PARTNERSHIPS

LaSalle has a long history of incubating, releasing, and encouraging a wide range of community-based justice and compassion ministries. We continue to celebrate this legacy and look forward toward the new places where we’re being called to invest in and focus on for the future. Read more about our partner ministries, affiliated organization, and missionaries below.

Core Ministries

Breaking Bread

This LSC ministry reaches out to hungry and unhoused individuals and families in our neighborhood. Each Wednesday evening we serve a chef-cooked meal and deliver plates to over 180 guests in total.

 

Senior Market

This LSC ministry distributes free groceries to community seniors across the Near North Side. Twice a month, neighbors from the multiple senior buildings near LaSalle come to Leslie Hall to pick up grocery staples.

Near North Unity Program (NNUP)

NNUP seeks to promote community cohesion in the Near North side by developing programs that connect neighbors across race, class, and housing status. NNUP works across four priority areas – youth & family (offering positive opportunities for our youth), land use & development, community safety, and employment.

Partner Organizations

Cornerstone Children’s Learning Center (CCLC)

Cornerstone Children’s Learning Center offers a safe, caring, stimulating environment that fosters the physical, cognitive, social, emotional and spiritual growth of children, ages 2 - 6.

Cabrini Green Legal Aid (CGLA)

CGLA provides high-impact, free legal services to low-income Chicagoans in four areas of law: family, housing, criminal records, and criminal defense. They integrate legal and social services to improve outcomes and extend impact beyond crisis support.

New Moms

New Moms works to strengthen families by partnering with young moms as they progress towards housing stability, economic mobility, and family well-being.

 

Bread for the World

Bread for the World is a non-partisan advocacy group that mobilizes churches, school campuses, and other organizations to come together and push for Congress to enact legislation to help end world hunger.

Missionary Partners

Liana Zuñiga, YoungLife

YoungLife reaches young people in our neighborhood and introduces them to Jesus, providing a solid foundation on which to build their faith. Liana coordinates events and programs for YoungLife in the Near North Side.

Kimmy Graves, YoungLives

YoungLives is focused on building relationships with teen moms and dads by entering their world, modeling unconditional love, and encouraging them to become the men and women – fathers and mothers – God created them to be.

Femi & Affy Adeleye, Institute for Christian Impact (ICI)

ICI mentors and equips professionals to transform Africa through faith and action. Femi is the Director of ICI, and both Femi & Affy have been involved in student ministry in Africa for decades through the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (IFES).

Susy Masih, South Asian Friendship Center (SAFC)

SAFC seeks to reach neighbors across a diverse spectrum of backgrounds and beliefs – Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Jews, and Christians – to express the love of Jesus Christ. SAFC offers community space, ESL teaching, and worship services.