Welcome to Open Arms Mission

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Open Arms is a non-profit serving local families.  Now in our 25th year, we continue partnership with local businesses, churches, community organizations, schools, Lake County agencies and the Northern Illinois Food Bank.  Through these partnerships, we provide support with weekly food, financial assistance and outreach referrals.  Our motto:  "Neighbor helping neighbor" is demonstrated through our community donors, volunteers and partnerships.  As each of us contributes in our own way, we exemplify who we are as a community. 

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THANK YOU!

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What a busy year, 2025! As busy as we were, you as a community certainly came through to help us meet the need. The generosity of our communities when we need it the most, “neighbor helping neighbor”, is humbling. Our neighbors face many different types of challenges, especially over the past several months. According to the information I am receiving, it will continue. We all see it in our own grocery shopping.

In 2025 we signed up 147 new households and reinstated 106 totaling 253, but at the same time, several households stopped coming due to a move out of our area. We finished the year serving 770 households that came at least one time, totaling 2058 individuals. Of the 2058, 31% are 18 or younger (this is a 2% increase from 2024) and 27% are 60 plus. This year our community helped 178 families with gifts for 445 children, an increase of 8 families over 2024.

With all this said, each of you that helped with cash donations, food, personal hygiene items or shopping for Christmas Gifts for children, we cannot meet the need without your partnership! Each of you is appreciated! Wishing everyone a wonderful 2026.

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HOW YOU CAN HELP?

• look over our programs – just click HERE

• call Marytherese or Judy at (847) 395-0309

• email Marytherese or Judy at info@openarmsmission.org

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