2/26/25
Today, our guest speaker was Laura Desmarais, Board Member - People's Resource Center ("PRC").
Our Club has a long history of supporting and volunteering at PRC.
Started in 1975 as a local (Wheaton) food pantry in a rented house, today, PRC operates one of the largest food pantry programs in Chicago's western suburbs, providing nearly 26,000 low-income DuPage County residents with basic human services and relationship-based educational programs to help create paths to self-sufficiency.
Services are free of charge and include:
- Food pantry.
- Computer access and training programs.
- Emergency rent and mortgage assistance to qualifying clients.
- Financial assistance to qualifying clients; assists with various public benefit applications, and provides a variety of information and resources to meet client needs.
- Job assistance provides free workshops and one-on-one job search coaching.
- Adult learning and literacy program offers free instruction in English, math, and reading, as well as preparation for GED and citizenship tests.
- Art program: offers free classes in the arts for DuPage County residents. Classes include painting, ceramics, collage, and more.
- Cloths closet: clients may shop in the Clothes Closet for free, good quality, seasonal clothing for men, women, and children.
- Financial literacy free workshops and resources.
To learn more, to support, and/or to volunteer, visit the website: https://www.peoplesrc.org/prc-history/