Olive Branch Mission's Impact on Chicago in 2025
Meals served
138,318
Nights of shelter provided
120,508
Permanent housing secured
95
Olive Branch Mission is a Christ-centered strategic ministry committed to and engaged in creating opportunities for life transformation, growth, development and restoration of individuals, families and communities.
Olive Branch Mission strives to preserve human dignity while improving the quality of life, and achieving enduring sustainability, and self-determination around the world.
Your Support, Your Impact
ORGANIZATION:
Olive Branch Mission is the oldest continually-operating community-based human service organization in Chicago.
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Olive Branch Mission has been serving the City of Chicago for 157 years
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Olive Branch Mission has a nationwide donor base
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Olive Branch Mission operates on a 24/7 schedule
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Olive Branch Mission remained safely open during the COVID-19 pandemic
2025 STATISTICS:
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1,411 of clients (810 of households) served (443 of children) in the shelters and permanent housing programs
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95 households served and remained permanently housed
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Race/Ethnicity (# of each) – Black-1,183 (83.8%), White-215 (15.2%), Asian/Asian American-8 (0.6%), Native American, Alaska Native, or Indigenous-1 (0.1%), Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander-3 (0.2%), Multiple Races-1 (0.1%); Hispanics-143 (10.1%), Non-Hispanics-1,268 (89.9%)
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968 adults, 443 children
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7 veterans served
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120,508 of nights of shelter provided
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138,318 of meals served
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1,686 transit cards provided
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797 referrals for education, job placement/training, housing, etc.
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849 referrals for Health/Mental Health service providers
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69 referrals/placements for Alcohol/Drug treatment and recovery