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Formerly St. Martin de Porres House of Hope - A Supportive Community for Women in Recovery Since 1983
On June 16th, Southside Center of Hope hosted our annual Hope Talks live discussion. However, the broadcast was unable to stream live on our social media platforms due to technical difficulties. We apologize to those who tried to tune in and for any inconvenience this may have caused. We hope you will join us […]
On the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend, Southside Center of Hope’s Young Professionals Board along with staff member Peyton Spanbauer, Development and Communications Manager, took to the neighborhood of Grand Crossing to help pass out sanitary supplies and toiletries as part of the Kindness Campaign’s 2022 Wellness Fair. The Kindness Campaign is a nonprofit organization […]
On July 1st, Southside Center of Hope will be taking over Independence House, a permanent supportive housing shelter, in partnership with Interfaith Development Housing Corporation. Interfaith is a non-profit organization which develops, owns, and operates buildings in the Chicagoland area. Interfaith’s mission is to provide physical locations to social services and other non-profit organizations to […]
Peyton Spanbauer is our new Development and Communications Manager. She comes from Woodstock, IL and is a graduate of Iowa State University with a degree in Journalism and Mass Communications and Women’s & Gender Studies. She moved to Chicago last August to attend graduate school at DePaul University, where she is currently pursuing a […]
Southside Center of Hope has had the privilege of welcoming thousands of single women and women with children, to its family, in hopes that we can empower them to live a life free from addiction for 39 years. While each woman’s name and journey may be different, “their story”, what happened in their life that […]
A lover of music, theater and animals, Jazmin was a very involved student growing up. She played saxophone in the band, had parts in plays and did tap, jazz, ballet and hip-hop dancing. Her 5-year goal is to get her own apartment, build a better relationship with her family and secure work that makes her […]