Company Profile
Care for Real
Company Overview
Care for Real’s mission is to foster a healthy and equitable community by helping vulnerable neighbors overcome food insecurity with dignity. Through locations in Edgewater and Rogers Park, CfR provides food, clothing, pet food, referral, and additional services to improve the health and well-being of low-income residents to foster a stronger, healthier, equitable, and more stable community. Visit https://careforreal.org to learn more about Care for Real’s programs and impact.
Care for Real is an equal opportunity employer. Care for Real is committed to building a culturally diverse and pluralistic team representative of the communities which we serve. BIPOC/ALAANA* identified individuals, transgender and gender-nonconforming people, people from poor and working-class backgrounds, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
*Black, Indigenous, and People of Color
*ALAANA: African, Latinx, Arab, Asian, Native American
Company History
Care for Real was founded in 1970 in the Edgewater neighborhood of Chicago. A second location was launched in the Rogers Park neighborhood in May 2020.