35 Years of Hope: Mary Whalen
Mary Whalen was working with the United Way when she came across an application for financial assistance from a shelter on the South Side of Chicago. “It was around 1990, […]
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35 Years of Hope: Tom Owens – Honoree, Sr. Connie Philanthropy Award
Entrepreneur and philanthropist Tom Owens is the founder of Cara Chicago, a nonprofit workforce development agency and social enterprise that helps people affected by poverty get and keep quality jobs. […]
35 Years of Hope: Douglas MacLeod
Douglas MacLeod was reading the obituary section in the Chicago Tribune when he came across the story of a woman who had recently passed away following a fascinating life. He […]
35 Years of Hope: Marge Nykaza
In 2000, Marge Nykaza was completing her Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies at Loyola. As part of the program, she was tasked with a summer project, working with women […]
35 Years of Hope: Joanne Cimbalo
Joanne Cimbalo has enjoyed sewing all her life. Born and raised in Highland Park, her mother taught Joanne how to sew when she was very young. Joanne belonged to a […]
35 Years of Hope: Marco Pardo
In October 1983, when St. Martin de Porres House of Hope was just a few months old, Sr. Therese answered a knock at the door and found a young man […]
35 Years of Hope: Carmen Pappas
Carmen Pappas played the harp professionally for 61 years, working at weddings, funerals, bar mitzvahs, theaters and restaurants throughout the Midwest before settling in Chicago. Now retired, she lives near […]
35 Years of Hope: John Berg
John Berg, a former prosecuting attorney who now practices civil law, first came to St. Martin de Porres House of Hope to settle a legal matter. Former board member and […]
35 Years of Hope: Marianne Lutz
Marianne Lutz is a long-time member of St. Anne’s Catholic Church in Barrington. Interested in the concept of more well-to-do parishes sharing their resources and their faith with poorer parishes, […]