Here’s how you can help.