Lincoln Park Community Services Selected as Beneficiary for CAB 2024

Lincoln Park Community Services (LPCS) is honored to announce its selection as one of the recipients of the prestigious Charity Auction Ball (CAB) 2024 grant from Northwestern Kellogg School of Management . Each year, the student body chooses three local Chicagoland non-profits to share a cash grant, supporting their impactful missions.

The Charity Auction Ball (CAB) is a flagship philanthropy fundraising event by Northwestern Kellogg School of Management. Scheduled for Saturday, February 24, 2024, from 8:30 pm to 1:30 am at the House of Blues Chicago, the event features an open bar, light bites, live music, and a silent auction. The entire Kellogg community, including students, faculty, alumni, and local businesses, collaborate by donating their time, talents, creativity, or resources to create unique auction items. By participating in the CAB auction, the Kellogg community continues to make a lasting impact on the local community. In previous years, CAB proceeds have provided non-profits like LPCS with unrestricted funds ranging from $25,000 to $35,000.

“We had many incredible non-profit organizations apply to be a CAB grant recipient this year. Our non-profit selection committee conducted a holistic review of each application, considering the use of funds and anticipated impact on the organization and broader community to determine our six finalists,” explains Kellogg CAB Presidents. “From there, the Kellogg student body selected our three CAB beneficiaries based on where they felt the money could do the most good. We were impressed with Lincoln Park Community Service's work in empowering individuals facing homelessness to secure housing and make sustainable life changes and are grateful to be able to support them in making an impact.”

Lincoln Park Community Services is dedicated to bringing communities together to empower individuals facing homelessness and poverty. Their mission is to secure stable housing and facilitate sustainable life changes for Chicago’s approximately 68,000 houseless individuals.

We are grateful to Northwestern Kellogg School of Management for selecting LPCS as a beneficiary of the Kellogg Charity Auction Ball (CAB) 2024 grant,” explains Cheryl Hamilton-Hill, CEO of LPCS. “These funds will have a tremendous impact on the individuals who are experiencing homelessness in our community right now, by providing services that meet their basic needs including food, shelter, employment and mental health support, as well as intensive case management. Together, we can do more to change lives and put people on the path towards independence and the security of their own home.”

The CAB grant is a significant support to LPCS and its core programs, which include providing permanent supportive and affordable housing for disabled individuals, drop-in services with case management for street-based individuals, outreach services for those living on the streets, support for shelter graduates through the Graduate Community, and interim housing beds in two locations that include comprehensive support services.

For more information about LPCS, please visit www.lpcschicago.org.

About Lincoln Park Community Services (LPCS):

Lincoln Park Community Services brings communities together to empower individuals facing homelessness and poverty to secure stable housing and make sustainable life changes. Serving individuals 18 and older at two locations in Lincoln Park and Old Town, LPCS addresses immediate needs by providing food, showers, clothing, substance and mental health counseling, financial literacy classes, and job skills programs. Their core programs include Permanent Supportive Housing, Drop-in Services, Street Outreach, and an Interim Housing program.