COVID-19 has now impacted virtually every aspect of our day to day lives in America. The global pandemic is showing increased rates of infection across the US, causing the public, private, and nonprofit sectors to make drastic changes to their services. With shut downs, shortages, and closures of many Illinois institutions, we now face a crisis that most Americans have never before experienced.
At Heartland Alliance, our work will not stop. For more than 130 years, we’ve served Chicago’s most vulnerable populations – including individuals experiencing homelessness, immigrants and refugees, and those social exclusion and economic poverty. Given the barriers our participants face, they are more likely to both face exposure to and experience complications from illness.
With over 1,700 employees across 6 different countries, Heartland Alliance is working diligently to coordinate an international response that will ensure the health and wellbeing of participants and staff alike – and respond the specific needs and concerns of a wide range of programs, populations, and geographies. The sheer scope and range of our work requires that we face this pandemic head on, prepare our staff to continue to provide critical services to our participants, and prevent the spread of infection as best as possible.
Those we serve need community support now more than ever. To learn more about why our work is more important than ever, see how our different companies are responding to the pandemic:
Heartland Alliance International
Heartland Alliance Initiatives
More ways to get involved
- Follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram to stay updated on the latest developments with our work.
- Share stories of our courageous participants and employees, and help us spread accurate information about how to keep vulnerable populations safe from COVID-19.
- Make a gift to help employees across the Alliance provide access to critical supportive services to those who are most vulnerable.
- Donate homemade masks to help fight COVID-19.
We are grateful for the support and care you have for the individuals we serve, and for our employees who are on the frontlines every day.
