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LCC and Your Donations Help Families Displaced by Fire Move to New Housing

8/21/2018

 
Lutheran Church Charities is continuing to partner with the Prospect Heights Police Department’s victim advocates to provide assistance to residents affected by the fire. LCC Director of Disaster Response Kathy O'Day has been able to assist 5 more families in need this week with rental assistance. Each family also receives a handmade quilt from Immanuel Lutheran Church, Palatine.  Each of these families are so appreciative and amazed at our willingness to assist them as we work collaboratively with the town of Prospect Heights. Many families are still trying to find housing and LCC is ready and willing to assist as needed.
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LCC Donors Continue to Help Families Affected by Prospect Heights Fires

8/14/2018

 
Lutheran Church Charities continues to partner with the Prospect Heights Police Department victim advocates to provide assistance to residents affected by the fire. They provide interpretive services to Hispanic, Russian and Polish speaking residents so they can be informed of the available community resources to aid in their recovery. Kathy O'Day, LCC Director of Disaster Response, has worked with the police department several times this past week at their request to offer rental assistance to those in need. Each of these families are so appreciative and amazed at our willingness to assist them as we work collaboratively with the town of Prospect Heights.
St. Peter Lutheran Church in Arlington Heights, Illinois, is working alongside Lutheran Church Charities to provide rental assistance through their generous offerings. They are also reaching out to families by delivering furniture donations. On Saturday, August 11, Brad Schroeder, Bob Vossel, and Dave Fischer from St. Peter’s helped a single parent family with assembling new bunkbeds for the children to use. The children were thrilled and the mother could not say "thank you" enough. She expressed that, “Your donation and act of kindness are so greatly appreciated.” As one of these volunteers said, “Helping today was a gratifying and humbling experience.”

A huge thank you to Walter E. Smithe Furniture in Glen Park, Illinois, for donating three couches to Lutheran Church Charities for Prospect Heights residents who lost everything in the fire. The residents who received these were thrilled with this donation for their new homes
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LCC Helps Families Affected by Prospect Heights Fire with Your Donations

8/7/2018

 
The partnership between Lutheran Church Charities and the City of Prospect Heights (Illinois) case management team continues as they identify needs of those affected by the Prospect Heights fire. Your generous donations are helping affected families secure new housing to avoid homelessness; giving them hope and a sense of security.

This past week, Lutheran Church Charities has been able to help several displaced families from the Prospect Heights fire with rental assistance to relocate into new homes:

A family with two children received rental assistance to move into a mobile home. The father stated, “I cannot believe you would help us with this! Thank you so much!
A single parent and caregiver to her father are starting over and expressed much gratitude and appreciation for the rental assistance given to move into a new home. Although she still needs furniture and other things, she is grateful to now have a place to call home again.

Another family with two children are very thankful that we have reached out to them and were willing to help with rental assistance. Although we had to speak through an interpreter, the tears of joy and hug of thanks was clearly conveyed.

A single parent with four children was very excited to finally be able to move out of the cramped motel room they all have been sharing and into a new home this past weekend. She is so very appreciative and grateful for the rental assistance. She cannot believe how kind and caring people, churches, and businesses have been. She stated, “It means the world to me to see my children being cared for and about by so many in this community!”

A family with three adult children will be moving into a new home this week. They received a donated voucher for Community Threads so they can shop for household items. They also received a handmade quilt from Immanuel Lutheran Church in Palatine, Illinois.

Local LCMS churches and their members have also responded with many types of donations to assist these families.

On Sunday, August 5, Kathy O'Day, LCC Director of Disaster Response, attended St. Peter Lutheran Church in Arlington Heights, Illinois to thank the congregation for their generous donation of their entire Sunday offering to Lutheran Church Charities to assist the families affected in the Prospect Heights fire. Pastor Micah Greiner also invited her to share with members about the families their donations will assist and how they can provide further help. The congregation is pleased to be able to share the mercy, compassion, presence and proclamation of Jesus Christ with any of the affected residents.

LCC will continue to respond to requests for assistance through their partnership with the City of Prospect Heights. Please continue to pray for everyone impacted by this tragic fire. LCC will continue to provide Disaster and Crisis Response to our neighbors, bringing the Mercy, Compassion, Presence, and Proclamation of Jesus Christ to those who are suffering and in need.
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LCC Partners with Prospect Heights to Help Families Affected by Fire

7/31/2018

 
Lutheran Church Charities is partnering with the City of Prospect Heights (Illinois) case management team as they identify needs of those affected by the Prospects Heights fire. They have expressed their appreciation for caring about and assisting their residents – our neighbors. The greatest need is to assist families in securing new housing. Those affected by the fire had been staying in hotels which were funded by the Red Cross or local churches for a designated period of time, but now many do not have the funds to stay longer and have become homeless.  

