Emergency Clothes Closet Careers in Oak Park, IL

Serving people in need of emergency clothing in the west side and near west suburban area of Chicago. The Emergency Clothes Closet is a ministry of Calvary Memorial Church in association with the Walk-In Ministry, affiliated with the Oak Park Community of Congregations. Outside and inside our doorstep, friends and neighbors face the challenge of inadequate and threadbare clothes. At Calvary, we are determined to help alleviate their suffering by providing free clothing to those in need at a new ministry called The Emergency Clothes Closet. “The Closet” is the clothing arm of a broader ministry of churches, pooling their resources in order to serve the poor in our neighborhood. Some churches provide shelter; others, food; still others, job training. All of the churches serve the needy with the goal of moving clients toward self-sufficiency. “The Closet” opened on October 17, 2009, and has helped hundreds of clients already. As we serve our neighbors in the name of Christ, we nee