Port Ministries

Location: Chicago,
Illinois

Inspired by St. Francis and the Franciscan Charism, the Port Ministries mission is to provide the fundamental needs of the mind, body, and spirit. The organization addresses these needs through a series of programs and services that holistically work together to serve the under-resourced and under-served residents of the local communities (Back of the Yards, Englewood, Gage Park) of Chicago. Including our Bread Truck program that feeds the community 6 days out of the week by driving around to 12 different locations throughout the community. A free health clinic opened to anyone despite insurance status. Free after school programing 4 days a week and a summer program for youth. 

No one envisioned the rich network of ministries that would develop when Father Augustin Milon, OFM, founded a one-room soup kitchen in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood on May 26, 1985. In a neighborhood stricken by violence, homelessness, drug abuse, gang activity and abandoned buildings, Port Ministries has listened and responded to the pressing needs of the local community with a spirit of loving outreach.

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