The Prospect Heights case managers called Lutheran Church Charities this week to assist with move in fees and rent for a family that left the hotel and for two nights had slept in their car. Kathy O'Day, LCC Director of Disaster Response, met with the family and this need was met. After receiving financial assistance, the mother expressed many thanks and said,
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"Tonight my husband and I, and our two daughters, will be in a new apartment. We will have to sleep on the floor, but that is okay. We will start new again. And tomorrow we will celebrate my daughter's 5th birthday in our new house. So many people have been so kind to everyone needing help. We have many new clothes and items that have been donated. This is good."
 
LCC also assisted a family, with 5 year and 3 month old children, to help them secure housing so they can move in to a new apartment tomorrow. They were very surprised and happy that we were able to offer them rental assistance. Tim Hetzner and Kathy O'Day met and prayed with the family. The father told us, “You have no idea what a blessing this is and you are to my family. We cannot thank you enough!”
 
LCC will continue to respond to requests for assistance by the City of Prospect Heights. Local LCMS churches and their members have also responded with many types of donations to assist these families. Mayor Nicholas Helmer of the City of Prospect Heights continues to express his appreciation to LCC and its donors for all of the assistance that has been and will be provided to these families to aid in their recovery process.
 
Please continue to pray for everyone impacted by this tragic fire. LCC will continue to provide Disaster and Crisis Response to our neighbors, bringing the Mercy, Compassion, Presence, and Proclamation of Jesus Christ to those who are suffering and in need.

Distraught Families Homeless and in Need of Assistance

7/24/2018

 
LCC Responds to Massive Apartment Fire in Prospect Heights, Illinois

Jesus said: "For I am the LORD, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you." Isaiah 41:13

Last week on Wednesday July 18, a massive apartment fire destroyed eighty eight condominium units in Prospect Heights, Illinois. Over 200 people, adults and children, have been displaced, losing everything. Please donate now to help LCC provide assistance to these families.
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Prospect Heights Mayor Nicholas Helmer asked Lutheran Church Charities to help provide support to these families and over 150 first responders from 50 local departments who bravely responded to the fire. The LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs always bring relief to all of the first responders. They also continue to bring comfort and hope to the distraught families
NBC Chicago: Aerial Footage Shows Immense Damage in Prospect Heights Fire 
As donations of clothing and household items began pouring into the condominium complex, their administration turned to LCC for help. LCC Disaster Response teams from Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Palatine and Immanuel Lutheran Church, Des Plaines provided volunteers to sort and distribute clothing and other needed items for the individuals and families who lost everything.

Please pray for everyone responding to and impacted by this tragic fire. LCC will continue to provide Disaster and Crisis Response to our neighbors, bringing the Mercy, Compassion, Presence, and Proclamation of Jesus Christ to those who are suffering and in need.
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Distraught Families Homeless and in Need of Assistance

7/19/2018

 

LCC Responds to Massive Apartment Fire in Prospect Heights, Illinois

Jesus said: "For I am the LORD, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you,
Do not fear; I will help you." Isaiah 41:13

In less than 24 hours, LCC began working with Prospect Heights Mayor Nicholas Helmer to support over 150 first responders from 50 local departments who bravely responded to the tragic fire that destroyed multiple buildings in an apartment complex.
 
NBC Chicago: Aerial Footage Shows Immense Damage in Prospect Heights Fire 

Eighty-eight apartment units were affected and over 200 people, adults and children, are displaced losing everything they have. Please donate now to help LCC provide financial assistance to these families.
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Early this morning, the LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs Ruthie, Emma, Jacob (LCC Staff), Seth and Marie (Comfort Dogs in Training) visited one of the temporary housing shelters to bring comfort and hope to distraught families. LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs will continue to visit shelters and on-site where the fires occurred.

The Comfort Dogs always bring relief to all of the first responders.

LCC Disaster Response is working with local response agencies, the Red Cross and the Salvation Army, to provide resources for the displaced families. The LCC headquarters in Northbrook, Illinois, will serve as the Multi-Agency Resource Center (MARC) location for the local agencies to deliver services to individuals and families.

LCC Disaster Response is working with local response agencies, the Red Cross, and other COAD partners to provide resources for the displaced families.


Please pray for everyone responding and impacted by this tragic fire. If you are so moved, please donate to help LCC help our closest neighbors as we bring the Mercy, Compassion, Presence, and Proclamation of Jesus Christ to those who are suffering and in need.

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