I have seen first hand this foundation doing great work in the Chicagoland communities. The founder…read moreMelissa Finley is a driven woman with a purpose. They feed and clothed those who are less fortunate throughout the year, not just during the holiday season. Keep up the good work Ms. Finley!!

Helping Hands Homeless Foundation is an amazing thing to have happened to those less fortunate. The…read morefounder and volunteers work hard to ensure no individual is left behind. They always ensure the less fortunate have a nice meal and essentials especially around the holidays. This foundation cares about what they do. I have worked with them a few times and the amount of effort and love they put into each event gives each individual HOPE. They matter and they are worth it. This foundation has taught me that and I am so honored to be a helping part of a foundation that wants to make a difference.

"Emmanuel, the supervisor, went above and beyond--he was extremely helpful and attentive."read more

Really rude drop off staff for the donations line. They were not helpful, made us sort our own…read moreitems and then when I asked for a receipt he said I was holding up the line and yelled at me.

In dealing with this organization for over a year now, it is my impression that they put more time…read moreand effort into fundraising than they do into finding buddies for handicapped people. They interviewed my handicapped brother over a year ago. After the interview, he went home feeling very optimistic with a big smile on his face. I have not seen him that happy in a long time. However, his happiness has now turned to disappointment, due to the fact that this organization keeps telling us they should have no problem finding a buddy for him and then they don't follow-up nor do they keep to timelines they setup. We're now working with our second representative, the first one was promoted to a new position. She put more time and effort into the email she sent us regarding her promotion than she ever put into communicating with us regarding the status of our search for a buddy. Her replacement seems to be following in her footsteps. She told us in December of 2020 that she would get back to us by the end of the year. That never happened and she didn't bother following-up with us after the first of the year. I understand this is a volunteer, non-profit organization and that we are in very difficult, unprecedented times, however, at the very least they should have integrity and follow-up with what they tell people. Please be realistic when setting expectations and don't give handicapped people false hope and then leave them hanging with empty promises.

This organization is set up to create friendships with volunteers for people with disabilities The…read moreChicago chapter has volunteers that are not educated or trained in working with people with autism . The lack of knowledge and the very poor treatment by their staff has caused damage to my nephew which is not repairable.Finding friends is most difficult for young adults with autism and we have tried to deal with this organization and they have no respect for others Please do not get involved.

We needed a very heavy piano removed from our home. This company gave us a reasonable quote and…read morethen revised it when my husband removed a lot of the wood pieces and just left the heavy part. They were prompt and professional in those dealings. The unfortunate part of this transaction is that the movers chipped our concrete stairs on the way down, one 4 x 2 inch section and the next step just a nick. They were aware of it as they removed the piece from the porch. When the business owner got in touch with my husband and asked him to leave them a good review, my husband mentioned this chip. No response. I reached out through their business website to also tell them, and crickets. This disappointed me and was not very professional.

Junk removal 911 arrived when I was at work. They had told me they accepted credit cards. They sent…read moreme an invoice by email with no instructions on how to input an encrypted card number. I thought my husband had paid so did nothing right away. He said no one had asked him for a credit card. That evening they tried to call me five times in less than 10 minutes. I was busy and didn't answer the phone. Next thing you know, I got a message, threatening to bring my stuff back and put it in my condo hallway. This, by the way, is less than eight hours after they picked it up. The invoice mentioned check so checks take some time to be delivered by US mail When I tried to call back, I got a voicemail several times. So I sent them a voicemail of my credit card number, which made me very nervous. Anyway, I would not do business with this group because it sounded like the man was inebriated or else whyon earth would they be so afraid of not getting payment in such a short time.

Staff treat us with disrespect. They hoard the toilet paper. They keep threatening to throw people…read moreout, which they do over the weekend. They don't serve a basic breakfast. And I got a infection on my foot from the shower is missing most of the tile in the shower and there's a dip that water stays.

The case managers that were there that actually did their jobs were Julie Thompson and Katie…read more(forgot her last name). It appears that Julie has retired as of 2021 and Katie left in 2016. The original shelter space and the shelter/drop in space on Sedgwick are both nice.

Got really awesome goodies here over the years. I got an littlest pet shop toy for $2, some manga…read morealso for $2-5 and cute bags here

I had never noticed this shop in the past, so I was excited to check it out. They have shoppers…read morecheck backpacks and the like at the door, which is understandable. Overall, the space is really crowded, but that just means more treasures to unearth. I did not have a lot of time to check out much of their clothing selections, but the few pieces I looked at seemed overpriced for resale. For example, a pair of LL Bean cargo pants was $14. Though, there are apparel deals on certain tag colors, with the best of these discounts being $1 for a certain color on the day I was there. I suspect if one took the time, there are good clothing deals to be found utilizing the discounts. Their housewares and organization-type items seemed to be priced excellently. I found two great kitchen storage containers for $1 each. I'm a sucker for statement necklaces, and it seemed their costume jewelry was fairly priced as well, with many of the neat necklaces I looked at being priced at $3.