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International Women's Day

By Ella Phillips - Development Associate, March 09, 2010 08:42 AM

Some of the women of SarahHappy in her new home
The support you have already given to Sarah's Circle has been amazing! We are grateful you've chosen to partner with us in our efforts to help women rebuild their lives.
On Monday, March 8th, we celebrate International Women's Day. As a global community, we take the day to recognize the achievements of many strong, amazing women and acknowledge the struggles and barriers that we continue to fight. International Women's Day has been honored annually since 1911and recognizes women's fights in labor, voting, violence, equality, and more. Women, with undeniable strength and fortitude, have made outstanding strides and achieved greatness- but we still have battles to fight.
At Sarah's Circle, an agency serving women who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, we celebrate the achievements of women daily. Our women find success in creating a resume, reconnecting with their children, completing a drug abuse treatment program, signing the lease for a studio apartment, or simply being able to face the day with a smile and a sense of hope. Our programming, led by a dedicated, passionate staff, helps women create and meet each small step towards larger goals of independence and empowerment.
I urge you to consider making a donation to Sarah's Circle this International Women's Day in honor of the woman you most respect & admire- Rosa Parks, your 2nd grade teacher, your grandmother, your wife, your aunt, your mother, your daughter. Currently, your donation has the opportunity to go twice as far to help women who are homeless. Thanks to the generous support of a local foundation- if you are a new donor or if you increase your donation from last year- this donation will be matched dollar for dollar! You can double the impact of your contribution!
We have all been forever changed by an amazing woman in our lives - honor her today!
Sincerely,
Ella Phillips
Development Associate
Sarah's Circle
Helping Women Rebuild Their Lives!
"The good we secure for ourselves is precarious and uncertain until it is secured for all of us and incorporated into our common life." ~Jane Addams

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A new year!

By Ella Phillips - Development Associate, January 26, 2010 11:48 AM

Sarah’s Circle saw a record number of women come through our doors during 2009. Over 700 utilized our life-changing services over the course of a year. In 2009 we increased our meal program, advanced our clinical services program, and developed & started extensive plans to enhance our housing program. These wonderful improvements will allow us to provide more women with a greater depth of services.

The success stories of our women are varied and numerous. Consider Barbara who became homeless after her husband of 25 years passed away due to cancer. She was financially dependent on her husband and after he passed away she found herself homeless. Without any other support system, Barbara was left to the mercy of supportive services and emergency shelters. She struggled and continues to struggle with many physical health complications. With the opportunity to be in permanent housing through Sarah’s Circle, she is able to make her health a priority as well as receive continued support. She has now been in Sarah’s Circle’s subsidized housing program for nearly two years.

Your support of Sarah’s Circle allows us to help women such as Barbara rebuild their lives. You are touching the lives of countless women by partnering with Sarah’s Circle. We thank you for your continued commitment to our efforts!

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Fall at Sarah's Circle

By Ella Phillips - Development Associate, October 08, 2009 03:13 PM

Women at Sarah
As the weather becomes colder in Chicago, the leaves start to change, and the days become shorter- we see changes in Sarah's Circle.

We continue to serve an ever increasing number of women- especially as the weather changes. In 2008, we served over 650 individual women, on average 49 women a day. Already in 2009, these numbers have risen to an average of 58 women per day and a total of more than 610 women overall. The fall & winter months always bring us a dramatic increase in women as they seek, initially, an escape from the harsh Chicago weather. Our committed staff, interns and volunteers work endlessly to meet the many varied needs of our women; from providing continued individualized case management to facilitating art workshops to cooking nutritious meals.

As we look to the future, we know that permanent & stable housing- along with the supportive services to maintain that housing- is essential for the women we serve. Sarah's Circle, in an effort to expand our housing options as well as provide for additional programs, is in the process of purchasing a building in our neighborhood. Our new building will have 10 units of permanent supportive housing for women who have been chronically homeless. Additionally, the building will house the daytime program and all supportive services. Please stay tuned for more developments in this exciting time in the history of Sarah's Circle.

I thank you for your continued support of our efforts to provide services to women who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. As we progress, we hope you will continue to be a part of our community.

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