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Energy
Assistance
Looking
for help in paying gas and light bills, qualified individuals and
families can come to the  Settlement,
fill out an application, and hopefully walk away with some relief,
knowing their gas and electricity will not be turned off.
Neighbors
of all ages seek Energy Assistance, although a large percentage
is senior citizens. To qualify, neighbors must meet with a staff
member and show documentation of their need and income eligibility.
For more information on the Energy Assistance Program, please contact
the Emergency
Services department.
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Emergency
Assistance
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Northwestern
University Settlement provides emergency assistance to our neighbors
by providing food, childcare or after school support, individual
or family counseling, housing, energy assistance, household items,
or one-time rent payment assistance.
For more information on Emergency Assistance, please contact the Emergency Services department. |
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Food
Pantry
The
Settlement’s Food Pantry provides nutritional food to families
and individuals in the West Towncommunity. The pantry is open
five days a week to meet the needs of individuals who do not have access
to the food they need. Northwestern University Settlement
also heads up a partnership between the Settlement and two neighboring
settlements, Erie House and Onward House, called the West Town Food
Network. These organizations work together to insure that
hungry neighbors in West Town get what they need without duplicating
services.
For more information on the Food Pantry, please contact the Emergency
Services department. |
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Holiday
Assistance Program
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year, beginning in October, the Settlement identifies families in
need of special holiday assistance. Parents provide a “wish”
list for toys, clothing, household items and food that their families
will need over the holidays. These families are then adopted
by individuals, groups andorganizations
that purchase some or all of the items on the list.
Gifts are collected and distributed
in late December, just in time for the holidays. In addition,
Settlement Auxiliary Board members spend one Saturday in December
packing special food baskets that will be distributed to families
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In
early December, La Posada ( pictured above)starts the festive season,
with hundreds of neighbors in a procession around the community
signing carols and extending best wishes.
For more information on the Holiday Assistance Program, please contact
the Emergency Services department.
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Scholarship
Program
Northwestern
University Settlement’s Scholarship Program provides financial
assistance for transportation,
books, uniforms, school supplies, and tuition to grammar school,
high school, and college students each year.
The
scholarship program is primarily funded by our North Shore Auxiliary
Board. Students make application to the Settlement and then
are interviewed by board members. A dinner is held at the
end of each school year to honor all of the students and their families
who are a part of the program.
For more information or an application regarding the Scholarship
Program, please contact the Emergency
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