Community Hope Center
Call us at: 618-259-0959
About The Community Hope Center
At the Community Hope Center everyday there are hurting families that are looking for jobs without any success. Millions of people from throughout the United States are being kicked off the welfare roles only to find out that there are no jobs available for them or their families. If only food was more affordable!! Many come through our doors without having had any food to eat for over 24 hours.
The Community Hope Center was established in April of 1988 as a nonprofit corporation complying with all applicable laws and requirements of federal, state, and local governments. Our main and primary purpose is to help the poor, homeless, children, and the elderly in Illinois area with programs that meet their individual needs. The Center is solely supported by local businesses, foundations, private donations, and receives no state funding. It is self-supporting through its own philanthropy efforts.
The Community Hope Center is a full service crisis emergency center that provides diverse programs which are offered free of charge to those who are less fortunate. Each program is designed and implemented to help families out of their crisis situations. In Madison County there are thousands of local people who do not have health care.
Working with a local doctor, who recently retired, Dr. Ron Schroeder, the Community Hope Center has opened a free medical clinic. Dr. Schroeder is keeping his license active and is able to write prescriptions. He donates his time to make this available to the less fortunate two times per month.
Many seniors have expressed what a relief it is to have a place to go locally to be seen by a doctor who can fill their prescriptions. The Community Hope Center helps over 2500 people a month with free food, clothing and furniture. Since the “Public Aide Reform Bill” of 1998 the Center has seen the amount of people who come to its door triple.
Those who need the free assistance in order to eat well are seniors, unemployed and handicapped individuals. Many of these individuals have expressed to us their need to see a doctor but were unable to pay for the visit to one.
This is why the Community Hope Center, along side of Dr. Ron Schroeder, is currently active in establishing this free crisis medical clinic for those who are less fortunate and do not have insurance.
Contact
Angela Valdes
Angela Valdes
Development Director
Contact Angela to schedule a speaking engagement and have her share about Community Hope Center with your church, business or civic group.
