Health & Nutrition
Ending homelessness isn’t as simple as providing shelter and housing. La Casa Norte provides outreach and support services to address overlapping issues, including food insecurity and limited access to healthcare.
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Public Health Ambassadors
Community Assistance Office
2523 W. 47th Street
773.276.4900, ext. 233
Brighton Park
La Casa Norte’s Public Health Ambassadors is a youth impact program that works to curb health inequities in Chicago. We aligned with the Chicago mayor’s “treatment not trauma” approach to address homelessness and violence in the city. We recognize that homelessness and violence are public health issues that require prevention, intervention, and healing strategies. We engage and empower black and brown youth, ages 16 through 24, to become agents of change in their own communities by addressing issues to reduce homelessness, violence, health inequalities, and promote social justice and civic participation. The Public Health Ambassadors earn a stipend for participating in leadership training and for their advocacy work in their neighborhoods. The Youth Ambassador program is based at our office at 2523 W. 47th Street.
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El Mercadito Food Pantry
La Casa Norte Community Center
3533 W. North Ave.
Mon., Tues., & Wed., 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
773.525.1777
Humboldt Park
In partnership with Nourishing Hope, La Casa Norte hosts El Mercadito food pantry at our Humboldt Park community center, providing fesh, nutritious groceries to people of all ages.
Volunteers are needed to assist Nourishing Hope staff at grocery distribution days. To learn more or register as a volunteer, click here.
More information: here
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Howard Brown Health Medical Clinic
La Casa Norte Community Center
3533 W. North Ave.
Mon., Wed., & Fri., 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Tues., 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Thurs., 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
773.388.1600
Humboldt Park
We partner with Howard Brown Health to offer a full-service health clinic open weekdays at our Humboldt Park community center.
More information: here