Regularly contributing to the food pantry at Centro de Información,  a social services agency that empowers immigrants with the ability to effectively integrate into our greater community

Volunteering one Sunday a month at a local Soup Kettle, both helping to prepare and serve the meal

Being a part of Bienvenidos, a local group looking for solutions to the housing crisis in our city

Donating clothing to the YWCA Resale Shop

Marching in Elgin's Gay Pride Parade

Supporting our local homeless shelter, P.A.D.S. of Elgin

Contributing to Food for Greater Elgin

Participating in the annual Elgin CROP Walk

Providing 200 Church World Service school kits each year for needy children in the U.S and around the world

Contributing to the Holiday Pajama Drive in support of this Salvation Army program

Contributing to a Nicaraguan Scholarship Program with FNE International

Participating in Bread for the World Letter Writing campaign to Congress

Purchasing and sending books to a Nicaraguan library and schools

Donating to the Martin Luther King Jr. Food Drive

Donating to the Elgin Community Crisis Center

Home to Kairos Family Center, a private, not-for-profit community-based agency dedicated to providing quality, affordable, family-centered counseling