Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly

Elderly people who have outlived their family and friends, sometimes even their own children, are left alone to face the loss of physical abilities and the challenge of tiring minds.   Little Brothers, located at 355 N. Ashland in Chicago, matches elders with volunteers who help relieve isolation by providing transportation, visitation and friendship to elderly participants living in the city.   Volunteers can also organize and deliver groceries from the pantry, cook and serve   meals for holidays and celebrations of life and accompany their "old friends" on outings to ballgames, museums and other attractions. Hours are flexible.

The Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly family of old friends numbers over 1,000 men and women all over the age of 70, living throughout Chicago.   Their average age is 84, and they represent the ethnic diversity of the Chicago community:   41% Caucasian, 37% African-American, and 22% Hispanic.   Many of them come to us isolated, fearful, and physically and emotionally frail.   These are people who, in many cases, have "fallen through the cracks" in a social system that is not always kind to the elderly.

Annual Fall Food Drive

All Masses

Sunday September 28, 2008

Come share your abundance with elders that are served by Little Brothers – Friends of the Elderly (LBFE). LBFE customizes each elder food bag and delivers bags with a friendly visit. Requested items include:

Avoid glass jars, please.

GROCERY SHOPPING LIST

  • Low sugar cereal & regular cereal
  • Canned tuna (in water)
  • Low salt & regular canned vegetables
  • Low salt canned soup
  • Low salt crackers (Saltines, wheat)
  • Canned tomatoes
  • Canned tomato paste
  • Pasta - in boxes
  • Rice or Beans – small bags
  • Pasta sauce (plastic containers)
  • Canned fruit
  • Hard candy (sugar free & regular)
  • Chocolate (sugar free & regular)
  • Oatmeal – instant and regular
  • Creamy peanut butter in plastic jar
  • Macaroni & Cheese
  • Boxed instant potatoes
  • Decaf Coffee (small cans or packets)
  • Juice (small cans or individual boxes)
  • Individual Serving Cups: Pudding, Jello, Apple Sauce, or Fruit Cocktail
  • Snack Foods Individually Wrapped (like for school lunches): crackers, cookies, trail mix, chips, nuts, or granola bars
  • Small Plastic Jars of: ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, Miracle Whip, no-sugar added jams or preserves.
  • Decaf Tea

Please bring food items Sunday September 28th – volunteers and LBFE workers will be onsite to collect them by the van.

Thanks for caring and sharing,

Outreach at Old St. Pat’s

 

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Web site: www.littlebrothers.org/chicago

 
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