Make a Lasting Impact with Italian Community Services Today.
In 2024, we continue to listen to our community to determine how to best support and serve. We are continuing our current initiatives and creating new opportunities to provide support, which includes the following:
Expanded Direct Community Support
As we prioritize the requests of our community, we work to ensure our community’s basic needs are met. We do this through targeted financial support which includes rent, utilities, and grocery assistance for those who most need it within our community. As costs continue to rise, we see more need in this area.
Holiday Care Package Program
Italian Community Services extends care and warmth to seniors through our Care Packages. We distribute care packages for Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas to ensure that our community feels cherished and supported. We invite corporate sponsors to engage volunteer teams in creating and delivering these packages, while local business sponsors can contribute packaged goods to make each care package a heartfelt gesture of love and community. Join us in spreading joy and making a meaningful impact in the lives of our community.
Transportation
We make connecting with the community in-person easier for seniors by assisting with transportation needs, not only to help them join us for our weekly events, but to run errands, visit the doctor, and more. We combine volunteer, ride-share, and shared van options to meet this community need.
Training and Connections
Technology is both an opportunity and a challenge for many in our community. Based on a recent tech survey conducted within our community, specific tutorials, including in-home assistance, will be offered leveraging partner organizations and volunteers.
To further combat isolation, ICS relaunched the FriendLine phone call program to ensure our community members have a friendly and regular point of contact.
Youth Engagement
Preserving Italian culture is a foundational value of ICS. In 2023, we placed more emphasis on better engaging our youth and welcomed many K-12 programs into our doors for tours, visits, and activities. We’d like to encourage our Italian and Italian-American young people to remember the accomplishments of those who came before them, while also inspiring them to make their own marks.