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Street Samaritans intervenes in the cycle of homelessness and poverty by connecting people to solutions and walking with them on their journey.
Why?
We are committed to this work to help our unhoused and disenfranchised brothers and sisters in Chicago live better and more dignified lives.
Our mission is to meet people where they are, uplift them, and support them with an approach that is free from bias and judgment and orientated towards establishing human connections with everyone we encounter.
We provide community outreach and supportive services to our community, aligned with addressing and alleviating the individualized needs of those we encounter.
Street outreach is important to engage with people experiencing homelessness who may be disconnected or alienated from services and supports. Our outreach helps us establish supportive relationships, give people advice and support when needed, and enhance the possibility that these individuals will transition out of homelessness.
Become a Street Samaritan and join us in our commitment to helping our homeless and disenfranchised neighbors.
How?
Since 2017, Street Samaritans has been committed to a Chicago without homelessness, bringing hope and compassion to those living unsheltered. With a deep commitment to our mission, we turn every donation into life-changing action, empowering individuals and transforming lives. Together, we’re building a stronger, more compassionate community—one step at a time.
At Street Samaritans, we break the cycles of homelessness and poverty by providing direct outreach and case management to those in need. We meet people where they are—physically, emotionally, and spiritually—ensuring access to vital services like shelter, healthcare, and mental health support. Through compassionate, personalized case management, we walk alongside individuals, helping them connect to long-term solutions that restore dignity and empower them to take the next step in their journey. By listening to the community and responding to their needs, we offer tailored support, treating each person with the respect and care they deserve.
Current Programs
- Street Outreach: Providing food, clothing, hygiene kits, and essential supplies to individuals experiencing homelessness on the streets of Chicago.
- Case Management: Offering personalized support with housing placement, addiction recovery, healthcare access, job training, and mental health services.
- Mobile Outreach Unit: Delivering transportation and direct access to shelters, healthcare, and social services across Chicago, meeting individuals wherever they are.
- Monthly Outreach Drives: Engaging community members and volunteers in providing care packages, meals, and emotional support to people living unsheltered in the community.
- Crisis Intervention: Responding to urgent needs and connecting individuals to emergency services, shelters, and immediate care resources.
- Advocacy & Connection to Resources: Helping individuals navigate complex systems to secure benefits, long-term housing, and social services tailored to their needs.
Partnerships
Our partners are the essential driving force behind our organization’s impact. To truly make a difference in the lives of our unhoused neighbors, it’s important to work with and through other organizations. By using this approach, we can be more impactful than if we worked alone.
Collaboration is at the heart of our mission. We want to mobilize individual supporters to achieve social change, as well as leverage a network of nonprofits and for-profits to achieve a greater good. A network strategy allows us to reach more people and to have far more impact than we could on our own. There are many great organizations and resources in Chicagoland. We aim to work with these organizations and centralize resources for our clients.
Whether it is fundraising, volunteering, sharing knowledge, or providing critical resources for those we serve, our partners serve as the backbone and extension of Street Samaritans.
Current Types of Partnerships
Nonprofits in Homelessness
Nonprofits in Adjacent Areas
Community (Corporate) Partners
Schools and Religious Institutions
We are single-minded in our mission to serve the unhoused and disenfranchised.
We’re proud to highlight that we:
- Advocate and Serve – We know we cannot achieve systemic change through service delivery alone. We use all our platforms to advocate for people experiencing homelessness.
- Expand Corporate Philanthropy – We work with the corporate sector to engage in programs, volunteering and giving opportunities that make a meaningful impact in our community.
- Inspire Advocates – We want everyone involved in the fight to end homelessness. Our volunteers do so much more than contribute to our organization; they are evangelists for our cause.
- Nurture Nonprofit Networks – Our partnership ecosystem is critical to our success. We work through and with other nonprofit organizations to achieve greater impact and value collaboration over competition.
- Adapt – We modify our services as needed to increase our success and adapt to changing circumstances. We listen, learn, and change our approach to meet the individualized needs of those we serve.
- Put Relationships First – We believe in the people we serve and keep our relationships with our unhoused brothers and sisters central to our work. These connections are the catalysts for personal transformation.
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