Helping Make a Difference for Families
Back to School Bash
We team up with Alderman Dan Guenther and Benton Park West Neighborhood Community to distribute school supplies for hundreds of  families and we gave out 571 bookbags to  the children. Additionally we provide school uniforms, shoes, and household items to the families. We also partner up with other agencies to help provide parents with informational resources and programs.
Project G.E.A.R.
Targets low income school age children (that are below poverty level) who cannot offered tutoring and reading assistance. Reading sessions include practice with phonics, spelling, sight words and reading strategies. Our goal is to see a dramatic increase in the children reading scores. Overall students performance as well as promote a love for reading. G.E.A.R stands for Growing Exceptional Academic Readers ​
Thanksgiving Food Drive
Every Thanksgiving we host a turkey drive to ensure  the families have a full meal for Thanksgiving.
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Christmas Charitable Campaign
We are passionate about making sure the children have presents under the tree. Not only do we provide toys, but clothes, shoes coats and food. To ensure a Happy Holiday for the families.
Project Miracles
We receive and distribute truckload donations from various retailers. These donations provide relief for families in need during a crisis. The operation of our donations warehouse provides employment to people experiencing hardship.
Mentorship and Life Skills Classes
ARJ Community is dedicated to developing leaders and encouraging families to become role models in their community. We are the bridge that will connect families to already existing services we have to offer. We have dedicated staff available to address these needs. We will create jobs and bring stabilization to the area by partnering up with local faith based organizations to help give the families purpose and connect  to local businesses to give employment opportunities.
Safe Sleep
We are a safe sleep organization and our mission is to inform new moms about practicing safe sleep techniques with their newborns. We host an annual community baby shower to introduce moms about a healthy safe environment and the benefits it will have on the families. Moms walk away with resources, gifts, portable cribs and Pampers.
Want to volunteer for one of our programs?