Hopkins Park

A Community an hour south of Chicago, and a few miles east of Kankakee on the Illinois-Indiana border, you’ll find a small town where some people don’t have electricity or running water where schools and stores have closed. By the official numbers, Hopkins Park’s 3,000 residents are among the poorest in the region, but the problem may be worse. The mayor believes as many as 2,000 people were uncounted, living far off the paths that census workers trod.

Residents do feel pride in their land, along with frustration over a history of politicians offering solutions. There are few jobs, no natural gas line and a dilapidated village hall has become a symbol of uncertainty.

MISSION

Calvary is helping the Residents in Hopkins Park along with a couple of other churches from the southside of Chicago and Northwest Indiana. There are many other opportunities available to team up and help out.

We also receive additional requests for various home repairs ex. handicap ramps, window replacements, roof repairs, etc.

We also work with students, from a local university and help to train and teach them along with the residents about service, relationships, and doing the Lord’s work.