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Our Impact

Sarah's Circle operates a drop-in Daytime Support Center, a 50-bed Interim Housing program, a Rapid Rehousing program, and a growing number of Permanent Supportive Housing units. Each year, we serve more than 600 women in need.

166

Women helped move into permanent or more stable housing in 2022

73

Units of permanent supportive housing

434

Women who received case management assistance in a Sarah's Circle program in 2022

14,000

Nights of shelter provided in 2022

38,000

Meals served in 2022

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Breaking Ground on Sarah’s on Lakeside

Sarah’s Circle celebrated the start of construction on our third building, Sarah’s on Lakeside. The groundbreaking event was held next to the construction site at…


Hear from the Women we Serve

Sarah’s Circle provides a full continuum of services for women, including housing, life necessities, and supportive services, to help them permanently end their homelessness. In…


The Anticipated Surge in Women’s Homelessness

The COVID-19 pandemic is shining a light on chasms in the foundation of American life. For some time, women have been working hard to shatter…


Homelessness: A Choice?

Is homelessness a lifestyle choice? If it is, what leads a person to make such a decision? A common assumption about people who are homeless…

Breaking Ground on Sarah’s on Lakeside

Sarah’s Circle celebrated the start of construction on our third building, Sarah’s on Lakeside. The groundbreaking event was held next to the construction site at 4737 N Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL 60640 on Tuesday, June 27, at 10am.  To watch ABC 7 news coverage click HERE or the Block Club coverage click HERE. Speakers at the ceremony included Jan Schakowsky, United States Congresswoman; Marisa Novara, Chicago Commissioner of Housing; and Angela Clay, 46th Ward Alderperson, in addition to Sarah’s Circle leadership. “We know that providing homes for people in need is possible, because Sarah’s Circle has done it for hundreds of...

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Why Sarah's Circle?

Uniquely qualified to provide services to women who are homeless or face barriers to achieving permanent, safe housing, Sarah's Circle is an active, vetted, and approved member of Global Giving and has been given a 4-star rating by Charity Navigator.

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